hoglaw Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 I picked up a 21 foot Shawnee last week. I couldn't wait to get it in the water so I put it in my local electric lake last Saturday. It scoots around a lot better than I thought it would with my tiller controlled minn kota 50lb. I'm in the market for an OMC 2 stroke electric start short shaft outboard and haven't had any luck finding the right one yet. Also in the market for a foot controlled 55lb trolling motor for the front of the boat. While it's a river boat, I fish a couple electric motor lakes. It's extremely unweildly with just me in it - the slightest breeze blows it around a bunch. If I can just the foot controlled unit on the front I can sit up there and TrophyFishR or whoever can sit in the back and we'll each have a motor which ought to change the game substantially. At first I thought I'd want a 24v system since the boat weighs about 600lbs, but after playing around with my trolling motor, I think that's overkill and it will mean at least three batteries including a starting battery for the motor. Granted with 21' of boat to play with I could distribute the weight wherever I wanted to, but I don't think the extra expense and weight is worth the benefit. Anyway, I'm looking for a 55lb minn kota for the front and a johnson/evinrude 15 for the back, and am open to suggestions on just about anything since this is my first power (soon to be powered anyway) boat.
tjulianc Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 This is a 40 lb thrust, but though I'd point it out to you anyway, just in case you didn't see it. http://fayar.craigslist.org/spo/2667293546.html
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 27, 2011 Root Admin Posted October 27, 2011 http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=30643
rps Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 I picked up a 21 foot Shawnee last week. I couldn't wait to get it in the water so I put it in my local electric lake last Saturday. It scoots around a lot better than I thought it would with my tiller controlled minn kota 50lb. I'm in the market for an OMC 2 stroke electric start short shaft outboard and haven't had any luck finding the right one yet. Also in the market for a foot controlled 55lb trolling motor for the front of the boat. While it's a river boat, I fish a couple electric motor lakes. It's extremely unweildly with just me in it - the slightest breeze blows it around a bunch. If I can just the foot controlled unit on the front I can sit up there and TrophyFishR or whoever can sit in the back and we'll each have a motor which ought to change the game substantially. At first I thought I'd want a 24v system since the boat weighs about 600lbs, but after playing around with my trolling motor, I think that's overkill and it will mean at least three batteries including a starting battery for the motor. Granted with 21' of boat to play with I could distribute the weight wherever I wanted to, but I don't think the extra expense and weight is worth the benefit. Anyway, I'm looking for a 55lb minn kota for the front and a johnson/evinrude 15 for the back, and am open to suggestions on just about anything since this is my first power (soon to be powered anyway) boat. I had a 20 foot Supreme and found 40 to 55 pound thrust sufficient. Lilley is selling 25 hp Yammies. You might check that out. The boat you have now will be perfect to fish so many places. May I show you the upper river below the Beaver dam?
gotmuddy Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Why omc? There is a reason all the trout docks run mercury's. I have been extremely happy with my 1998 mariner 9.9. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
hoglaw Posted November 1, 2011 Author Posted November 1, 2011 I've decided to go a different direction. My step-father has had a 2-stroke Yamaha 25 for almost twenty years. The more I think about it, the more important reliability is to me over anything else. I have to have a motor I can hit the buffalo with, so that means a 9.9. I've found a Yamaha 9.9 with 15 carbs that I'm probably going to make an offer on once I can have a friend go by and check it out for me, test compression, etc. All 2-stroke Yamaha 9.9's and 15's prior to 2005 had 246cc's of displacement as far as I can tell. The comparable OMC motors from 72 to 92 were 216. Not sure about the Mercury's. No replacement for displacement you know. That's a great price in your motors Lilley, but the part-eating slow starters from the rental fleet make me a little nervous.
gotmuddy Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 my mariner is a yamaha, it is a EXTREMELY reliable and durable engine. One morning I turned the corner at the mouth of the buffalo and hit a rock full speed and barely scratched the lower unit. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted November 1, 2011 Root Admin Posted November 1, 2011 Yea- I probably was too honest on those starters. These motors have been run much more than any private person would run them and we've had zero issues with them except the starters. When I said cold, I mean when it's 20 degrees out, they take a while to crank start. But no more than any other motor I guess. I could have said something else but again, when I post something on here, I treat the reader as family/friends and want to make sure I'm as honest as possible. Therefore- I probably won't sell any of these via the forum.
rps Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 Being honest is its own reward and penalty - all at the same time.
Walleyedmike Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 I still have this trolling motor. Its a 24 volt, though. I took it off to put a Terrova w/i-pilot on my boat. Only problem is, I'm not sure when I'll be down again. If interested, shoot me a PM and we'll figure something out. http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27748 WM
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