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 Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 04:51 PM
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I've got a bent shaft on my 36V Minn Kota Maxxum trolling motor and am going to be replacing it this weekend when TW starts up its labor day sale. I am not trying to start a war or anything crazy just wondering what brand everyone prefers. I have always had Motor Guides up until this Maxxum which was on the boat when I purchased it. I am leaning towards another Minn Kota so the holes and plug etc. will all match up with what I already have. However; I have always been happy with the performance of my Motor Guides before so I'm not real sure what I want to do yet.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 05:01 PM
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SB6
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minn kota fortrex is awesome
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 05:02 PM
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minn kota fortrex is awesome
That's the one I am going with if I get a Minn Kota.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 05:04 PM
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JacksonBean
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Just replaced my Motor Guide with the Minn Kota 101 and it's so much more quiet and seems to cut through vegetation much more easily.
Having used both, I don't see me buying a Motor Guide again.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 05:05 PM
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If you want a objective opinion, I'd check with some marine electronic folks who service both, and sell both. They can tell you about repair histories etc. Usually don't have a lot of problems with them, but when you do, it is not a good situation, unless you have a spare you take with you.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 05:07 PM
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If you want a objective opinion, I'd check with some marine electronic folks who service both, and sell both. They can tell you about repair histories etc. Usually don't have a lot of problems with them, but when you do, it is not a good situation, unless you have a spare you take with you. I've called a couple of shops thus far with mixed reviews. Being that almost everyone down here fishes salt water exclusively Minn Kota rules.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 05:25 PM
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WillieKetchum
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I've had a Fortrex (MK), iPilot (MK) and now a xi5 (MG). Taking the autopilot out of the equation, I'd prefer a MK over the MG.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 05:47 PM
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minn kota fortrex is awesome
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 Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 06:15 PM
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I had Motor Guides for about 30 years and when we were visiting a relative in an assisted care facility there was a guy who had a certificate for a Minn Kota he had won in a drawing. He had no use for a trolling motor and asked me if I would give $500 for it so I gave him the money. I put it on my boat 5 years and wish I would have changed sooner that Fortrex is a great motor.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 06:22 PM
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 06:42 PM
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So far all votes for Minn Kota. Surprising but good because that's the way I was leaning.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 06:48 PM
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Tracker Tim
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If you own a Fortrex and had to fish on a boat with a MG, you would understand. The MG is an ancient dinosaur compared to the MK.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 07:16 PM
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If you own a Fortrex and had to fish on a boat with a MG, you would understand. The MG is an ancient dinosaur compared to the MK. You're the second person to tell me that.
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Re: Replacing Trolling Motor: Minn Kota VS Motor Guide
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09/02/15 07:22 PM
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