Newport Vessels 55 Pound Thrust 8 Speed Electric Trolling Motor

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Had it out on the water twice now and it’s been great. Cheaper than a Minn Kota and seems just as durable. Can’t speak to it’s longevity yet, but so far absolutely no complaints. I’m using it on an 11ft Seahawk 4 dinghy. More than enough power. We’ve been trolling the local lake on speed 1-2. Speed 5 packs some punch, at least for our dinghy. I bought the 10’ extension cables thinking that we would have to balance the boat out with the battery in the front but with my gf at the front of the boat, we haven’t had to use the extension cables. If you’re on a dinghy and going out by yourself, the extension cables might not be a bad idea just to even out the weight a bit. Also, we have a custom wooden floor that the guy I bought the dinghy off of had built. Without it, I would be worried about the battery weight on the soft inflatable floor. Battery weights about 50-60lbs and the wooden floor definitely helps distribute the weight. If you don’t have the tools to craft a custom floor for your dinghy, I would recommend at least finding a 3’ x 3’ piece of plywood to help distribute the weight of the battery. Overall, couldn’t be happier with the trolling motor. Beats the hell out of rowing, it’s imperceptibly quiet, and we’ve pulled more trout out of the lake than we could have without it.

Llego a tiempo. Hasta ahorita funciona bien. Estoy contento con mi compra. Es justo lo que esperaba

I purchased this motor 1 month ago and attached it to my 12 ft double kayak. My first trip was in Wellfleet Harbor in Cape Cod Bay. I put in from Great Island and went out to Billingsgate I. I trolled some lures for bluefish and drifted for fluke. The fishing was terrible but the motor was great. I could only use up to 3 setting. That zipped me along at a nice speed. when I set it to 4, my motor mount dug into the water and was splashing water into the kayak. Maybe I had too much power, I was wondering? the day was nice and calm. It was a joy to land right into shore which has a lot of rocks on the approach. The tilt function was excellent and allowed me to avoid the rocks. On the way back, a breeze sprung up and the tide was with me coming in. No problems. I bought a 75AH deep-cycle sealed battery to run the motor. (Weighs 60 lbs) This was from advice in "On the Water" magazine which had an excellent article on motorizing your kayak. I estimated I used the motor for 6 hours. As I was coming into the landing, the battery petered out. The whole trip was 10 miles. The motor took 12.5 amps/hr using it on the 2 and 3 speeds. 7.5 amps/mile. A few days later, my daughter Laura and I went from Morris Is. put in in Chatham over to Monomoy Is. We were hoping to explore Monomoy. However, a very stiff 20MPH SW wind was against us crossing the channel. With the extra weight of another person, I could use the 4 setting. There were whitecaps and 2 ft waves. With the motor we pushed through the elements. Again the motor mount caught some water and splashed it into the kayak. I bailed and ran the motor and Laura paddled. We made it to Monomoy OK. I don't think we would have without the motor. A couple in a kayak coming back looked exhausted. They pointed at the motor and said: "Next time we're going to get one of those!'. We explored some and ate lunch. On the way back, the wind was at our back and we were still taking on water. We got back just fine though. It was 1.5 miles to Monomoy so a 3 mile round trip. The battery was still pretty fully charged. I'm glad I purchased this motor. I can do things now that would kill me just paddling. I have a 12 ft aluminum boat that I used to have a 9.9hp gas motor on that no longer works. I feel confident that this motor would push that boat OK. I would be able to use the 5 setting if I needed to. We'll see how long this motor performs. I'm done with MinnKotas. They (2) wore out on me after 2 years use.

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