04-12-2007, 01:14 AM
[#008000]I am going to agree that a 30 is plenty (my old man is at 225 and has no problem with the 30) It is going to have a shorter shaft which on a pontoon is a big plus.[/#008000]
[#008000]I am going to guess the weight of the motor more at 15 to [/#008000]
[#008000]20 lb's, but the battery......you will need a deep cycle (they can take the constant recharging you will be doing) and they are going to weigh 50 to 60 lb's. The trick is to mount the battery as close as you can to the back of your seat to balance the pontoon out. Even at that you might have to slide the frame forward or backward on the toons to even it out, but if battery is close to seat, movement should be minimal.[/#008000]
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[#008000]I am going to guess the weight of the motor more at 15 to [/#008000]
[#008000]20 lb's, but the battery......you will need a deep cycle (they can take the constant recharging you will be doing) and they are going to weigh 50 to 60 lb's. The trick is to mount the battery as close as you can to the back of your seat to balance the pontoon out. Even at that you might have to slide the frame forward or backward on the toons to even it out, but if battery is close to seat, movement should be minimal.[/#008000]
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