marlboro180
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Hey guys, wondering about setting up a 10 foot Basshunter -
My bud owes me a few bucks, and in consideration of money, I am getting a neat little boat. Looks like a tiny pontoon boat, two person setup. Rated for 5 hp max, per the plate on the back.
My intended use is just trolling around on the river I live on. It flows pretty steady in the spring, but for most of the year, which is when I intend on using it, it has a 2-3 mph flow at the surface for the most part, although in the narrows there is faster water.
I have an older 5 hp Eska that runs ok, but is a little hard to start somedays, and it is generally on the jonboat anyway. The one thing I do not like about it is that the Eska does not have reverse, the motor swings around 180 degrees to get reverse. So , is this a good motor to put on the Basshunter ?
Or should I consider an electric trolling motor ? They have reverse, right? I like the idea of being able to troll around nearly silently, and not have to mess with fuel, etc. I know NOTHING about trolling motors other than they have varying amounts of thrust and one uses a deep cell battery to power them.
As a side note, the river here can get really shallow depending on time of year, rainfall, or lack of rainfall , so something that can tip up would be crucial.
What would you do? Anybody have a picture on theirs ? I do not have a picture of mine, only one that is similar
My bud owes me a few bucks, and in consideration of money, I am getting a neat little boat. Looks like a tiny pontoon boat, two person setup. Rated for 5 hp max, per the plate on the back.
My intended use is just trolling around on the river I live on. It flows pretty steady in the spring, but for most of the year, which is when I intend on using it, it has a 2-3 mph flow at the surface for the most part, although in the narrows there is faster water.
I have an older 5 hp Eska that runs ok, but is a little hard to start somedays, and it is generally on the jonboat anyway. The one thing I do not like about it is that the Eska does not have reverse, the motor swings around 180 degrees to get reverse. So , is this a good motor to put on the Basshunter ?
Or should I consider an electric trolling motor ? They have reverse, right? I like the idea of being able to troll around nearly silently, and not have to mess with fuel, etc. I know NOTHING about trolling motors other than they have varying amounts of thrust and one uses a deep cell battery to power them.
As a side note, the river here can get really shallow depending on time of year, rainfall, or lack of rainfall , so something that can tip up would be crucial.
What would you do? Anybody have a picture on theirs ? I do not have a picture of mine, only one that is similar
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