Motor question

[pontoonman]

Troll motors are designed to move very heavy boats at low speed at very low cost and high profit to the maker in a competitive market. They are very wasteful when used in smaller craft like canoes, pontoons and float tubes due to high battery/motor weight and being used for something they were not meant for. In general, there will only be a small difference between those rated for higher thrust and the power drain on the battery will be considerably higher at full speed. Higher thrust might work for powering across a short section of say, high river current or high wind. The full power setting cannot be maintained over long distances because of battery drain. Someday we may see more motors designed for our small craft, hopefully at a reasonable price. Something like the electric paddle: [url "http://www.electricpaddle.com/specs.html"][#63626b]http://www.electricpaddle.com/specs.html[/#63626b][/url]

Notice the minor difference in speed with different throttle settings.

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