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<blockquote data-quote="nlester" data-source="post: 321804" data-attributes="member: 8483"><p>Nice find. It is a neat looking little boat. I like it. I have a 10' Sears Gamefisher Mod V. I just have to be a little selective where and when I put it in the water. I have found a lot of places I can get in the water, even when the wind is up.</p><p></p><p>Before you shorten the shaft, think about whither you want to keep it as a transom drive or turn the head and use it on the bow. I find a 36" shaft is better on my bow. That way I can sit in the center seat and use a Big Foot switch to keep the boat on a tree, brush pile or buoy. I had to add a small, fixed position, clamp-on rudder to the transom to keep the boat from crab walking with the trolling motor on the bow. I have a small outboard that I use on the transom some times and with it in the water, I do not need the rudder on the transom using the motor on the bow because the outboard acts as a rudder to keep the boat on course when using the trolling motor.</p><p></p><p>With a 30" shaft, my prop on the trolling motor would come up out of the water, even with small wave action. I don't know if you would have this problem because the bow on my mod-v tends to be higher than the rest of the boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nlester, post: 321804, member: 8483"] Nice find. It is a neat looking little boat. I like it. I have a 10' Sears Gamefisher Mod V. I just have to be a little selective where and when I put it in the water. I have found a lot of places I can get in the water, even when the wind is up. Before you shorten the shaft, think about whither you want to keep it as a transom drive or turn the head and use it on the bow. I find a 36" shaft is better on my bow. That way I can sit in the center seat and use a Big Foot switch to keep the boat on a tree, brush pile or buoy. I had to add a small, fixed position, clamp-on rudder to the transom to keep the boat from crab walking with the trolling motor on the bow. I have a small outboard that I use on the transom some times and with it in the water, I do not need the rudder on the transom using the motor on the bow because the outboard acts as a rudder to keep the boat on course when using the trolling motor. With a 30" shaft, my prop on the trolling motor would come up out of the water, even with small wave action. I don't know if you would have this problem because the bow on my mod-v tends to be higher than the rest of the boat. [/QUOTE]
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