Been kinda of thinking of one of these for my boat, mine idles at 3.1 and my troller will do it but it's only 12v and a little rough on the battery. Going to upgrade to a 24v troller this winter ( preferably Terrova ). I'll try dragging a bucket or sock till then. My only concern with the troller plates is when I'm jigging trees and bumpin off stumps it might get jacked up. Thanks for the info guys.