RE: [bolger] trolling motor - in salt water
The product "SaltAway" does wonders to remove salt-water and dried-on salt -- one of those commercial products that actually DOES what it claims. ....Might do well to "run" a trolling motor in a tub of this stuff, diluted... occasionally, and/or at end-of-season.
see: http://www.saltaway.xyz/ (manufacturer's website)
or: https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Away-Products-Concentrate-32oz/dp/B00144EOLC (especially to read the user-reviews)
Wayne Gilham
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Thursday, August 11, 2016 8:21 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:Re: [bolger] trolling motor/Sept MAIB on #627 electric launch LILY
While in routine use, LILY lived alongside a float in saltwater, with little chance to use fresh-water to rinse her motor. And yet the unit did fine.
If a hose is within reach, by all means splurge on that rinse.
End of season ceremonies suggest a good dunking of the lower-unit is a larger tub for a good (low-throttle!) whirl in fresh-water.
Susanne Altenburger, PB&F
Sent:Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:00 AM
Subject:Re: [bolger] trolling motor/Sept MAIB on #627 electric launch LILY
I would add one thing. After running a motor in salt water hose it off with fresh water or at least rinse the wetted parts, foot prop etc. Also on outboard motors check the foot for water intrusion. I've seen the lower units freeze and burst due to moisture.
Blessings Chiefredelk
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 11, 2016 09:23, "philbolger@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Take a look at the long piece on the ins and outs of doing that design, building and cruising her using that 65-lbs thrust salt-water MINNKOTA.
’Salt-water’-class trolling motors are a must in anything but clean fresh-water.
Even then get the unit out of the water after each ride.
Hence our dislike for ‘powered rudders’ with ‘built-in’ motors, as that weight and bulk will be lifted out only the first few times...
LILY needs no rudder of course.
At well over 20 years of age, she is still very much alive sitting covered on her trailer, however without a fresh set of batteries, only to be bought once routine-use of her is likely.
Susanne Altenburger, PB&F
Sent:Friday, August 05, 2016 3:43 PM
Subject:Re: [bolger] trolling motor
Google Bass Pro Shops salt water Minkota. Read the description. Salt water motors are built. VERY different with much higher standards of metal treatment. It's antibody's guess as to how log a fresh water motors would hold up running in salt water. My guess is hidden moisture around the handles and maybe behind the prop shaft may corrode. Now,,,IF you completely rinse every part with fresh water blow dry and spray with WD 40. ! Maybe it will last a long time,, BUT. HOW long at a time will the motor be in contact with salt water? Consider this,. ALL the time it's submerged something will be taking place. Will a tiny bit of salt water get behind a seal ? If so will washing the motor get that out?. So how well does the motor need to be rinsed. A quick rinse OR maybe place in fresh water and run for a while. Then do we want to rinse again in newly obtained fresh water so the salt that washed out does not contaminate our fresh water. How many times do we rinse ?. Does seals ever leak. Does water ever get inside a fresh water Electric motor? Fresh water inside an Electrical motor will not stop it from working. But salt carries a current. So are the seals better for salt? These questions would make me want to talk to an engineer that knows rather than guessing. But,. that is just me and how I think. You may run a fresh water in salt all day and hose it off and be fine. But,,,I would not advise anyone to go that way. Why not? Because I hold a degree in Electronics and because I am not sure and would not want to tell you wrong. Maybe you would want to research this more and share with us what you learn. Best regards
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 5, 2016 14:04, "Scot Mc Phersonscot.mcpherson@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Right that's called brackish water. If you put you unit in a bucket of fresh water and run it for a few minutes to get the water circulating, that should rinse off anything that needs it. I have a frame for my outboards that I put them on and I can stick a bucket of water underneath for testing and rinsing.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 5, 2016, at 1:13 PM, 'Wayne Gilham'wgilham@...[bolger] <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motor
I don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
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If a hose is within reach, by all means splurge on that rinse.
End of season ceremonies suggest a good dunking of the lower-unit is a larger tub for a good (low-throttle!) whirl in fresh-water.
Susanne Altenburger, PB&F
I would add one thing. After running a motor in salt water hose it off with fresh water or at least rinse the wetted parts, foot prop etc. Also on outboard motors check the foot for water intrusion. I've seen the lower units freeze and burst due to moisture.
Blessings Chiefredelk
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
Take a look at the long piece on the ins and outs of doing that design, building and cruising her using that 65-lbs thrust salt-water MINNKOTA.
’Salt-water’-class trolling motors are a must in anything but clean fresh-water.
Even then get the unit out of the water after each ride.
Hence our dislike for ‘powered rudders’ with ‘built-in’ motors, as that weight and bulk will be lifted out only the first few times...
LILY needs no rudder of course.
At well over 20 years of age, she is still very much alive sitting covered on her trailer, however without a fresh set of batteries, only to be bought once routine-use of her is likely.
Susanne Altenburger, PB&F
Sent:Friday, August 05, 2016 3:43 PMSubject:Re: [bolger] trolling motorGoogle Bass Pro Shops salt water Minkota. Read the description. Salt water motors are built. VERY different with much higher standards of metal treatment. It's antibody's guess as to how log a fresh water motors would hold up running in salt water. My guess is hidden moisture around the handles and maybe behind the prop shaft may corrode. Now,,,IF you completely rinse every part with fresh water blow dry and spray with WD 40. ! Maybe it will last a long time,, BUT. HOW long at a time will the motor be in contact with salt water? Consider this,. ALL the time it's submerged something will be taking place. Will a tiny bit of salt water get behind a seal ? If so will washing the motor get that out?. So how well does the motor need to be rinsed. A quick rinse OR maybe place in fresh water and run for a while. Then do we want to rinse again in newly obtained fresh water so the salt that washed out does not contaminate our fresh water. How many times do we rinse ?. Does seals ever leak. Does water ever get inside a fresh water Electric motor? Fresh water inside an Electrical motor will not stop it from working. But salt carries a current. So are the seals better for salt? These questions would make me want to talk to an engineer that knows rather than guessing. But,. that is just me and how I think. You may run a fresh water in salt all day and hose it off and be fine. But,,,I would not advise anyone to go that way. Why not? Because I hold a degree in Electronics and because I am not sure and would not want to tell you wrong. Maybe you would want to research this more and share with us what you learn. Best regards
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 5, 2016 14:04, "Scot Mc Phersonscot.mcpherson@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Right that's called brackish water. If you put you unit in a bucket of fresh water and run it for a few minutes to get the water circulating, that should rinse off anything that needs it. I have a frame for my outboards that I put them on and I can stick a bucket of water underneath for testing and rinsing.
Sent from my iPhoneI don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
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Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motor
I would add one thing. After running a motor in salt water hose it off with fresh water or at least rinse the wetted parts, foot prop etc. Also on outboard motors check the foot for water intrusion. I've seen the lower units freeze and burst due to moisture.
Blessings Chiefredelk
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 11, 2016 09:23, "philbolger@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Take a look at the long piece on the ins and outs of doing that design, building and cruising her using that 65-lbs thrust salt-water MINNKOTA.
’Salt-water’-class trolling motors are a must in anything but clean fresh-water.
Even then get the unit out of the water after each ride.
Hence our dislike for ‘powered rudders’ with ‘built-in’ motors, as that weight and bulk will be lifted out only the first few times...
LILY needs no rudder of course.
At well over 20 years of age, she is still very much alive sitting covered on her trailer, however without a fresh set of batteries, only to be bought once routine-use of her is likely.
Susanne Altenburger, PB&FSent:Friday, August 05, 2016 3:43 PMSubject:Re: [bolger] trolling motorGoogle Bass Pro Shops salt water Minkota. Read the description. Salt water motors are built. VERY different with much higher standards of metal treatment. It's antibody's guess as to how log a fresh water motors would hold up running in salt water. My guess is hidden moisture around the handles and maybe behind the prop shaft may corrode. Now,,,IF you completely rinse every part with fresh water blow dry and spray with WD 40. ! Maybe it will last a long time,, BUT. HOW long at a time will the motor be in contact with salt water? Consider this,. ALL the time it's submerged something will be taking place. Will a tiny bit of salt water get behind a seal ? If so will washing the motor get that out?. So how well does the motor need to be rinsed. A quick rinse OR maybe place in fresh water and run for a while. Then do we want to rinse again in newly obtained fresh water so the salt that washed out does not contaminate our fresh water. How many times do we rinse ?. Does seals ever leak. Does water ever get inside a fresh water Electric motor? Fresh water inside an Electrical motor will not stop it from working. But salt carries a current. So are the seals better for salt? These questions would make me want to talk to an engineer that knows rather than guessing. But,. that is just me and how I think. You may run a fresh water in salt all day and hose it off and be fine. But,,,I would not advise anyone to go that way. Why not? Because I hold a degree in Electronics and because I am not sure and would not want to tell you wrong. Maybe you would want to research this more and share with us what you learn. Best regards
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 5, 2016 14:04, "Scot Mc Phersonscot.mcpherson@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Right that's called brackish water. If you put you unit in a bucket of fresh water and run it for a few minutes to get the water circulating, that should rinse off anything that needs it. I have a frame for my outboards that I put them on and I can stick a bucket of water underneath for testing and rinsing.
Sent from my iPhoneI don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
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Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motor
’Salt-water’-class trolling motors are a must in anything but clean fresh-water.
Even then get the unit out of the water after each ride.
Hence our dislike for ‘powered rudders’ with ‘built-in’ motors, as that weight and bulk will be lifted out only the first few times...
LILY needs no rudder of course.
At well over 20 years of age, she is still very much alive sitting covered on her trailer, however without a fresh set of batteries, only to be bought once routine-use of her is likely.
Susanne Altenburger, PB&F
Google Bass Pro Shops salt water Minkota. Read the description. Salt water motors are built. VERY different with much higher standards of metal treatment. It's antibody's guess as to how log a fresh water motors would hold up running in salt water. My guess is hidden moisture around the handles and maybe behind the prop shaft may corrode. Now,,,IF you completely rinse every part with fresh water blow dry and spray with WD 40. ! Maybe it will last a long time,, BUT. HOW long at a time will the motor be in contact with salt water? Consider this,. ALL the time it's submerged something will be taking place. Will a tiny bit of salt water get behind a seal ? If so will washing the motor get that out?. So how well does the motor need to be rinsed. A quick rinse OR maybe place in fresh water and run for a while. Then do we want to rinse again in newly obtained fresh water so the salt that washed out does not contaminate our fresh water. How many times do we rinse ?. Does seals ever leak. Does water ever get inside a fresh water Electric motor? Fresh water inside an Electrical motor will not stop it from working. But salt carries a current. So are the seals better for salt? These questions would make me want to talk to an engineer that knows rather than guessing. But,. that is just me and how I think. You may run a fresh water in salt all day and hose it off and be fine. But,,,I would not advise anyone to go that way. Why not? Because I hold a degree in Electronics and because I am not sure and would not want to tell you wrong. Maybe you would want to research this more and share with us what you learn. Best regards
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
Right that's called brackish water. If you put you unit in a bucket of fresh water and run it for a few minutes to get the water circulating, that should rinse off anything that needs it. I have a frame for my outboards that I put them on and I can stick a bucket of water underneath for testing and rinsing.
Sent from my iPhoneI don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
<image001.jpg>
Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motor
them a good rinse afterwards. If I was _always_ using a trolling motor in
saltwater I'd probably spring for a "saltwater" motor. I think the
difference is in the sealing of the electronics. The motor shaft of the
freshwater motors is stainless steel.
On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:13:37 -0700, Wayne G wrote:
> Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater"
> and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says
> "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse
> when I get home?
> ...
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John (jkohnen@...)
Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege. (William
Beveridge)
Google Bass Pro Shops salt water Minkota. Read the description. Salt water motors are built. VERY different with much higher standards of metal treatment. It's antibody's guess as to how log a fresh water motors would hold up running in salt water. My guess is hidden moisture around the handles and maybe behind the prop shaft may corrode. Now,,,IF you completely rinse every part with fresh water blow dry and spray with WD 40. ! Maybe it will last a long time,, BUT. HOW long at a time will the motor be in contact with salt water? Consider this,. ALL the time it's submerged something will be taking place. Will a tiny bit of salt water get behind a seal ? If so will washing the motor get that out?. So how well does the motor need to be rinsed. A quick rinse OR maybe place in fresh water and run for a while. Then do we want to rinse again in newly obtained fresh water so the salt that washed out does not contaminate our fresh water. How many times do we rinse ?. Does seals ever leak. Does water ever get inside a fresh water Electric motor? Fresh water inside an Electrical motor will not stop it from working. But salt carries a current. So are the seals better for salt? These questions would make me want to talk to an engineer that knows rather than guessing. But,. that is just me and how I think. You may run a fresh water in salt all day and hose it off and be fine. But,,,I would not advise anyone to go that way. Why not? Because I hold a degree in Electronics and because I am not sure and would not want to tell you wrong. Maybe you would want to research this more and share with us what you learn. Best regards
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 5, 2016 14:04, "Scot Mc Phersonscot.mcpherson@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Right that's called brackish water. If you put you unit in a bucket of fresh water and run it for a few minutes to get the water circulating, that should rinse off anything that needs it. I have a frame for my outboards that I put them on and I can stick a bucket of water underneath for testing and rinsing.
Sent from my iPhoneI don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
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Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motor
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 5, 2016, at 1:13 PM, 'Wayne Gilham'wgilham@...[bolger] <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motor
I don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
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On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 11:02 AM, 'wordzenpix .'wordzenpix@...[bolger]<bolger@yahoogroups.com>wrote:I don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 1:13 PM, 'Wayne Gilham'wgilham@...[bolger]<bolger@yahoogroups.com>wrote:Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com[mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motorI don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
Can anybody advise the differences that matter between a "freshwater" and a "saltwater" trolling motor? The referenced Amazon one says "composite shaft" - so what would rust, that can't be reached by a rinse when I get home?
Wayne Gilham, also in not-very-salty Puget Sound (sorta like Chesapeake)
From:bolger@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bolger@yahoogroups.com]
Sent:Wednesday, August 3, 2016 11:02 AM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject:[bolger] trolling motor
I don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
Took another look at that motor. 50 lbs thrust is nearly the same as my Prowler. I think Bass Pro Shop may be a little higher. It seems like a reasonable price for today's prices and I feel sure you will like it. Maybe a solar charger on a spare battery? Two batteries would be fine on a boat that big. Wish you had gotten the deal I did. It may be so long back no one remembers. I wanted everyone to get one while they could at that crazy low price for a 45 lbs thrust motor,,, (79, I think, dollars ) but you know how people are. Good deals scare them. Good luck.
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 4, 2016 23:22, "'wordzenpix .'wordzenpix@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:I don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA
That is not really that cheap but is a normal price here. I think I got my 45 pound of thrust under 100 dollars several years ago. Maybe 79 bucks. I knew that was cheap. Bass Pro Shop had them introduction. Funny how everyone found fault and only 1 person I know of bought one. I saw his with fishing line wound up in the prop shaft where someone had abused it and if I recall correctly he said the motor did not impress him. I live mine. Without going to the barn I think it's a Prowler. A great motor and a steal. 45 lbs of thrust is plenty of power for me. I seldom fun it on high. These motors are still going up in price and Minkota is a good brand. I have 2 very old ones 30, and 35 lbs and they preform well. BTW,. love your boat. I am adding a electric Minkota to the bow of Babygoose. Getting to old to paddle.
A wise man is humbled by the awareness of how much he doesn't know and no matter how much he does know, he's aware of how truly insignificant he is. Chiefredelk
On Aug 4, 2016 23:22, "'wordzenpix .'wordzenpix@...[bolger]" <bolger@yahoogroups.com> wrote:I don't know how many of you use trolling motors for supplemental power, but I've been very happy with them for decades. I left my motors on the East Coast to spend the summer and fall on Puget Sound and ran across this. Can't figure out why the price difference and the wait for delivery, but I ordered anyway. Should do nicely on my 20-foot leeboard sharpie. My 68-year-old bones weren't as happy in my Bolger Bobcat as they could have been, so I traded it with some cash for this little beauty. Bill S. in Kingston WA