My friend and I both have 18' pontoons, we both love to fish so we both installed wireless remote control motor guides, my friend chose the 12v, 55# model and I chose the 24v 75# model. Like Danforth said, wind is a factor when trolling a pontoon boat, but I've learned that dragging a 2' foot sea anchor behind your toon will cancel out any crosswind and allow you to stay on your heading and speed with ease. The real difference in the thrust and voltage of the two boats is my friend will deplete his battery in a 3/4 hours of continuous use, while I can go for a full day or longer on a single charge. Keep in mind the wind isn't always a factor, so on calm flat days, you can troll for days without recharging. And with an onboard charger, its a snap to recharge batteries over night.
Thanks since you are using a pontoon I have another question for you, I have an older Evinrude BF2K floor mount trolling motor, I can't find any info on it but thought I would use it anyway. Since it is mounted through the floor is there anything I can do to help seal up the mounting screws so water will not get into the decking? I'm putting it over carpet so I thought I might try rubber washers on bottom of the mounting plate, I'm not crazy about using a caulk in case of removing and I don't want the caulk over the carpet. Any ideas would be much appreciated, thanks
My friend and I both have 18' pontoons, we both love to fish so we both installed wireless remote control motor guides, my friend chose the 12v, 55# model and I chose the 24v 75# model. Like Danforth said, wind is a factor when trolling a pontoon boat, but I've learned that dragging a 2' foot sea anchor behind your toon will cancel out any crosswind and allow you to stay on your heading and speed with ease. The real difference in the thrust and voltage of the two boats is my friend will deplete his battery in a 3/4 hours of continuous use, while I can go for a full day or longer on a single charge. Keep in mind the wind isn't always a factor, so on calm flat days, you can troll for days without recharging. And with an onboard charger, its a snap to recharge batteries over night.