Trolling Motor... how much thrust?

[Lost]

Here's my boat:

14 footer fiberglass

I'm guessing it weighs around 750 lbs.

How much thrust would you recommend in a trolling motor for the thing? Just going to be fishing the smaller lakes here in MN.

[Slyster]

For ease of use and long battery life.. I'd say the Minn-Kota Maxxum 55T.

I have the Minn-Kota transom mount Maxxum 55 pound motor and I get an amazing amount of time out of this unit with one 12v deep cycle battery.

[JohnMickish]

If you have to much you'll never know, but if you don't have enough you'll know it every time. I will say if you have to choose between two, choose the bigger one.

[efgh]

Good advice, you can always use more thrust up front, even on smaller lakes, go big, you can always slow down on calm days, the windy days you will be a lot happier with the bigger one.