youngknight

Thanks guys. I was at Bass Pro on Saturday and walked by their boats in the parking lot...powerdrives 55lbs on their 17 foot boats but a 70lb on slightly bigger boat. Not sure if that is an indicator or not but with what you guys are saying, sounds like I should go to a bigger motor which means 24 v which means 2 batteries...expense just keeps going up! Yikes.

Hey guys, I have a 19 foot Lund Pro Sport - so a deep v similar to a 1800 FIsherman Lund. Looking at expanding its use from trolling to a bit more casting/jigging...my son is 12 now and is anxious to do more casting and the like. So, looking at the Minn Kota PowerDrive V2. 55 lb. I'll be honest, the two things I like about it is 1. price compared to some of the other models , and 2. small footprint...I don't want a huge mount over the bow. I may get a quickk release mount so I can take the motor off without much difficulty. So, anybody with experience with this motor...some mixed reviews out there. Am considering of looking between the cushions of all the sofas and carseats and upgrading to an iPilot. anyhow, any advice would be appreciated. there is a motorguide wireless 55lb used for sale that I'm waiting to here shaft size on, but some reviews have indicated that it is REALLY noisy. Plus, the digital maximizer on the minn kota is attractive..I only want to go with a 12 volt. Thanks for any advice or opinions.