I have an 18' single console Tuffy with a 150 mercury. The bow mount works great in calmer waters but in rough waves boat control gets difficult. If I have to switch to the big motor it doesn't always allow for a slow enough pass when thats the presentation the fish want.
I would like to try a transom mount unit but am unsure where to start. How much thrust is needed? Is shaft length a big concern on a transom mount? What should a guy expect to spend to get the unit rigged correctly? Much additional expense to reconfigure the wave wackers?
Thanks for any response. One last thing. Can anyone reccomend a good a good place to go to get the rigging done in the cities. The Tuffy dealer is in Red Wing and not really convenient given my work responsibilities and travel obligations.
I might have missed a guess, but here are the ones that I noted:
JerkinLips – March 27th, then April 7th
Brianf. – March 28th
Bobberwatcher – April….
MikeG3Boat – April 10th
SkunkedAgain – early April, then April 21st
Definitely a tough year for guesses, as it seemed to be a no-brainer early ice out. Then it got cold and snowed again.
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I have an 18' single console Tuffy with a 150 mercury. The bow mount works great in calmer waters but in rough waves boat control gets difficult. If I have to switch to the big motor it doesn't always allow for a slow enough pass when thats the presentation the fish want.
I would like to try a transom mount unit but am unsure where to start. How much thrust is needed? Is shaft length a big concern on a transom mount? What should a guy expect to spend to get the unit rigged correctly? Much additional expense to reconfigure the wave wackers?
Thanks for any response. One last thing. Can anyone reccomend a good a good place to go to get the rigging done in the cities. The Tuffy dealer is in Red Wing and not really convenient given my work responsibilities and travel obligations.
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