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Trolling Motor for 1436 Jon Boat
Posted on 1/19/26 at 10:53 am
Posted on 1/19/26 at 10:53 am
Hey folks,
I just spent a few weeks restoring the 1976 Bateau (Jon Boat is what the yankees call it) that my dad bought when I was 9. It's been really great bringing the old girl back to life and the flood of amazing memories of my childhood as I worked on it have made this boat project much more meaningful than I ever imagined.
Anyway, a friend gave me a new, in the box Minn Kota trolling motor. This is the model:
Minn Kota Riptide Maxxum
After taking this beast out of the box, I think it's just way too much motor for my boat. I mostly bass fish and want to be able to slow roll down a bank making casts. My boat is a 14 foot aluminum boat with a stern width of 36 inches. Pretty standard for bayou and basin fishing. I've added carpet, a front casting deck, pedestal seats, and I have a starter battery and a deep cycle ting motor battery. Overall the boat isn't very heavy.
This Minn Kota looks like it was made for a much bigger, heavier, fiberglass center console bay boat.
I think I am going to sell it, but wanted to see what you guys think. Can a trolling motor be over powered? I'm worried that even on low, I'll be flying along too fast. Turning it on and off is not that big a hassle, but not ideal.
Thanks for the input in advance.
I just spent a few weeks restoring the 1976 Bateau (Jon Boat is what the yankees call it) that my dad bought when I was 9. It's been really great bringing the old girl back to life and the flood of amazing memories of my childhood as I worked on it have made this boat project much more meaningful than I ever imagined.
Anyway, a friend gave me a new, in the box Minn Kota trolling motor. This is the model:
Minn Kota Riptide Maxxum
After taking this beast out of the box, I think it's just way too much motor for my boat. I mostly bass fish and want to be able to slow roll down a bank making casts. My boat is a 14 foot aluminum boat with a stern width of 36 inches. Pretty standard for bayou and basin fishing. I've added carpet, a front casting deck, pedestal seats, and I have a starter battery and a deep cycle ting motor battery. Overall the boat isn't very heavy.
This Minn Kota looks like it was made for a much bigger, heavier, fiberglass center console bay boat.
I think I am going to sell it, but wanted to see what you guys think. Can a trolling motor be over powered? I'm worried that even on low, I'll be flying along too fast. Turning it on and off is not that big a hassle, but not ideal.
Thanks for the input in advance.
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Posted on 1/19/26 at 10:56 am to TygerTyger
12 Volt system, 55 LB thrust. I dont even think they have trolling motors smaller than that.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 10:59 am to TygerTyger
12vt?
24vt?
55# thrust is just about right for your rig but 70# won’t make much difference.
Would hook it to a Li battery due to weight, how bigga Baw are you?
24vt?
55# thrust is just about right for your rig but 70# won’t make much difference.
Would hook it to a Li battery due to weight, how bigga Baw are you?
Posted on 1/19/26 at 11:03 am to KemoSabe65
It's 12v.
And yes, my battery is Li to save weight.
I'm not that big by today's standards. 5'8" 185.
It just looks so much bigger than the old trolling motor that my dad bought back in the day.
And yes, my battery is Li to save weight.
I'm not that big by today's standards. 5'8" 185.
It just looks so much bigger than the old trolling motor that my dad bought back in the day.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 11:10 am to TygerTyger
They have changed and evolved to that effect over the years. Make yourself happy and content, sell it if you feel more comfortable and get the smaller one.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 11:17 am to TygerTyger
If you put that big motor on a 1436 you better install seat belts.
It'll sling you out.
It'll sling you out.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 12:08 pm to TygerTyger
Run it and get you a Mercury 60R for the rear.
Kidding but I'd run that trolling motor, I've never met someone that complained they bought too much trolling motor. I have complained that I didn't have enough on one boat.
Kidding but I'd run that trolling motor, I've never met someone that complained they bought too much trolling motor. I have complained that I didn't have enough on one boat.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 12:42 pm to BadatBourre
quote:
12 Volt system, 55 LB thrust. I dont even think they have trolling motors smaller than that.
Minn Kota makes a 12v 30 lb thrust. I had one on my 1436 and it was perfect until I started fishing in thick grass and needed extra thrust to cut through it. I went up to a 50lb after and it worked in the grass but even on the lowest setting in open water it would pull the boat too fast for my taste.
Minn Kota Endura
This post was edited on 1/19/26 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 1/19/26 at 2:11 pm to Loup
Thanks,
Yeah, I mean, it's free and it's sitting in my garage waiting to be installed. So I'm tempted to try it.
The old trolling motor we used for years had 28 lbs thrust so this thing looks like a beast.
Yeah, I mean, it's free and it's sitting in my garage waiting to be installed. So I'm tempted to try it.
The old trolling motor we used for years had 28 lbs thrust so this thing looks like a beast.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 4:14 pm to TygerTyger
If it's too fast look up on Amazon a "PWM Trolling Motor Controller".
Long story short, most 5 speed trolling motors use the same amount of power in low speed as they do on high. It's bleeding power off through resistors on low and running straight through on high. The PWM controls voltage and pulses of electricity to where you turn the trolling motor on high and then slow it down by the controller. Reduces power and provides and infinite speed control by a dial. For that size motor I would start at a 4000w unit (70a) as my lowest size.
Long story short, most 5 speed trolling motors use the same amount of power in low speed as they do on high. It's bleeding power off through resistors on low and running straight through on high. The PWM controls voltage and pulses of electricity to where you turn the trolling motor on high and then slow it down by the controller. Reduces power and provides and infinite speed control by a dial. For that size motor I would start at a 4000w unit (70a) as my lowest size.
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