Trolling HP

[chefwhofishes]

I am looking at a new to me (used) boat that has a 70 Horse Chrysler motor on it. Is it hell on a 70 to troll for long periods of time? Any input would be helpful.
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[BassAckward]

Good clean plugs are a must! If it doesn't troll slow enough there are always trolling plates you can buy. I have got my old 60hp down pretty slow. I also found out if you use the synthetic 2 cycle oil it doesn't foul the plugs as quick. I also use premium gas hope this helps.
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[chefwhofishes]

Thanks Mike.
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[kastmaster]

Adding to what BSA says, bring her up to wide-open throttle (WOT) once in a while to clean up the plugs. I troll once in a while with my big 2-stroke motor if I need to go faster than what the electric troller can give, so I open her up to burn off the unburned stuff.
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[carplips]

Ah,...... I hope you don't take offence to this, but are you sure you want to buy a Chrystler outboard?? For parts sake as well as someone working on it if it dies on you, you might want to research this a bit. You might be fine, and then again......

Lots of options for trolling a big motor many already posted up. Another couple is to drag 5 gallon buckets or troll in reverse. Both of these options are last resorts in my book but do work well.

To keep your plugs clean (for the most part but not always) run some Seafoam's Deep Creep in the tank. It will work on the carbon build up in the engine as well and keep things clean. Be carefull however, as sometimes outboards that haven't been taken care of/or never decarbonized sometimes have large chunks of carbon break off and will plug things up like your exhaust port on the big outboards.

Kicker motors and set ups are expensive, but are probably worth it if you are considereing an investment.
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[jacksonlaker]

I troll with my 190 horse I/O volvo. I use a trolling plate and 2 drift socks ( from Cabelas ). At idle in gear I do 1.5 to 1.8. I can kick it up a bit to get 2.1 to 2.5. It beats buying a trolling motor!!
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[JoyRide]

I picked an Easy-Troll plate for my 260hp. It hinges on a spring in the middle so if you forget to pull it up before roaring off to the dock or a better fishing spot it will just swing up against the spring and not hurt anything. I get down to 1.2 - 1.5 mph. I do have a small outboard on my small boat that I may attach sometime in the future for the gas savings.
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[FLY_BOY]

I've got a 16' with a 70 horse outboard it trolles at about 2.5-2.8 usualy,as far as gas goes I can troll for ever on a 5 gallon tank so that isn't much of a concern.
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[chefwhofishes]

Excellent guys, Thanks.
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[BearLakeMack]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I, too, have the same concern with buying an outboard that is no longer in production. It's a gamble and sometimes you do all right but you end up paying for it at some time and it's never good.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]One of my concerns with trolling with the main motor is, do you really want to put the hours on your main when trolling? you can pick up a trolling motor for pennies on the dollar compared to a large outboard. I'd rather wear out a $700 to $3000 kicker motor than an expensive large outboard. Believe me, I've rebuilt a 115 hp outboard and you'll not want to do it many times.[/size][/black][/font]
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