callen181

Well...Welcome, their are alot of small trolling motor only places around. Can pass on what I have found when you get here.

Ok, found some answers to my questions and have taken the plunge. Picked up my new to me boat this morning, it is old, covered in mud, was under a wood pile and has no seats or seat frames, but was only 75 bucks. Put it in a local pond and it floats, and able to stand and walk from end to end. It is a Coleman ram x-pro, seemed to be really stable right now with nothing in it. The plan is to put a ply wood floor in it with a pedestal seat in the back with my briggs 5hp and try and leave the front empty with just the battery and the trolling motor. I was shocked that the plate said it was rated for 550 lbs!!! people and stuff, and a 5hp motor. But have my new winter project...

Are these style boats fat man friendly? How do they handle with a small outboard on them? Right now fishing out of a very small jon boat with 5 hp briggs on it. Really like the looks and mods, and thinking this would be much more stable than what I have now. Just not how sure my outboard would work on it. Anybody use an outboard on one?

Middle seat to front of boat is only 5 feet, unless I am way wrong should not have issue with foot control. Any suggestion on trolling motor?

Hello All Need help with setup of a monarch 12 footer. I have an old boat that was my grandpa's, it is small with a narrow(30") floor. I have have spent many hours playing with setup, as of right now I have a motorguide trolling motor,and a 5 hp chysler. The motor idles smooth but seems to not have much power pushing the boat, also the rope broke and have been removing the cover and starting it with a piece of rope off the top then putting the cover back on. I have mounted two swivel seats to the benches in the boat. Also have the wally world fish finder. Been looking into getting a bigger boat but their is no money for this so must make this boat work... I have the battery up front for weight distribution and the trolling motor along side the outboard in the back. Would like to get a foot control motor for the bow, that way I could sit in the middle of the boat and run the motor. This would help with weight distribution and stability of the boat. Has anyone done this? It is just me fishing out of the boat so moving from the back seat with the outboard to the front seat to run the bow trolling motor seems idle but what trolling motor? Should the outboard smoke a little? I got it at a yard sale for 40 bucks. Starts right up idles smooth and revs way high when not in gear, but when in gear and moving the boat does not seem to rev very high and is rather slow. Have changed the gear oil, cleaned the plugs and has fresh gas. Sorry for the long entry, newbie with tons of questions and no money, so tips on setup would be great.

Hello all, Been thinking about the little two man boats, I see that some have ratings for outboards. Has anybody put an outboard on one?

Anyone close to me? Been looking for a club or tournament