biglurr54
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2011
- Messages
- 234
I recently purchased my first house and I was lucky enough to have it be on a lake. It?s a small, 126 acre, sheltered lake in upstate NY. I wanted to get a pontoon boat on the water so I have a boat for after work cruises and weekend relaxing. I found a 16 foot 1983 Crest II on a newer trailer with a 1983 28 Johnson on it. The motor runs and has no ours on it. The pontoon boat is gutted. No floor no seats no canvas nothing. I got the boat motor and trailer for $750. I restored my Crestliner and bought a singer upholstery sewing machine to redo the interior and I still have it. I figured floor and custom furniture wont be a challenge for me. I started to do some research online and found the MinnKota Riptide ST 80 with the I-pilot for $1339.99. It?s an 80 lb thrust electric motor that is controlled by GPS and a remote. My thought was record the typical path of a booze cruise in the pontoon boat in the I-pilot and then when ever we take the pontoon boat out just sent it on its way. No console, No steering wheel, no captains chair. Just a blank canvas for seating. I haven?t been able to find AMP draws on that motor so I cant work out the battery situation. Does anyone know the amp draw for that motor? Any issues with this set up? I want to start building it right away! Let me know your thoughts!