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| Looking to put a Power Drive on my Lund Pro-V. Will a 50" shaft do the job?
Edited by hooked 5/28/2014 6:25 PM
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Location: Minnesota | Get the longer one. You will be glad you did. |
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| A pro v? doubt it. How long of a boat is it? The longer the boat, the more the boat will rise when in bigger waves and you will have a problem. I was running a 54" on my tournament sport and while it was good 90% of the time it popped out if the weight was in the back of the boat or in higher seas.
I would suggest at minimum a 54" shaft but go for a 60" if you can swing it.
If you are looking used, I would sell you my 65# (24 volt) 54" powerdrive, autopilot, copilot and US2 minnkota cheap. I just upgraded to a 80# Motorguide. |
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| Boat is a 1675 tiller. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I would recommend the 54" if you ever fish bigger waters.
Edited by Masqui-ninja 5/28/2014 8:58 PM
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| I run a 60" on my 16 foot Crestliner. May seem like overkill, but I can honestly say I'm glad I have it. I have used all 60" in big waves on LOTW. Me personally too, I like to have a foot or so sticking up normally. For me it's easier to grab and stow. More leverage with some sticking out of the top rather than having to bend all the way down and grab.
Just my opinion. |
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Location: Otsego, MN | Get the biggest one, if not you'll be hating yourself for it when your motor blows out of the waves. |
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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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Location: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | I know… buy the 54 and give it some Viagra…. |
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Location: Palatine, IL | Go with the 60. You can always raise it up a foot in shallow water |
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