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20HP Tohatsu on a 1552 jon. As I have come to find out personally, and also see a decent number of posts on, they tend to produce a bit of vibration. Is it really bad, no, more of an annoyance than anything. Makes everything else rattle a bit throughout the boat though which makes it sound worse...

Yup, I went with a cheaper option that people had given in the past through some forum searches. Hear great things about the turf, the stuff is just not cheap for experimentation. Also used a can of 3M spray adhesive which I had also seen suggested. I have my doubts on the longevity of it...

Have two of the Minn Kota Battery boxes...love them. Decent box, accessory plug, battery test button, and circuit breaker all included. https://www.amazon.com/MinnKota-Trolling-Motor-Power-Center/dp/B001PTHKMG That's just a quick link I posted, I found mine for under $50 a piece.

You can usually get motors 20HP and under without going through a dealer install etc. TBH, my thoughts are that a 20HP should probably get you pretty close, and are often the best on weight vs power. I get 23MPH with a much heavier 1552 boat, but that's the top end with the prop that I have...

Yes, that's basically what I am after. I want something that you would consider permanent, but if it doesn't hold up or I decide I hate it, I want something that is actually removable without tearing up the deck to do so if I wanted to go back to just the painted surface. I have seen some...

Just curious, for those that have gone down the road of using some form of matting as opposed to carpet, how did you go about securing it to the decks? Adhesive type? Think I am going to install that on my decks as opposed to carpet but a little concerned about securing it. I want to use...

Have to disagree with ya there. Why do we mount outboards in the back if they are less efficient? I can take a 55lb pusher and a 55lb bow mount and the pusher motor is going to win every time.

A lot of it comes down to budget and purpose. Before I bought my outboard, I had both. I also do a lot of bass fishing, moving around, etc and need a bow mount to get near banks, structure, etc. Someone who just trolls around the lake or fishes off an anchor maybe wouldn't need a bow mount as...

I bought another mount bracket, transducer extension cable, and power cable. I think it ran me about $85? My intention is to run the wires and just leave the connectors at wherever I end up mounting the unit. HB used to make a unit switch, the US3, that would have made it a bit easier to...

To all those innovative people...I need some ideas. I currently have a Helix 5 on the bow. I bought it before the outboard so I didn't really see this one coming. Now that I have the motor, I want to option to be able to cover more water from the back while searching for fish with the sonar...

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-027-0004-BK-Trolling-Connector/dp/B002UCLJG0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1464195379&sr=8-2&keywords=battery+tender+trolling+motor Beefy? Yes Strong? yes Pricey? Kinda Wonderful? Absolutely! Shopped around for a while for one myself. Wasn't a fan of the other...

I guess it's time I revisit the site and log in to see what's up :) Thanks for the kind words. I do have a tiny tach, although I went through some frustrations with it. It kept giving me numbers that were way off in any setting I tried. I was changing fluids just a few weeks ago and decided...

With the 20 HP, I cap out around 24 MPH according to phone/fish GPS with just myself. I hit around 22 with my normal fishing buddy. However, the top speed might be because of the prop. I haven't had the boat out in about a month, but after I put the jack plate on it, I believe the motor is...

Normally yes. Haven't had and issue so far as I don't need to nail it to get out of the hole. I have, however, come close to kicking myself out of the seat when I was being a bit agressive with it and it was only me on the boat.

Knowing the speed is not the issue, I've done that with both an iPhone and my HB fish finder. Both are showing the same. It may very well be the case, just having a hard time believing that the tohatsu props those motors to cap out at only 22-23 MPH. That's what kind of making me wonder about...

Okay...here's what I have. Alweld 1552 2015 Tohatsu 20 HP 4 stroke Total weight guestimation is about 750-850lbs I had a low running motor even though I have a long shaft and 20" transom. The vent plate sat about 2.25" below the bottom of the hull. Well Just installed a mini-jacker jack...

Jack plate added....should give me a bit better results.

Thank you! Very happy with the setup, and really happy with the model I ended up getting. I've already spent more than enough money on the larger items, now it's just tweaking to add the little things here and there.

Missing a lot of in-work pics, but this is where I am right now. Just added the 20 HP Tohatsu. Will be adding a jack plate soon as the motor sits way too low in the water. Also just added those side bunks to the trailer, as well as a Fulton hinge to the tongue of my trailer(not pictured, but...

Have mine through BoatUS The majority of the reason is that the private lake that I mostly fish at requires it for incident coverage that may involve you damaging someone else's boat. Pay $26 for the membership and my annual renewal is $74. I want to say that is for $4000 of personal property...