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By Crow Hunter · Posted
Sounds pretty sweet, alright. I will check them out, thanks. -
If you really want to treat your wife (and yourself) with a remote operated trolling motor, the Minn Kota Ulterra is about easy as it gets. Auto stow and deploy is pretty awesome. You just have to turn the motor on when you go out and that the last time you have to touch it. 24V 80lb. 60 inch shaft is probably the right length for your boat. They ain’t cheap - about $3k - but neither one of you would have to leave your seat to use it all day. -
By Crow Hunter · Posted
Wanderer, thanks for your reply. I do intend for it to be 24 volt, with a thrust of 70-80. Spot lock is a must (my wife is looking forward to not being the anchor person any more). With my old boat we did quite a lot of pulling shad raps and hot n tots, using the trolling motor. Unlikely that we will fish in whitecaps, did plenty of that when I was younger. I also need a wireless remote, not going back to a foot pedal. We do a fair amount of bobber fishing. I don't think I will bother with a depth finder on the trolling motor. I am leaning toward moving my Garmin depth finder from my old boat to the new one, just because I am so used to it and it works well for me. I am 70 years old and kinda set in my ways... -
Dang, new content and now answers. First, congrats on the new boat! My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota. How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too. All weather or just nice weather? Casting a lot or bait dragging? Bobber or panfish fishing? Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders?
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By Crow Hunter · Posted
We have bought a new boat, which we will be picking up this spring. It is an Alumacraft Competitor 165 sport with a 90 horse Yamaha motor. I will be buying and installing a trolling motor, wondering if I can get some recommendations on what pound thrust I will want for this boat? Also, I will be selling my old boat, is there a good way to determine the value on an older boat ( mid-80's with a 75 horse 2-stroke Mariner motor) I will appreciate any help with these questions. -
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I am sure this topic has been brought up before, but I searched and came up with nothing. I think this is the year that my father finally puts a new dock/boat lift in at his home on Rush Lake. Right now he has one section of steel roll in dock. That he puts onto the bow of his small row boat, and floats the thing onto the lake, cranks the wheels down into the muck, and all is done. The big problem is that he is only in about 12 inches of water when it get dry in the summer time. I refuse to bring my boat to his dock, and he has a newer pontoon that he is trying not to destroy. I think he needs to add about 30 feet to his current dock to get to deep enough water to be useable. The problem is the muck, I can take a fence post (metal), and push it all the way into the muck. I am thinking the only option is a floating dock? Is this the only option? What are good brands, bad brands? I know nothing about docks since I have never lived on a lake. I told him to go to the boat show, but you know how fathers listen to their sons
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Also, anyone know how the ratings work on boat lifts? I have a Ranger reata 1850, and am guessing it would weigh in at 3000 pounds loaded. I am assuming that the weights on lifts are total weight of the boat, how about people that would load while boat is on the lift?
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