04-25-2005, 07:09 PM
A good 24v electric motor is quite powerful. I had one on my old 19' Crestliner, which wasn't a light boat (around 2000 lbs), and it had PLENTY of guts to pull it around with authority. I could turn it up to full power and troll faster than I ever wanted to. When maneuvering side to side if I wasn't careful it could yank the bow around fast enough to nearly throw me off the pedestal seat into the water. Power isn't the issue.
A transom mount will be less maneuverable than a bow mount, and it will be harder to follow specific structure or contour. Pushing isn't nearly as effective as pulling in this case, but it will still work. Handling in the wind could be a real challenge though. Even a mild breeze will push the bow where you don't want it to go. But this is true for small gas kickers too. You can always "back troll" by operating in reverse. The hard part there is having the waves hit against the flat transom and splashing up into the back of the boat. If you are steering the electric motor by hand then you will get wet.
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A transom mount will be less maneuverable than a bow mount, and it will be harder to follow specific structure or contour. Pushing isn't nearly as effective as pulling in this case, but it will still work. Handling in the wind could be a real challenge though. Even a mild breeze will push the bow where you don't want it to go. But this is true for small gas kickers too. You can always "back troll" by operating in reverse. The hard part there is having the waves hit against the flat transom and splashing up into the back of the boat. If you are steering the electric motor by hand then you will get wet.
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