05-05-2009, 06:05 PM
I agree with Flanders the electric is the way to go. You should have no problem getting an used electric motor, so the only issue would be a good battery to go with it. For what you want to put it on, weight could be an issue, so the bigger gas motors might be a problem. A gas motor like the gas-n-go type would be perfect but as you have found out, a used one might be had to come by. When I had a small aluminum(12') boat I used an electric motor to fish the smaller lakes like causey, lost creek, porcupine, even Strawberry and it worked fine for up to four hours depending on the speed. A canoe would work even better because of the less water resistance. Just a thought, in case you haven't already decided to go gas only. I even have a smaller electric motor you could borrow if you want to try one.
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