flat bottom coleman crawdad ?

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dodger7847

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Well just took my 11ft 2inch flat bottom crawdad out on the lake, I bought a new marine battery weighing 50.5 lbs and my minn kota trolling motor 16.5 lbs that equals 67lbs, my 9.8 mercury outboard weighs 70 lbs, I would like to try it out what do you guys think, would it be ok ?? thanks for all your help.
 
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tx1961whaler

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Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

The max hp for that boat is 6 hp, and that is pushing it for a plastic boat.
In other words, no.
The popular misconception is that the major part of a boat's HP rating is the weight of the motor. It's not.
 
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Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

You asked a similar question in this thread.

The 11'2" Crawdad is actually rated for 5 HP maximum. A 9.8 is borderline suicidal, IMO.
 
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Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

NyBo is right. I was looking at the 12 footer specs.
 
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Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

stick with just the trolling motor. Or get a 5, ditch the trolling motor AND battery.
 
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dodger7847

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Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

Re: flat bottom coleman crawda ?

OK guys thanks, I,ll stick with trolling motor until i get a bigger boat
 
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