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I've got a 21' bay boat and I'm thinking about a trolling motor. My question is do I need a 12v or a 24v motor? The father-in-law and two of my uncles have very similar boats and have been pleased with their 12v. One of uncles has the same model I'm looking at and it works great. I just don't want to go spend a bunch of money and not have the right equipment. Any suggestions from the crowd would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.

Tin Can should have some good advise on this one. Where are you TC?

24v

24or maybe 36 depending on weight of boat and freeboard. The wind will push you around pretty good if you've got high sides.

Go with the biggest (most thrust) 24 or 36 volt you can afford. Anything less and you will be disappointed, I know.

It depends. If you do a lot of creek or river fishing where there's a lot of current I would go with a 24 volt, If you spend most of your time on the flats a big 12 volt would probably be ok. But if it were me Iwould put a 24 volt on a 21 foot boat, that way you're ok either way.

24V, MK, GOOOOOD batteries.

what kind of boat is it? It couold make a big difference.

It's a Sea Chaser 220 Bay Runner. From the way this is going, who would you recommend to install the battery(ies) and motor. I have heard good things about the Motor Guide Great White series, most the people I know with this series have been pretty happy. Again thanks to everyone for their time and input.

MK Riptide 80lb thrust at a minimum.

I would get a 36 volt myself.

Thats listed as a 2000lb boat and 1900lb max load. 3900lbs total. I know it seems like a lot of money but save up and get the 36v. You'll have better control and your bat. will last all day. .02

Barhopr wrote:Thats listed as a 2000lb boat and 1900lb max load. 3900lbs total. I know it seems like a lot of money but save up and get the 36v. You'll have better control and your bat. will last all day. .02

What Barhopr said. He can also tell you where to get a 36V at a heck of a deal right now.

I had a 19' bay boat with a 24V trolling motor that did fine 85% of the time. The other 15%, in the wind or strong current, it was iffy. I put a 55lb. thrust 12V on my 17' flats boat when I bought the boat in August. That was a mistake. I put the new 80 lb. thrust 24V on it today.

It's in the for sale section.