NEW Florida Fast Electric Club

[RCKong]

I'll bring it. Trust me you do not want an out board for boat retrieval. I'll hunt down another good troller.

[sailr]

Why don't we want an outboard? Hard to keep running...or?

[RCKong]

seriously ?

[RCKong]

You want to use a gas motor to get our FE boats...? traitor

[ron1950]

Ordered new cowel all ready bill. No Deamons here. My pursuit ran well. For only having one battery hooked up lol U better get some air conditioners in some of your boats them suckers were hot.

[sailr]

Yes, seriously!

I think all of us are sick and tired of the crappy trolling motors and the fact they are so SLOW! One of those little 2-5hp gamefisher or sears kickers have self contained gas tanks and weigh less than the trolling motor and battery combined. They can't be any more challenging to keep running than the trolling motors we've had! This will be the THIRD replacement!

I'd like to hear what everyone else thinks.

Traitor? Haha. That's a good one.

seriously ?

[bill34207]

Yes, seriously!

I think all of us are sick and tired of the crappy trolling motors and the fact they are so SLOW! One of those little 2-5hp gamefisher or sears kickers have self contained gas tanks and weigh less than the trolling motor and battery combined. They can't be any more challenging to keep running than the trolling motors we've had! This will be the THIRD replacement!

I'd like to hear what everyone else thinks.

Traitor? Haha. That's a good one.

I already have a couple of guys I work with on the lookout for a small outboard. I'm on board for going gas if we can find one reasonable.

[sailr]

I checked Craigs List. The only ones I saw were old, said or implied not running, and wanting rediculous prices!

[RCKong]

I found a couple of them, including a 55lb thrust for $100. I'm looking into it. Jim sounds like you've got a lemon for a motor. My pops has a 20 + yr old minnkota and it still runs great. I've had several and had good luck with them too.

[sailr]

The BRAND is a lemon! You know how little we use the motor! We have had TWO BRAND NEW MOTORS! They don't repair, they replace. This will be the third. I have no confidence at all in Minnkota products after this. It's a 90 mile roundtrip for me to take the motor to the dealer and then again to pick it up after waiting 2-3 weeks! NO MORE.

The 55 pounder might be OK. I just don't know. At least it would push the boat a little faster hopefully. Maybe the little 35lb model is just a piece of crap and the others are ok. Who knows. I know I'm pretty pissed at Minnkota right now.

[obrien]

maybe we should go to a bigger motor and run 24 volt.

[sailr]

Got $$$? haha.

[obrien]

I can get trolling motors from work. I just priced out a couple of 12 volt 30 and 40 lb motors My cost will be $120 for the 30 and 176 for the 40. The cataloge I was looking in only had a couple of 24 volt motors and the one I priced there was around 300 I think.

[sailr]

We bought the 35 lb Minnkota for only $109 as I recall. What brand are the ones where you work?

[obrien]

the ones I priced today were motorguide. but I can get minnkota and I think there may be another brand.