My narrowed down target is a 12' (maybe 14') wide transom Sportspal with the 36" Endura Max 50 or 55 Minn-Kota.
Any issues with the above? It might help me catch a Crappie this spring. I am a crappy, Crappie fisherman!
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Rod
joco01 wrote: Not all canoe are yhe same. Those not have to be a square back, to put a motor on, but usely there more stabile.
Joco
From what I have read (and experienced as well) from a fishing perspective Square backs are more stable than a normal canoe and a wide transom is even more stable and has a very flat wide bottom. This is especially true when you have the motor running (electric) since the force is centered to the rear and means the canoe is tracking straight ahead. The force is offset when you mount an electric on the side of a pointed canoe even when close to the rear. Turns introduce even more instability when turning in the direction the same side the motor is mounted on (pushes that side down towards the water). This is minimized with a rear mounted motor (square or wide transom).Oneeleven wrote: Can you please clarify; the square backs are less stable you say, or more so?
Thanks,
Tia