mercforever Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 got a 50lb minnkota 12v,looking to upgrade to 80lb 24v with onboard charger,any suggestions?does 24v make a big difference?boat weighs 1500 lbs,motorguide or minnkota .any help would be appreciated, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan668 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 80 terrova, longer battery life with 24v with group 31 batteries Friend of mine uses 75lb wireless motorguide. Its good also. I almost considered it but wanted an ipilot like feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) I have a 16 foot Lund, boat and motor are about 1500 lbs. I switched from a 55 lb 12v powerdrive to an 80 lb. 24v Terrova last spring, love it! I can almost hold myself stationary in the strong current of the Upper Niagara under the Trainbridge, if you've ever been there you know how fast it moves! And I finally installed an onboard charger, thats a nice feature! If you can stand the expense, you won't regret it! Edited February 15, 2012 by Pigeontroller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercforever Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 I have a 16 foot Lund, boat and motor are about 1500 lbs. I switched from a 55 lb 12v powerdrive to an 80 lb. 24v Terrova last spring, love it! I can almost hold myself stationary in the strong current of the Upper Niagara under the Trainbridge, if you've ever been there you know how fast it moves! And I finally installed an onboard charger, thats a nice feature! If you can stand the expense, you won't regret it! what did that setup cost you with the charger?I'm sick of fishing just the calm water!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 The 80lb with ipilot is around a $1000 or atleast it was last year when I bought my boat the ipilot is awesome I have it on a 18'3" Lund and its lots of power only time i wish I had a 101is when its really windy like 30k+ and it still works just have to turn up the juice normally I run it on 2-3power and the batteries last forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Amazon has them priced at $1350 but only looked there cause Im on my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunkerhunter Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 minnkota has a $80 rebate going on right now for the terrova with ipilot... its around 1500 at Sail and Basspro etc. i just picked one up for my new boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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