running multiple minn kota 112 trolling motors?

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[–]mother[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

guy says 1 109# is faster than 2 55# motors

he is splitting hairs.. the following video shows the difference between one and two 45 pound thrust motors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkAeIFdGZ1Q

my preference is to use the 112 minn kota. it is the best motor in the industry. it is expensive. it is the best. it has built in steering mechanism and gps, which allow spot lock and auto pilot.

the nice thing about the 112 pounds thrust minn kota is that it is the cadillac of electric trolling motors AND it has the steering mechanism built into it and it has the ability to do a "spot lock" and it has the ability to do "auto pilot" stuff because it has built in gps and the steering, etc..

just fyi, "spot lock" is a term that means that you can use an auto pilot feature to hold your boat in a fixed location, it is an alternative to dropping your anchor.

as i described in my above reply to /u/zapped , it is my intent to put a few of these 112 minn kota's behind a thirty foot cabin cruiser boat and i am hoping to have one steering control and one throttle control that controls all of my minn kota's like they are a single motor.

in the end, i may just use a single 112 minn kota, which will be used to get me to the shipyard so that i can install an electric forklift motor which will be mated up to the outdrive. the forklift motor will replace my eight cylinder 454 gas engine.

example of the forklift motor like i want to use to replace my inboard gas engine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIshNVQ9M2s

these forklift motors can be had on ebay for about five hundred dollars. take a look at this massive monster:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274522890975?hash=item3fead6e2df:g:SLgAAOSwW5dffILC

just fyi, to control the voltage to one of these things... you will need a curtis controller and a reversing contactor.

[–]iDontShift 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

the nice thing about the 112 pounds thrust minn kota is that it is the cadillac of electric trolling motors AND it has the steering mechanism built into it and it has the ability to do a "spot lock" and it has the ability to do "auto pilot" stuff because it has built in gps and the steering, etc..

ha, I think I just found what my brother got himself. all this sounds like what he was saying he could do. gps a location and go. or a path. super cool

thanks for sharing all this info.

[–]mother[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

just fyi, probably the best bargain for a hand operated electric trolling motor is from http://newportvessels.com , you can get a 55 pound thrust motor for $200 us dollars.

you are very welcome.

[–]iDontShift 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

right on, hope someone interested reads this.

i play disc golf ; ) no time to sit still on the water