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Need Some Short Pedestals for my boat and have a TM question
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<blockquote data-quote="LonLB" data-source="post: 173355" data-attributes="member: 4391"><p>I can see your point, but it really depends on where you fish.</p><p></p><p>A trolling motor should be as long as possible except when in really shallow water. If it isn't it will blow out of the water in heavy winds when the bow is rocking up and down.</p><p></p><p>I also agree that the trolling motor can't be too big. At least within reason. If it's a good sized boat, the largest possible motor, can be turned down as far as possible. The batteries will last longer this way, and you always have the reserve power.</p><p></p><p>On a 16' deep V I had, a 24 volt 65lb motor with a 50" shaft was still not powerful enough in certain situations. I was also out a few times that the shaft wasn't long enough when waves and wakes caused the bow to rise and fall enough that the trolling motor would pop out of the water after cresting each wave.</p><p></p><p>I think when a trolling motor is to big for the boat, it's because the batteries it requires will be too heavy for the boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LonLB, post: 173355, member: 4391"] I can see your point, but it really depends on where you fish. A trolling motor should be as long as possible except when in really shallow water. If it isn't it will blow out of the water in heavy winds when the bow is rocking up and down. I also agree that the trolling motor can't be too big. At least within reason. If it's a good sized boat, the largest possible motor, can be turned down as far as possible. The batteries will last longer this way, and you always have the reserve power. On a 16' deep V I had, a 24 volt 65lb motor with a 50" shaft was still not powerful enough in certain situations. I was also out a few times that the shaft wasn't long enough when waves and wakes caused the bow to rise and fall enough that the trolling motor would pop out of the water after cresting each wave. I think when a trolling motor is to big for the boat, it's because the batteries it requires will be too heavy for the boat. [/QUOTE]
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