Kayak Series 55lb Thrust Transom Mounted Saltwater Electric Trolling Motor w/LED Battery Indicator (24" Shaft)

This little motor silently propels my fat pale hieney across the pond like Phelps to a psychologist, depression is a serious condition and shouldn't be treated with psychotropics. This works really well, I almost feel guilty about the environmental damage that the batteries do.

I have never had a trolling motor on a kayak before... I took this out on my Pelican Catch 110 and was zipping around the inlets of the Gulf of Mexico. It was awesome and fun, even when the wind and waves started kicking a little bit. My battery lasted on full until I came back in 7 hours later! The battery used is the Newport 12V50Ah Deep Cycle Heavy-Duty Marine Battery, Lightweight & Sealed AGM, Trolling Motor Compatible. I used it most of the time while being out too. The only pain in the butt for me was that I would have to stretch and move to pop the tilt lever to tilt the motor up when the tide was out or going over oyster beds/rocks, etc. What was even worse was getting myself to the back to raise the motor.... I wish someone made that more easier. But the kayak is long, no fault to this product, just not as convenient for me. I did purchase the side mount, but that didn't fit my kayak pole holders. Overall, very happy with this product, had me zipping and the the battery is waterproof, comes with a breaker.

I was a bit concerned about how it would hold up in salt water, but so far it’s worked quite well.

Awesome trolling motor on a big fish 120 top speed was 4.2 mph also problem on that kayak is the shaft it’s too short I couldn’t turn the handle with out hitting my kayak hull I had to use my paddle to steer major bummer, and I had it as low as it would go I sent it back and got the 62lb trust with a 42” shaft now I know it won’t touch the hull of the kayak and I give it 4 stars for that

I have a Seamax 380 inflatable and have put the 24" shaft 55 lbs. Kayak model on it. This boat takes a 15" outboard with a transom that is actually 15" itself. This kayak motor fits nicely and the propeller unit sits well below the waterline. Still have to test it on the water, but it is low and compact on the inflatable making it easy to control while sitting on the inflated pontoons which is how I use the boat. The handle extension is well designed and probably will mean no additional handle extension will be needed, though I have one in the boat for the gas motor. I admit to not liking the longer shafts as they stuck up too high on the transom and caught fishing lines when standing and fly casting. This lower-profile motor looks to be a much better fit for fishing from a small boat. I'm using a 75ah battery with it but don't know what the battery life will be; it will probably be more than adequate as the motor will be used for short periods, probably ca. 2-3 hours at a time, at a fairly low speed on a lake that does not permit gas motors. The motor is light, ca. 23 lbs., which is a real treat compared to the 4 stroke 87 lb. Tohatsu I use on the boat otherwise. The gray color fits very nicely with the gray inflatable as well. The only apparent disadvantage is that the control unit is not waterproof and has to be protected from rain and moisture. This is a bit of a pain if you store the boat outside as I do so I'm working on finding the right motor cover for it. Right now it's plastic bags and an extra outboard cover fitted over the control unit and incidentally the depth finder next to the motor.

going on 3 years now and still liking it

Old Review:I bought this trolling motor for my Field & Stream Shadowcaster 123 kayak,and I really liked it, but just felt it was a little too heavy for installing to the side of the kayak, so I returned it and ended up going with a more installed, transom mount solution instead. I do wish I had bought this motor for my canoe instead of the Watersnake brand that I bought, because this motor doesn't need the shaft cut. Although it may seem a little trivial, I like that this motor comes in grey even though it's saltwater rated (which is typically white).New Review:Okay, so my original kayak trolling motor prematurely died on me, so rather than wasting time and money returning it for warranty service, I decided to buy this Newport Vessels NV Series motor again. As you can see from the pics, I heavily modified it for my kayak mount (there goes that warranty). It's incredibly quiet and very fast. For the first test run I was fishing for ~5 hours, covering about 4 miles with the last 2 of the miles being at full speed returning to the launch. I have two small 35AH batteries in parallel and had 70% charge left when I got home and put the batteries on a charger, so this motor is really light on the juice. Although my initial impression was that it was a little too heavy for a kayak (and I still stand by that opinion for side mounting), it's actually fine on the stern. I have the batteries stowed in bow compartment (which is why I chose two small ones rather than one big one), so it balances out the weight nicely. I did add the Bullnose Rudder to it, and it provides an overall big improvement in tracking and turning. It's also nice to just use it as a rudder to provide a little steering when just drifting. Great motor -- works very well and looks good. I'm probably going to buy the same motor for my canoe and pick up the 36-lb version for other smaller kayak.