Is 75 HP a big motor ?

[cloumar]

Hello all,<br /><br />Is a 75 HP is considered a big or too big motor to be use for trolling. I am trolling only in fresh water lakes and my boat is a 16.5 aluminium hull with a 1998 - 75 HP Force. Will it hurt ?<br />I am asking because I saw few guys using their 80 or 90 HP for trolling.<br /><br />Thanks <br /><br />Smoky

 

[ob]

Re: Is 75 HP a big motor ?

Perfectly acceptable.If you troll frequently many anglers in my neck of the woods install a prop of slightly reduced pitch to reduce engine load and increase rpms slightly.Just don't overshoot the WOT recommended range.

 

[steelespike]

Re: Is 75 HP a big motor ?

You could and a trolling plate would help but<br />your motor would be happier if you used a kicker<br />instead.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Is 75 HP a big motor ?

You are going to have to slow the boat down a bit. My setup is similar to yours, 16' 70hp Force. It idles at @650rpm, and moves the boat at 3 mph. Too fast for me. <br /><br />If a kicker is out of the question, then a drift sock rigged up under the boat will slow you down and be out of the way for fishing. Walleye In-Sider magazine, July-Aug-Sept issue has a good article on this set up. Article is called "surge solutions".<br /><br />Just make sure you do your decarbs on your engine a little more often, as excessive idling is going to carbon it up.

 

[cloumar]

Re: Is 75 HP a big motor ?

Thank you all for the replies,<br /><br />About the trolling plate I don't think I could use this, since I have a set of Doel fins on my motor ? What you think ?<br /><br />Smoky

 

[roscoe]

Re: Is 75 HP a big motor ?

You could replace it with a hydrofoil/trolling plate combination. I can't find one on the iboats site.<br /> http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...Id=cat21370&parentType=index&rid=&cmCat=MainC atcat21276