Scott When I bought my M-15 a few years ago I bought a heavy duty trolling motor that I calculated would be about the equivalent of a 2-horse motor. It draws about 50 amps at full power and as I started sailing on overnight cruises at the time where I often became becalmed and needed several hours of motoring to get home. I replaced it with a 2-horse gas motor and never used the electric. It's a transom mount saltwater model and should get you in and out of the harbor easily. If you are interested I'll dig it out and get you the information - make - model - year etc. Reply if you are interested. John Roland SV-Wokini On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Scott <salarson2@comcast.net> wrote:
I have a 2 stroke motor that came with my Monty when I bought it. In good conscience, I cannot get myself to use it. I have a 12 v trolling motor that worked OK for getting it in and out of the smallish bay on Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka, but it was a little slow. Getting in and out of Carson's bay generally took me about a half hour plus each way.
I am tempted to take the lower unit off the motor and bolt it to the bottom of my Monty behind the keel and mount an electric motor inside the hull. I have figured out what I need for power and duration in terms of the motor and batteries, but I am reluctant to put a hole in the bottom of the boat to mount the motor and prop. Any thoughts on how that could affect the value of the boat?
Scott Larson