FishnChef

That's what I have, fit perfectly. Cisco too

a lightbulb just went off in my head when you said that. Don't know why it didn't occur to me sooner but this is an issue I'm experiencing. Only had the motor out 4 times but haven't been able to pinpoint what didn't seem right but that's exactly it. I was wondering how was 72 inch shaft was coming out of the water so easily and that sometimes when I went to steer the troller it took a second to engage. Thanks

Anything over 2 Footers or so depending on the wave period has my 72 inch shaft motor out of the water briefly but not enough to affect performance but my 60 inch shaft was pretty much worthless in anything over two to three Footers spending less time in the water then out of it

I had the same debate a couple months back and I ended up swapping out my 24 volt power drive 72 I pilot link for a 36 volt terrova 112 with I pilot and do exactly as you mentioned. I found I didn't need link as I never used any of the features that are link specific like following Contours. this is on a Crestliner superhawk 1850 .I was worried about the weight of the additional battery but I haven't noticed a difference in handling or speed at all FYI . I have a tie bar linking my Kicker and my main so I just basically set the motor straight with the kicker on a low speed and then steer using the trolling motor whether it's manual or using autopilot or following an I track. In big waves/wind I can get about 6-7 hours out of the batteries before they start getting low. in calm Waters I've gone for 10 hours and still had half of my battery life left according to the meter on the trolling motor. I have no complaints but I don't think you would have enough battery life for this to be a viable option on a 24 volt system. not the cheapest way to go either. I know a lot of guys either love their garmin's or have nothing but problems with them

Welcome. That is common among the Charters here but most captains are happy to let you do the things you mentioned if you tell them you have experience and would like to do so. They just don't want a bunch of noobs breaking their equipment, losing rods, or having a bad hook up percentage and then people saying "eh don't go with that guy we didn't catch any fish"

On the St-lawrence I run 80 lb braid to a 130 lb fluoro leader. I'm sure some have differing opinions but I wouldn't run anything lighter you stand the chance of losing the next world record

Here's a 97 260https://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/fishing-hunting-outdoors/topic/43653-97-thompson-260-sportfisherman-hardtop/

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