10-24-2010, 03:53 PM
The ODC classic is a light weight ride. I think your trolling motor will do fine as far as power goes. You might already know from past experience that the ODC classic is tough to get to balance and ride right. I have one of the old banana boats and I have the classic. In this first picture I only have about 30 pounds of weight total on the back rack. I talked to our own FG, and the company to find out how to make it ride better.
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The fact is the rockers are steep and the amount of pontoon under water is short VERY short. This makes it tough to get it to balance, and track straight. I have to slide my frame as far forward as I could to get it to balance with that amount of weight. Even at that I don’t have as much weight on it in this picture.
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I am thinking your going to have trouble with the weight. That motor is way back and I know it is a light motor but it is way back. Cabelas has a slide for boat seats that works like a car seat. You can mount it and slide the seat forward to balance better. I was thinking about getting one
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Good luck with the project and keep us informed on how it does. I would like to add a motor to my son’s banana so this is interesting. Ron
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The fact is the rockers are steep and the amount of pontoon under water is short VERY short. This makes it tough to get it to balance, and track straight. I have to slide my frame as far forward as I could to get it to balance with that amount of weight. Even at that I don’t have as much weight on it in this picture.
I am thinking your going to have trouble with the weight. That motor is way back and I know it is a light motor but it is way back. Cabelas has a slide for boat seats that works like a car seat. You can mount it and slide the seat forward to balance better. I was thinking about getting one
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Good luck with the project and keep us informed on how it does. I would like to add a motor to my son’s banana so this is interesting. Ron
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