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I was curious if anyone has installed a Trolling motor on a 215xi deck boat. I got a deal on a 54" shaft 80lb thrust trolling motor and was just curious if that was going to be long enough... I know the bow is lower than most ski boats but higher than a bass boat, I think they offer motors...
so.. I just finished writing everything below, it was pretty long but I wanted to give as much detail to try and avoid Q&A to solve the problem, however if I left something out please ask!
I've seen lots of posts regarding sputtering/dying/bogging boat motors at high RPM's but none describe my...