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I currently have a MK edge 45# on my boat. My question is, Just how much more power can I expect if I bought a new 55# and put it on the boat? My current motor is 5yrs old and I have trouble keeping on target when the slightest little wind increases. Will the 10 exatra pounds of thurst make that much difference? I have wired the boat to take on a 24v motor but, to save on cost, I have found a MK edge 55 at a really reasonable price. What do yall think??
Bayou Bud
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I have the 55 lb thrust 12v on a 16' flat and I can hold against the wind pretty good.
Hey Thanks for all the replies, help, suggestions, etc. I ordered a 55# MK from the factory outlet store and was very pleased with the price. It is shipping today and I'll soon find out just how much difference there is between the 45# and 55#. Hope is was worth the effort. Heck, the good side of this is the fact that I will have a spare now.....:-)
Wished I had a Boat big enough to throw another Battery in the hole ---- turn the boat around and go the other way and troll without using any power --- dem Crappie can chase it down going 10 MPH
I have had a 55 # in the past and loved it! Only issue I had was that it would get hot and melt a wire on the inside of the top. It was a 12 volt system, don't know if you can still find them in 12 volt but imagine you can and mine was years ago so I'm sure they have addressed the issue I had in mine. If I was to buy one today, I would go with a 55!
Thanks Shadow, I ordered the 55 last Friday and it is a 12v system. I had one on a older Kingfisher boat in the early 90's and it did well. The day I ordered the new motor in listed as in stock however, not it is backlogged.
I had a 45 and 55 on my old boat. 17' aluminum. 55 lots better. My new boat, same size has a 24v 70#, night and day difference.
Hooray!!!!!!! I got a 55 ordered and they actually had it in stock this time. I'm tracking the shipment from New Jersey. Shipped yesterday and today it is in Olive Branch, Ms and is on the road headed my way.....scheduled delivery Tuesday..Weather looks good to "Jerk a Few" Monday for the Sabine River (Upper TB)...soes ya know what that means....I'll be off the see the Wizard....lol
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