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Location: Racine, Wi | Okay, so I am getting a new boat, and I was wondering, is it good to troll with the main motor at all. It is a 115 4 stroke. Is there any bad effects to doing this? I have no idea, so any help on the pros and cons would be appreciated.
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Joel, I troll mith my 90hp 4 stroke, No Smoke, No Noise, No Problems at all at times I have to look at the pee stream just to make sure it's running.
Did you sell the Sled? What's you're new toy?
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Location: Athens, Ohio | I hear that's one big advantage to the 4 strokes, you can run them well at slow speeds and still hear your boat partner speak. m |
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Location: Racine, Wi | I'm working on selling the sled right now. The new toy is going to be a 1750 fishawk. 
Is running that slow bad for the motor at all?
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Have not had any problems with mine at all Joel, It goes from a slow troll to wide open without missing a beat, just like your car do some maintenance on a regular basis and you should be fine.
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | tuffy1- when I'm on Dogtooth chasing trophy walleye's I troll w/ the main motor, no other choice as I've got a 88 Skeeter SF150 with a 150HP Johnson on it. Kinda hard to rig a kicker on it. It's also kinda hard on the wallet (gas bill). But I have no problem going from idle to full power. Need to have your motor tuned to idle. Carry spare set of plugs just incase! But for me not a problem- This fish was caught on a Zam at ~900 RPM's w/ 150HP Johnson, not exactly low speed trolling.... but then no one told the fish it was too fast!
Have fun!
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Trolling should not have an adverse effect on your four stroke outboard. |
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| That is all very incouraging to hear. Thanks for the input.
Now, what are your recomendations for mounting rod holders. I have a bunch of down easters, but I don't think the clamp ons will work on the Crestliner. I thought I remeber seeing a mounting system that you could remove for boats that they get mounted on the gunnels. (sp)
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| I've done a little trolling with my 2 stroke Vmax 150. Been working well so far but the gas is killing me. I alternate between my electric and the main motor. I am currently looking for a kicker for the back. Liked those Yamaha T-8 but pricey. |
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Location: W. PA. | If your motor is a yamaha it can have a negative effect trolling with it. A few of the 115 Yamahas and mercs (Yamaha powerhead) have troubles with gas getting in the oil. They call it making oil. A lot of the trouble seems to come from low speeds and the motor never getting heated up to seat the rings. I took mine back last year and they changed the thermostats, plugs, and ECU. I didn't get enough time on it to know if it is fixed or not. I'm just hoping it didn't hurt the engine. Search some of the walleye boards and iboats. you'll find a bunch of information on it there.
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | The downside to trolling the big motor is that the hours add up fast and there is only so many hours a big motor can do before it needs to be rebuilt. The cost of burning up a 15hp kicker is much cheaper than a big motor. Of course this really only applies if you troll a lot. What is a lot? I don't know if it is accurate but I've heard people speculate that a 2stroke is good for about 700 hours of run time before it needs serious maintenance. Ten 10 hour days of trolling is 100 hours or 15% of 700.
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| Maybe I am confused but I believe your engine hours are figured at a higher Rpm, not idling speed. |
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