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Dilemma settled. I ordered the 2.5 Suzuki this morning.

I smell blackened speckled trout in my near future!

I think I'm gonna buy a 12' Frontier NuCanoe here in the next day or two. If I were a man of means (like some of you guys ) I'd spring for one of these and a 520watt-hour battery with solar charger. 'Bout $3400.00 out the door, but would be awesome for a Kayak or small canoe.

http://www.torqeedosouthwest.com/category/torqeedo/ultralight/

Rick may I ask ball park price on what you're paying? Did you order on line or local?

Thanks,

Jordan

I ordered it from Cumberland Watersports in Dickson, TN (newoutboards.com). I called to verify it is a 2014 with full Suzuki 3 yr. warranty. The salesman said their shipment had only been in house for 3 weeks. $709 shipped to my door. I just checked the tracking number and it looks like it will be here this evening!

Rick, just remember, a canoe doesn't plane like a jon boat, so you aren't going to waterski behind this motor. Like I said previously, she performs on my square stern at half throttle, just about as well as she performs at full throttle and she'll be quieter and a lot better on gas. You have to be satisfied with 6 to 10 mph and not expect to beat the thunderstorm off the lake if you leave too late.

...and not having to paddle.

I have a 5hp Briggs on the back of my 1232 Tracker. Like others have posted, it vibrates and is LOUD but I use it solely on a shallow river to duck hunt. No water pump to worry about is nice. Sitting on a Harbor Fright trailer, suits my needs perfectly

I quit water-skiing 15 years ago when I broke a couple ribs. Low speed is no problem as long as it will keep me from paddling 800# of oysters! I'll mainly be fishing bays and bayous. I'll venture out on the "big pond" when the weather is right.

Did the motor come? Did you try it out?

Rob - you don't have to buy that one for a boat your size. The self-contained one will do it for under 2k...

http://www.torqeedosouthwest.com/product/torqeedo-travel-1003/


I would wait on that Nu-Canoe. There are better boats in that size and price range.

I don't know what the fuss is about the Tohatsu motors. I have a 3.5 hp one on my 1500 lb 20' sailboat, and it pushes it around at hull speed just fine at about half-throttle. It isn't as smooth and quiet as a Honda, but it isn't obnoxious either. It starts right up and idles indefinitely (near as I can tell) without any problems. The biggest problem yo might have with one on a canoe is that you spin the motor around to reverse it - but I don't know that the others that size are any different.

If I were you, I would go with an electric trolling motor, but you don't have to use an RV battery. You can get the smaller deep-cycle battery made for electric wheelchairs, and it won't be near as heavy or bulky (or costly). Buy two and you can have a spare and spread the weight out.

Here's my further take on it, Rob....

Spend more money on the boat, and you can find a usable electric troller on craigslist for cheap. Get something with a more efficient hull than that Nu-Canoe. And lighter - so it will be easy to car-top. Shop used for the boat, and get more for your money. Maybe something like this...

http://www.wenonah.com/Canoes.aspx?id=107

...or this...

http://www.esquif.com/en/sporting/heron/

sorry TAK just saw this


I have the 19 footer

figure that way when I tell the girls I got a big one, I'm at least partially truthfull

I've mentioned it before, but...
For you guys who want a small, light, easy to handle boat that will give good performance with a small motor, you can't do much better than a Porta-bote. They come in 8,10,12, and 14' models. In the smaller sizes, there are quite a few used ones to be found on Craigslist or Ebay.
You can fold it up to car top, keep it set up to haul in the back of a pickup, or get a small trailer to haul it. I have the 14' model. I keep it set up most of the time and have a cheap Harbor Frt trailer that I haul it on. I also just built a rack on my pickup to car top it set up when I pull my camp trailer. The 14' weighs all of 105lb. The smaller ones are much lighter.

It only ships 4" of water and it will really fly with a minimal motor.