Tahoe 1950 deck boat trolling motor

[Jdl1234]

I have seen that the fishing package with these boats come with a 60” shaft. Could a 54” shaft work? Reason being is because I don’t have a whole bunch of extra money to play with and the price difference between a 70# 60” and a 70# 54” is pretty big and a used 54” is much easier to come by used than a 60”

 

[gm280]

Well first things first, :welcome: to iboats. Always nice to have a new member join us...

Only you can determine if a 54" will work. We can't see what you are dealing with and therefore can't make much of a qualified opinion one way or the other.

Could try posting a picture or three and then we can offer better ideas and suggestions. Even use a tape measure when taking pictures for reference. JMHO

Oh, you can start posting pictures after three posts. And keep the size under 1mb in size...

 

[ahicks]

I might be able to help a little as I'm familiar with the make and model of that boat, I think? The Tahoe 1950 is an alum. deck boat, right? I just recently purchased a Lowe 2220, which is very similar but a little longer (same company I believe), for my latest project. The boats sit pretty low in the water - like many bass boats. I'm thinking the front deck is only 24" to maybe 30" high (tops) measured from the water surface.

I'm no trolling motor expert, so I don't know how they are measured, but it would seem to me that the 54" would be plenty long, unless you're planning on running a transducer or something like that on it, or you're going to be out in swells where the front of the boat may lift the trolling motor prop up out of the water as the boat crests each swell. -Al

 

[Silvertip]

You can only determine if a 54 inch shaft will work by splashing the boat. Then measure from the surface where the troller will mount, to the surface of the water and add one foot. That combined dimension is what you need as a minimum. If a 54 inch results in the motor being LESS than one foot into the water you will be very disappointed as wave action will have the motor surfacing. You could always buy a longer shaft and replace the 54. You may have to lengthen the wires that pass down the shaft but that's not a serious issue.

 

[TyeeMan]

To some degree, the longer the shaft the better. Too short of a shaft will be fine on calm days, but as soon as a breeze comes up and you get wave action the motor will come out of the water.

If your trolling motor is by chance a Minnkota, go onto their site where you can "build your motor." They will ask for some dimension of your boat, , plug all that in and they'll come up with the proper shaft length.

 

[shassell1]

The boat comes prewired for a 24v trolling motor. Does anyone know the guage? Will that also work for a 36v trolling motor?

 

[MRS]

Don’t cheap out wait till you can get the right one and you will be happy. Getting the wrong one and you will wish you would have the right one.

 

[MRS]

Probably 8 gauge wire.

 

[jbcurt00]

The boat comes prewired for a 24v trolling motor. Does anyone know the guage? Will that also work for a 36v trolling motor?

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