used trolling motors

[zman]

Hey what is the opinion of buying a used Minn-Kota trolling motor

2 years old .I have never bought this kind of equipment used but the one I have on the boat now is a little under powered and would like one with the 80 maxumm

[misfish]

Under powered? what hp size is it ?

 

The two I have owned were used.An 80 will fly.

[zman]

The one the person is selling is a 80 and I only have a 55lb on a 16.5 princecraft pro

It came with the boat and I want to upgrade

[just2manylures]

I would see if you can get it checked out first by a repair centre. I bought a used transom mount a few years back and had the service centre in Midland take a peek at it. They said she was all good so I ended up buying it off the fellow

 

my 2 cents

 

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[Big Cliff]

I think a lot of it depends on who you are buying it from. I sold a Minn-Kota bow mount a few years ago. When I sold it I believed it was in perfect working order. It turned out there was a problem with it so I took it back and had it repaired at my expense. I didn't make as much on it as I would have liked but I was happy that I never had to be ashamed to face the person that bought it from me. My word is worth a lot more than money to me, unfortunatly not everyone is like that. Just be careful!