Ted I put an electric motor on my first M-17 for a summer 20 years ago. I bought the biggest MinnKota motor that would still use one 12 volt battery. Worked fine, powered through weeds, and I used the boats house battery as a spare. I used it on Lake Pepin and on the StCroix between Minnesota and Wisconsin, did not have shore power where I moored it so I had to remember to take it home for charging. Randy Sommerfeld M17 No Worries. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ted Weidenbach Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 12:05 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Electric Motor Hello all, I believe this is my first e-mail question I have. I bought an M-15 in December and can't wait to get it out on the MN lakes this summer. I live in Minneapolis and have a strong desire to sail the boat on the lakes right in the city, one hang up is you an only use electric motors on the lakes. I am a good sailor, but not good enough to not need a motor. My question is, what is a good electric motor that I could buy that will not be that expensive (I would only use on these few lakes). Thanks in advance for your insight! -Ted _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!