11-30-2011, 03:45 PM
It reads 2 hrs at high speed? I could get 5 to 6 out of the Minn Kota on 5 when I used the 30 on my 11 1/2 foot long pontoons.
The foot print tells you the drag, but also the shape of that drag.
My Minn Kota Maxxum 40 and the Endura 45 have two different props The 40 has the exact same prop as a 30, but the 45 has a smaller one. I know I move slower with the smaller. Longevity on a battery I haven't had a change to test.
We put the Maxxum 40 on our 14' Aluminum boat. This motor is more a reostat, and broke down into percentage starting with 25%. That 25% moved that boat through the wind at Strawberry for 4 hours easily will less drain on the battery than we thought. Plus F.Y.I., that motor on 100% moved that boat, a 50lb gas motor, my dog and both my husband and myself about 5 mph according to the GPS.
I went to a bigger pounds thrust motor mainly because I needed the longer shaft on my U shaped pontoons. The battery mount is higher than most pontoons. But the U boats also have a bigger foot print. They cut through the water like a dream when kicking or rowing, but there is a drag, specially with waves as then hit the end of the U. Turning around is not a solution as the U is still there.
But the U shape makes this a very stable design.
I still think for duel Pontoons, a 30 is plenty.
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The foot print tells you the drag, but also the shape of that drag.
My Minn Kota Maxxum 40 and the Endura 45 have two different props The 40 has the exact same prop as a 30, but the 45 has a smaller one. I know I move slower with the smaller. Longevity on a battery I haven't had a change to test.
We put the Maxxum 40 on our 14' Aluminum boat. This motor is more a reostat, and broke down into percentage starting with 25%. That 25% moved that boat through the wind at Strawberry for 4 hours easily will less drain on the battery than we thought. Plus F.Y.I., that motor on 100% moved that boat, a 50lb gas motor, my dog and both my husband and myself about 5 mph according to the GPS.
I went to a bigger pounds thrust motor mainly because I needed the longer shaft on my U shaped pontoons. The battery mount is higher than most pontoons. But the U boats also have a bigger foot print. They cut through the water like a dream when kicking or rowing, but there is a drag, specially with waves as then hit the end of the U. Turning around is not a solution as the U is still there.
But the U shape makes this a very stable design.
I still think for duel Pontoons, a 30 is plenty.
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