would you need for a little 14 foot John boat? Think 30 lb thrust would be enough?
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would you need for a little 14 foot John boat? Think 30 lb thrust would be enough?
I use a 45 foot control on mine..
I use a 40 on my 10 ft. Jon.......it will almost get on plane lol
30 lb will be plenty for fishing........ if all you are gonna do is single pole jig, and if speed is not an issue. If you are planning to use it as your main propulsion unit as well, you should go with a 45 or 50.
just something to fish with or maybe travel a couple creeks for a 1/2 - 3/4 mile and back or so tree rat hunting. The Minn Kota 30 lb thrust is only $100 at Academy. Wanna keep this little boat light and not gonna do much to the boat itself. Nothing fancy, just a little beat around the creek type boat. If a 30 lb thrust will get to to 2 1/2-3 MPH. That's all I need
If you gonna fish creeks with current figure that into the equation, proud of the bigger motor in the spring on Scuba river. Really the only time I use it.
You will be alright with a 30 Don
If this is your only motor on the boat, you may have to troll a mile or more, just to start fishing. This will be a 30-45 minute troll of full blast just to get started.
I would get the highest pound made for a 12v system. I have a 42lb MG that I used on my 2 man boat last year. It was fine, but long trolls between structure took awhile. I will be switching back to my 55 lb Minn this year. It is like 4WD in a pick up. Ain't worth nothing till you need it, but when you do, then it is worth more than you paid for it.
TAKE A PADDLE AND AN EXTRA TM BATTERY!!
The problem with a bigger thrust in most cases is the longer shaft. You don't need but 36 inches. I would not go longer than 42 on the shaft, trust me. Were your going in that boat its a pain picking the motor up and down to cross sand bars, etc.
You can cut it down.
more like Logs than sandbars LOL We did just fine when I was a teenager with a 12 foot john boat and a couple paddles. TM is just to help an old man out. LOL
My biggest problem is going slow enough. How much thrust did the ole Johnson/ evinrude motors put out? Not much more than 30 and they were the thing on 18 ft glass boats in the day.
30lb is plenty plus you said that it has a 9 1/2 hp johnson thats plenty for creek jumping and sloughs fishing.
Finding parts for the old Johnson may be a probem dunno
boats.net all the parts you needQuote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Good to know......thanks slabin
Thanks. Haven't even had the chance to look. We're FINALLY busy as heck around work.
Don get the 30. I have a 32 I used for a long time on that 16ft alumacraft bass I used to fish out of. Slow speed is on lower motor is what you need. On high still got plenty of power with that little boat. Main thing is getting a good battery.