I'm thinking about getting a small trolling motor for a Crestliner
1850 sportfish. The boat is about 18 feet and 1500 lbs +motor+cargo.
It is wired for a bow mounting motor so thought that would be the
logical choice. I expect the trolling motor will be used more for
maintaining position in light wind or moving about in local area.

I'm looking for recommendations on: thrust, length and anything
else to watch out for (mount type, control...)

Hi NS,

We use the Minn Kota Autopilot in 12 volt and 55# thrust on 14' to 17' boats
that have hulls weight of well under 1000#.

I think you will need a larger 24 volt with 64 pounds of thrust.

You will need to take it to a good boat shop/dealer to have it installed
right. Some times there are marine electronic shops that do this.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


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I'm thinking about getting a small trolling motor for a Crestliner
1850 sportfish. The boat is about 18 feet and 1500 lbs +motor+cargo.
It is wired for a bow mounting motor so thought that would be the
logical choice. I expect the trolling motor will be used more for
maintaining position in light wind or moving about in local area.

I'm looking for recommendations on: thrust, length and anything
else to watch out for (mount type, control...)