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I just bought a 88 O'Day Legend center console 16 footer and I'm trying to figure out what kind of trolling motor to get for it. Those of you with CC boats, what kind of trolling motor do you use, bow mount, engine mount etc? What lb thrust do you think is the minimum? I'll include a picture of my boat to give you an idea of what I am working with. Its got a 70hp johnson outboard on it and the deck is a little bit recessed.
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You will have to lose the rail if you go with a bow mount
Its gonna be tough deploying and stowing with thaT hand rail. A PD or terrova hight work cause you can flip it up or down to clear rail then slide it back. You wont have much leverage on it that way. About the deck you could build it up with something like a 2x6 and then glass over it if you wanted pretty.
Allan, I was initially thinking the same thing. I've never owned a boat where the trolling motor was in any other place than the bow. By doing some modifications you could possibly turn the rail into split rails that would look OK and give you room for a bow mount. If you troll or spider rig I'd think that is where you'd want the tm to be.:o I'd be thinking a minimum of 70#-80 # thrust tm for a boat that size.
Check with PanMan_VA he just put one on a Carolina skiff center console boat. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/members/panman_va.html
I have a 18'6" century center console, I used to have a 70# maxxum and it did alright, but you can definately tell when the wind picks up in a center console. I gave that one away and will be getting a terrova. I am still torn between 80# and 101#, i dont want to add another battery, but i also dont want to regret not spending the extra $200 after i have already spent $1400
I would suggest a minimum of 80# for a center console
Eh.....I think you will have to get another battery as I believe on the Terrova once you go above a 55lb.....they are 24 volts. I am thinking about getting a 80 lb. Terrova and thats what I was told anyway. You will need it anyway if you troll a lot.
Hes talking about a 3rd battery for 36 volts.
Thanks Allan Thumbs Up....I just figured that out by looking in the MinnKota Catalog....I did not realize that. Learn something new everyday on this site.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allan
Just my 2 cents, do away with the front section of rail , put in TM. Use the rest of the rail for rod holders?? Thumbs Up
yes i am saying that I would have to go to a 36v system versus a 24v
Another good idea.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherman_Wantabe
what about those engine mount ones minnkota makes, has anyone tried them before?
Cant really control the boat unless you are moving pretty good. Also have to fish from the console Doh
I think I've come to terms with having to cut the rail, but my issue now is how to mount the trolling motor base which such a small gunwale before the recessed deck.
No option,build up the deck
You can buy a TM plate that mount's to the boat and then mount your TM to it.I have a 21FT CC and I run a 80# terrova on it,never had a problem with it in the wind or pullin shad all day and running out of juice,it's a 24 volt.
I think it will be hard to fit the plate, my gunwale is just a hair over 3 inches wide, then it has a 3 inch drop to the recessed deck. I'm either going to have to try and mount a gator style mount across that little 3 inches of gunwale, or I'm gonna have to fab up some kind of riser deck that brings a portion up level with the gunwale to put the trolling motor.Quote:
Originally Posted by striperking
I have a 19 ft cc polar & put an 80 lb Terrova on it. Works great. The Terrova has about a 3 in rise from the floor to the top. You mite be able to clear the rim on the boat, if not I would fix a block on the deck and mount it in top of the block. It must be pretty rigid because if you crank it to 80 lbs it alot of pressure.
I put an 80# thrust MK Riptide ST on my 18' Carolina Skiff. I also have bow rails but they are split so I was able to fit the motor between them. If you have room and the budget for two batteries, I would go to a 24 volt TM.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...0911001112.jpg
More photos of my boat and the work I did to it after I got it home from the dealer can be seen here:
JVX18CC pictures by PanMan_VA - Photobucket
Did you go with the gator mount or a standard mount?Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle BS
Nice setup. If I had a wider gunwale like yours has up front it would really make this alot easier on me.Quote:
Originally Posted by PanMan_VA
Standard, Had to put a 1/2 in thick plate under it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jsharlan
Think it you cut that front center part of the rail off and put some caps on it, that'll let you put a TM on it. I just don;t see another way of doming it. When I got my bay boat, that right there is the reason i didn't buy another boat