Electric trolling motors

Looking to buy an E.L.T., just asking a few questions about options available, this includes thrust#, torque, maximizers and any this else ,i understand the rule about total loaded boat weight divided by 70 will give you the thrust needed but i mostly will be anchoring the boat after short moving periods ,i have a heavy boat(around5-700 pounds) any help would be appreciated

Cam, you shouldn't need any more thrust than 60#.
If you are wanting to move in the Fraser, a small gas motor would work better.
Motors are available in thrust levels from 30#(12Volt) to 109#(36Volt). Maximizer is a 'Minn Kota' Trademark, and Motorguide uses the same technology, but calls it Variable Speed. Both companies utilize Mosfet technology which is far superior to the step speed motors available. Shaft length will be determined if you use a bow mount or a transom mount motor. Specs are on the boxes they come in. Props are somewhat standard. Which ever motor you purchase, there won't be too much selection for changing the prop style. I have tried them all and found that the prop that comes with the motor is more than sufficient. One nice thing about a variable speed motor is that you can troll at any speed you desire! Being able to pull a dry fly slow enough so it doesn't sink, or flip the swith to get to your fishing spot in a somewhat quiet, faster fashion. Hope this answers any questions you may have! Let me know if you have any more

mike ,thanks i went and spent some cash on t-series motor guide variable speed 43# thrust,however how does the battery saver function work on this motor,mostly will be chirony fishing thus anchoring and moving

cAM...that'll be a good motor for ya!
The battery saver feature on these motors is called a "PWM". (Pulse Width Modulation) and uses a heatsink called a "Mosfet". What happens is when current is applied to the electronics, the power is broken down into little spurts instead of a steady stream. These little spurts are too small to notice and happen very fast, hence the need for a good heatsink( Mosfet). The Mosfet in the Motorguides is located in the lower motor unit and is constantly emerged in water for cooling purposes. By no means should you run the motor out of water for any more than a minute or you risk burning out the Mosfet, Control Board or the seals. When the motor is in "High By-Pass"(high speed), all power saving features are disabled and will drain the battery at a constant rate. Be sure to remove the prop after EVERY use, cuz there's alot of fishing line out there, and it has a tendency to get caught up in the prop, then it will wind it's way into the seals, which isn't under warranty.

excellent info. any final thoughts on deep cycles batteries, gel vs acid ,cranking amps, price etc. again thanks for the great info

I saw this site a while back and made a point of saving the URL. Seems to be quite a detailed overview of everything one wants to know about deep cycle batteries. Mikes comments above have been great as well. For now I borrow an electric motor from a friend but am gravitating to eventually buying one to compliment the 8 horse Yamaha.
One more quick note, I am on my third Canadian Tire battery in my car in 3 years. Never again, and they are warranted for 6 years. Unfortunately the warranty doesn't cover the service call required to get started, it doesn't cover the disposal fee of the old battery, it doesn't cover the electrical system analysis, and doesn't cover the pro rated depreciation for the time you got out of the useless damned thing. None of this accounts for the inconvenience of course nor the arguing it takes to get even some compensation. Canadian Tire batteries suck.


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