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Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:21 pm
by cwink
I want to get a little motor for my Otter duck boat.. Supposedly holds a 3-4 hourse motor.. But I have been conteplating getting a little 2.5 motor from either Mercury, Honda or Nissan.. But they can get expensive compared to the trolling motor.. What lb trust equals the 2.5 hp gas motor? I just hate the thought of having to tote a trolling motor and a battery, then worry about running out of juice in the battery..
Anyone using the small gas powered ones? How long will they run on a tank of gas?
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:50 pm
by jtdumallard
check these guys out. theyve got a pretty neat set up on an otter.
http://www.crawdadmotors.comim sure you could find you a straight shaft weed-eater and rig it to do the same as these. looks as if thats all they have done. get you a small prop and you got yourself a nice rig that would get you in some hard to hunt locations
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:53 pm
by cwink
Hey I like that setup there.. Wonder what they cost??
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:58 pm
by jtdumallard
i would think you could make your own for WELL under $500
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:03 pm
by MemphisStockBroker
I use a trolling motor on mine. I dont want to be pulling on a string, trying to crank as gas motor in that small of a boat. The trolling motor is also very quiet.....
I dont want to run roosting ducks out of the area.
The only negative is the battery. I made an extension, so when my fat butt is in the back of the boat, the battery is in the front. I have run it 3-4 days without ever charging the battery... I wish the front storage compartment was large enough for the battery. That would be a perfect place for it.
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:08 pm
by hotty toddy
Looking at those pictures, all that is is a weed eater with paint on it, the handle turned around, and a prop on it. You could probably make one for less than 300 dollars.
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:10 pm
by sipseyduck
I agree with ht. It looks like a weed eater with a prop.
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:29 pm
by regishay
cwinkler wrote:Hey I like that setup there.. Wonder what they cost??
http://www.crawdadmotors.com/products.html
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:32 pm
by hotty toddy
They have got to be smoking crack, 999.00 for a camo weedeater. It wouldnt be worth that unless it was in MO Duckblind!!!!!!!!!!
Go get you a 200 dollar weed eater, a 5 dollar can of krylone, and find you a prop.
$999................crazy cajuns
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:43 pm
by MudHog
hotty toddy wrote:They have got to be smoking crack, 999.00 for a camo weedeater. It wouldnt be worth that unless it was in MO Duckblind!!!!!!!!!!
Go get you a 200 dollar weed eater, a 5 dollar can of krylone, and find you a prop.
$999................crazy cajuns
Might be crazy, but we aren't the crazy ones. The people who buy them (and we know they are some) are the crazy ones.
Just call us entrepreneurs.
Memphis, what about keeping a small solar charger on board?
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:52 pm
by hotty toddy
Dont get me wrong I like cajuns, he!! if I werent a redneck I guess I would want to be one.
There must be some awful deep pocketed moronic top waters out there if they are selling these things at that price unless there is some aspect of it I just dont see.
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:35 pm
by pstone
The people they sell those to have prob never laid a hand on a weed eater before thus they prob don't make the conection....IMO
hotty toddy wrote:Dont get me wrong I like cajuns, he!! if I werent a redneck I guess I would want to be one.
There must be some awful deep pocketed moronic top waters out there if they are selling these things at that price unless there is some aspect of it I just dont see.
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:46 pm
by lipsplitter39654
wink as you know i am an otter dealer and have fooled around with several setups. now I am considerably heavier than you and a 30 lb trolling motor will do all you need to do. it would aggravating as sheeet to have to fool with an outboard for one not to mention the cost. spend $150 and a get a 40-50 lb thrust and you will be hauling butt.....
Re: Gas vs Trolling Motor
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:48 pm
by cwink
lipsplitter39654 wrote:wink as you know i am an otter dealer and have fooled around with several setups. now I am considerably heavier than you and a 30 lb trolling motor will do all you need to do. it would aggravating as sheeet to have to fool with an outboard for one not to mention the cost. spend $150 and a get a 40-50 lb thrust and you will be hauling butt.....
Yeah your probably right.. Plus I can't use a gas engine in our lake in the subdivison either.