All,

     I was told by a dealer I don't have enough room in my battery compartment to mount two pumps for some power pole blades.  Anyone have these installed on their boat, or have you been told/discovered the same thing?

Perhaps The Minn Kota Talons are a viable option as they require no additional space beyond the mounting hardware.

http://www.minnkotamotors.com/Shallow-Water-Anchors/Talon/

A-Jay

Those are crazy expensive though.  I got a deal on power pole blades for half off!

7 hours ago, joef16fxr said:

Those are crazy expensive though.  I got a deal on power pole blades for half off!

Cool ~

But that deal isn't looking too sporty if your fishing platform can't support the unit.

Good Luck

A-Jay

It might be possible to move the pumps elsewhere. As far as I know it's just hydraulic lines that connect the pumps to the power poles so if you could get some extended lines made you should be able to put them anywhere in the boat. Obviously you're going to have to run more fluid to keep the lines full which means bigger mess if they ever fail, but I don't see why that wouldn't be an option. 

Hey Joe how do you like that Crestliner VT 18?  I considered the Crestliner VT series as an option when I bought a boat last year.

Do you have room for one pump? One pole will hold that boat more than well enough. I have one pole on an 18 ft Skeeter and have never had a problem with it holding. 

On ‎12‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 6:45 PM, gimruis said:

Hey Joe how do you like that Crestliner VT 18?  I considered the Crestliner VT series as an option when I bought a boat last year.

I love it!  It is pretty durable too, and the 115 gets it up close to 50 MPH when on plane. 

I just traded my VT19 for a PT18. going with one 10' Talon. my VT19 had plenty of room for PP pumps and the VT18 has the same space. with the 115 you don't have the oil reservoir so there is more room.