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| I have a 17' Lund mr pike, very similar size boat. My 45" shaft motorguide comes out of the water a lot in bigger waves. I put a 60" terrova on it this spring, which for me was too long--it was fine except the head of the motor stuck up so high it got in the way of casting at times. I had the local minn kota service center cut it down to 54", and it's perfect. It would be easy enough to do yourself, except that you void the warranty if you do it yourself. Good motors but I wasn't willing to void the warranty. I fish pretty big water in my boat, I doubt most people would want to be out in any bigger water in that small of a boat, so I suspect 54" would be perfect. I also had the service center run my 'bird SI transducer cable through the power drive bracket through the groove on the outside of the shaft at the same time, it's glued in place so now there's no loose cable as well.
The bummer is that they don't MAKE a 54" 80lb terrova with ipilot in a 54" shaft!!!
Edited by Macintosh 5/29/2014 10:55 AM
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