We have a 1996 Maxum, 20 ft. long, 3.0 4 cyl and want to troll for fish, and are considering 3 options:
1) Idling down the engine 2) Installing a trolling plate on the outdrive 3) Mounting our Mercury 110 outboard on the stern or an electric motor somewhere on the boat
Some of our considerations: We have heard that running the I/O at low rpm's for an extended period of time isn't advised........trolling plates aren't very effective........not sure we want to drill holes in our boat, which would be needed to mount a kicker
Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks
1) Idling down the engine 2) Installing a trolling plate on the outdrive 3) Mounting our Mercury 110 outboard on the stern or an electric motor somewhere on the boat
Some of our considerations: We have heard that running the I/O at low rpm's for an extended period of time isn't advised........trolling plates aren't very effective........not sure we want to drill holes in our boat, which would be needed to mount a kicker
Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks