07-31-2014, 03:17 PM
[quote idahoron]What boat do you have and what is the weight rating? The 24 series will do fine for most days of fishing and the 30 pound thrust will have plenty of power. You won't be skiing but it will get you around. Some boats won't handle the weight on the back that is why I ask about the boat. Ron[/quote]
I run a 40 on my Sportsman 9, and you are correct about weigh, would not want much more weight then I have, and I am only 150 lbs. It does handle the weight I have , but I have the seat up, and the pontoons back so I am sitting more to the front of the pontoons, I've seen a lot of pontoon boats on the water that are pretty low in the back, and would benefit with moving things forward to offset the weight of motor, battery etc.
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I run a 40 on my Sportsman 9, and you are correct about weigh, would not want much more weight then I have, and I am only 150 lbs. It does handle the weight I have , but I have the seat up, and the pontoons back so I am sitting more to the front of the pontoons, I've seen a lot of pontoon boats on the water that are pretty low in the back, and would benefit with moving things forward to offset the weight of motor, battery etc.
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