04-02-2009, 09:05 PM
FWIW, I have a friend that bought the Skykomish (so he could stand and fish) he then bought a motor with the remote in a little wrist band.
He thought he was all set. But AGAIN, pontoons do not have keels, and you can add a rudder but the fact remains they do NOT steer well.
No I am not sure if he was trying to steer while PUSHING or if the same results was in the PULLING mode.
I know Dave floats moving water while standing with his oars in the water next to the boat when he only needs to bump one oar to correct his float, but that is moving water.
You can steer a pontoon with a motor, but much more effective in the pull mode and you do need to be going a little faster which means less battery.
Pontoon or Float Tube is suppose to be a excersize. Granted putting a motor on eliminates movement so a little kicking is a good thing.[
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Plus when you are talking motors...they can and will have problems. Rowing or kicking is required at some point.
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He thought he was all set. But AGAIN, pontoons do not have keels, and you can add a rudder but the fact remains they do NOT steer well.
No I am not sure if he was trying to steer while PUSHING or if the same results was in the PULLING mode.
I know Dave floats moving water while standing with his oars in the water next to the boat when he only needs to bump one oar to correct his float, but that is moving water.
You can steer a pontoon with a motor, but much more effective in the pull mode and you do need to be going a little faster which means less battery.
Pontoon or Float Tube is suppose to be a excersize. Granted putting a motor on eliminates movement so a little kicking is a good thing.[
]Plus when you are talking motors...they can and will have problems. Rowing or kicking is required at some point.
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