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Long shaft bow-mount trolling motor on small jon boat
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<blockquote data-quote="hipster dufus" data-source="post: 432764" data-attributes="member: 2352"><p>i have a 55# minnkota on my 1648,45 IN shaft. i hate it. it is just too long. need to shorten it about 9 in. that would make it 36 in.i believe any of the 12 volt foot control are just ok. the better motors are 24-36 volt. but totally uneccessary on a jon.i will go with a 36 in shaft when this one dies.longer shafts are great if u fish rough waters, but this old fella aint going out if its that bad out. 45# ran my old 14444 jon just fine.new boats 17 ft and less come with 45# motors. hard to believe a 500$ motor is just adequate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hipster dufus, post: 432764, member: 2352"] i have a 55# minnkota on my 1648,45 IN shaft. i hate it. it is just too long. need to shorten it about 9 in. that would make it 36 in.i believe any of the 12 volt foot control are just ok. the better motors are 24-36 volt. but totally uneccessary on a jon.i will go with a 36 in shaft when this one dies.longer shafts are great if u fish rough waters, but this old fella aint going out if its that bad out. 45# ran my old 14444 jon just fine.new boats 17 ft and less come with 45# motors. hard to believe a 500$ motor is just adequate. [/QUOTE]
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