Minn Kota Endura 46 lb on inflatable boat with two people

Minn Kota Endura 46 lb thrust on a small inflatable boat with two people on board this time, on Lake Ontario. Maximum speed still 3 knots, but it takes longer to accelerate to max speed. I'll change the propeller with a more efficient one (Kipawa) and I'll be back with the new results. (I'd like to try a Kort nozzle but I'd have to figure out how to build one, or find one that fits my propeller).

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• 46
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• kipawa
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[TheGiz2000]

Put a Kipawa prop on that and it will be a nigh-and-day difference

[dorinstanciu]

@TheGiz2000 -- I did, quite a while ago. I have Kipawa on both motors - a 70lb Traxxis on my Otter Stealth 2000 Duckboat and on this one (46 lb Endura ), which I use for hauling the decoys and for retrieveing.

[Baz3752]

How fast would a 86LBS ELECTRIC INFLATABLE BOAT TROLLING MOTOR OUTBOARD go in kph in a small one person inflattable boat? and that one person weighing around 46+ kilograms?

[dorinstanciu]

@Baz3752 Increasing the thrust does not increase the speed but the size of the boat that you can move. More thrust = bigger boat @ same speed. With these trolling motors you can get up to 8 Km/h in good wind and current conditions, with a low drag boat and with a high efficiency propeller (i.e. Kipawa). Inflatables are NOT low drag. It's a lot to learn about boats and propulsion - you need to do some research on hull speed, propellers ....

[aretecool]

its relly slow

was that max speed?

[dorinstanciu]

it's in the description - 3 knots (that's nautical miles per hour). however, the boat was not properly inflated, which added to the drag. plus, the boat was a cheap toy with a lot of drag. on a good one, you can go to 5 knots. I'll post soon something new with a better propeller on a better boat.

[bigcasey1995]

um??/ are they in the ocean with that little boat??