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trolling motor on canoe #694472 03/02/03 04:36 PM
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I am very green and new to boating and/or fishing. I have a '81 Coleman scanoe that is about 16ft that I got free from my inlaws. I take it on a lot of camping trips that my family enjoys. I'm trying to get into fishing with my two kids and this may be my only "fishing boat" for a while due to financial reasons. I don't mind paddling when my wife is there to help, but a motor sure would be a nice addition. The scanoe is rated for a 5hp motor, but would a trolling motor provide a decent enough thrust to power this thing on short trips. Also I'm under the impression that an electric motor would exempt the boat from having to be registered. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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A friend and I used a trolling motor on a 14ft. jon boat yesterday and the two of use cruised around this small lake without a problem!! I was actually surprised at the power this little motor had! I think a trolling motor would be fine on your canoe. It's nice a quiet too, which (I think) adds to the serenity of slowly riding around a pond or lake. Loads a lot easier into a car/truck. I guess the only problem would be the battery dying on you far from your dock. My friend said his battery allows for 5 hours of motor power. After we were done, we just took the battery and hooked it right back up to a charger for next time. Also, with kids... a trolling motor is underpowered enough that you could let the them steer the boat without having to worry about accidents. Lastly....if you are on a budget, this option would definately be the way to go! Good luck!

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I was also curious about how much thrust I should look for in a trolling motor.

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I would get the biggest/best for the money and what is in your budget. Someone here can likely suggest what that would be, or you can go to a boat/outdoors dealer and discuss it with them. If you plan on getting a bass boat down the road....you might as well get a good one that will last you until that happens AND will be able to be used with something larger and heavier than a canoe. Also, you don't want some cheap trolling motor to [censored] out on you when you got a few kids in the boat with you.

I, too, have just recently started fishing again (fished a TON as a kid). After spending hours in Bass Pro Shop and Academy, I've decided to do research on rods, reels, etc....and buy higher end stuff and not have to buy better things again down the road. My point is....it is better to spend a bit more now and get the best for the money, then save a little now and have to buy another XXXX later.

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Hey Phoneman,

You've got the right person here. I recently purchased a square stern Grumman canoe. I allready had a 44# Motor Guide that I found in the clearance aisle at Wally World for 88 bucks. Talk about a bargain. Borrowed a friend's brand new Marine starting battery and was not impressed with it's charge. Bought a 115 amp hour Deep Cycle battery and ran this thing 8 miles and still had charge left over. 44#s was more than enough for the boat, gear and 2 people. Probably about 550 pounds all total. Like the other guys said, get the biggest TM you can and you should be fine.

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One more thing! Any type of motor requires it be registered. Got that straight from TPWD. I have numbers on mine.

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I bought a 32lb. Minn Kota and a special mount for my canoe. That little motor had so much thrust that it lifted the front 1/4 of the canoe completely out of the water with my buddy holding on for dear life. It actually scared us, it was so powerful. Just be carefull making turns. As for the registration issue, I was with the understanding that any canoe over 14' in length was required to be registered if it was motor driven, either gas or electric. Mine was only 14 feet long, so I didn't get it registered, but I did fasten bow and stern lights to it for safety reasons after dark.

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Registration? for a canoe?

I've got a 17" coleman with a 3hp 2s gamefisher hanging off the side. We go down the Guadalupe with the motor in and when ready to go back up we use the motor. I have used also on larger "Smaller" lakes like Inks. I guess because its a 2s it really moved! I decided to go gas powered cause I didn't want to carry a battery.

I too picked up a super special, but at Sears. The engine was normally sold at $649 picked up for $249 on clearance.

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Re: registration

this comes up often on the boards and I've often looked it up and provided the link for it. But, according to TP&W, ANY vessel that is powered by gas or electric motor must have TX (registration) numbers on the vessel. Only gas motors are required to be registered. As soon as you put a trolling motor on a float-tube, canoe, pond-boat or other vessel, it must have TX numbers to be legal.

EDITED COMMENT: Here is a copy and paste from the TP&W site:.... "Effective January 1, 1994 ALL vessels and outboard motors (internal combustion motors) are required to be titled. Exceptions are canoes, kayaks, punts, rubber rafts, and rowboats (regardless of length) when they are paddled, poled, oared or windblown. If a sailboat is under 14 feet and meets the above criteria, it would not be required to be registered or titled. All sailboats 14 feet and over will require registration and titling. Electric or battery powered outboard motors are not titled:"


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Phone Man,

Get an 109# thrust motor. You could ski behind that thing with the kids. Might even pass up some of the bass rigs running on the lake.

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Actually I was trying to rig an inboard Chevy 350 on it, but the wife said no. She also said no to a trolling motor.

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im selling my electric canoe. it does fine with a 30 lb thrust trolling motor. and it does need to be registered in texas to be powered (eletric or gas) my ad is currently in the tff classified.

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