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| | I am getting a 15" Gheenoe and will be using it for fishing on a river... just looking for suggestions to see what size trolling motors you could suggest.... Thanks
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| is the trolling motor being used as your main power or for trolling for trolling a 36 to 44 lb thrust is more than sufficient for that size gheenoe if it is going to be used as main power i would step up to a 36volt 101lb thrust w/digital control so you can run more precise slow trolling speeds when needed |
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| Gheenoos are great and if u cant find a lil kicker a trolling motor will do ya i had a jon boat trollin moter set up once andu don't need a big one ur not gunna go fast no matter how big it is.......i would keep to a single battery motor keep it cheap,light,simple and productive.....
U CAN'T FAKE IT... IF U WANNA MAKE IT... U JUST GOTTA LIVE IT! -HANK WILLIAMS Jr. |
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| | yes - it will be the main source... Basically it will be used to get down the river to a spot, so I can get out and fish the river in my waders.... and to get back up river to pack up.
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| | thanks for the replies! I look forward to getting it this week - once I get it set up I will try to take some photos.
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| we have a 13'9" gheenoe use a 40 lb thrust transom mount ritide minnkotta the white one its supposed to be better in the salt. I have two deep cycle batteries. one for just in case. Does pretty good at getting around too. I take a couple paddles just in case
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| | Thanks for the reply - I ended up getting the 50lb MinnKota, which seems to work fine. I finally got my boat this week!...
But I really not a fan of the light tan color. The good news is, the bottom half of the boat is coated in Line-X and for the top half I plan to change the color and wrap it in vinyl. Here is the color:  Hope that link works... I like the carbon fiber look, plus we happen to have a 50 yard roll left over from another job we did. Once i get finished I will take some pics.
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| | If you are not fishing with the engine on I suggest you get a kicker with internal fuel tank. They are lighter than a trolling motor and two batts and mwill push you a little faster. If you are gonna fish in the boat a 40 lb thrust Minn Kota pushes my 13 Gheenoe fine but I also have a 6 hp OB. |
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| The Graphite vinyl didn't work... butthe dark green did! I really didn't like the tan color, so I had my guys at work wrap it in a special vinyl that we use for vehicles.
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