02-07-2014, 08:43 PM
[quote buckhunterhart]Thanks for the advice. I was leaning towards getting a higher thrust electric to start with, mainly because several of the waters I fish are electric only, then move onto an outboard when finances allow it. I posted an add in the for sale section looking to trade a cab over camper I have for a decent outboard. I spend a lot of time in the Bear Lake area and would eventually like to hit the lake and the allure of the Gorge may draw me to a trip up there sometime this summer as well.[/quote]
If you're going all electric, get the most thrust you can afford (60 and up), carry at least two batteries, preferably more. Stay OFF the Gorge and Bear Lake because when the wind comes up, you'll be SOL, or worse, dead. Seriously, I mean that. 14-foot boats with only electric power have no place on the big reservoirs. You can enjoy the smaller ones if you're careful though.
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If you're going all electric, get the most thrust you can afford (60 and up), carry at least two batteries, preferably more. Stay OFF the Gorge and Bear Lake because when the wind comes up, you'll be SOL, or worse, dead. Seriously, I mean that. 14-foot boats with only electric power have no place on the big reservoirs. You can enjoy the smaller ones if you're careful though.
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