55 LBS Thrust Trolling Motor, 12V Transom Mounted Saltwater Electric Outboard Motor 8 Speed w/LED Battery Indicator and Telescoping Handle for Kayak, Inflatable Fishing Boats

I have beaten the crap out of this thing on sticks and logs in the shallow rivers of Florida, but it keeps ticking along. It has a simple lever to release/lock the angle (which is adjustable 90 degrees), and if you wack something solid enough it'll give a bit without breaking off the whole mount. It's height adjustable too with a thumb screw: the higher it is, the noiser the water, the lower the more chance of hitting bottom. Very impressed with the power; the ability to stealthily push along my 14 ft jon boat at a good 5 knots or more. I rarely go full speed while sneaking for gators, and with two 12v 100ah lipo batteries in series (for 24v), it goes for several hours. Going in reverse is a great feature too. The speed has about 5 sets as you rotate (plus 2 reverse). These softly lock/click as you reach them, and you can conveniently let go and it'll stay in place; both the throttle and the yaw will stay put. This is a transom (rear mount) only. Got it right next to the gas outboard so the pilot can focus on piloting instead of running back and forth to a bow mount trolling motor. Yea there's some agility advantages to a bow mount, but a stern/transom mount keeps passengers away from the pilot and vice versa. This motor accomplishes that.

I had a Minn Kota Trillin motor 40 (1.99) and it does only half of what this does. The power and speed this provides is something you don’t want to pass up for a small boat. I wasn’t sure at first but glad I did. I have been using for over a month now. Fishing 2-3 times a week. OMG. This just keeps pushing my 14’ Sears boat with 2 of us in it. Still loving it!!!!

this little engine came on time and works great!! not too fast but it gets the job done, I use to to go from the dock to the mooring. and to go from the boat to the beach, the charge lasts a long time easily 10 outings until I even had to think about charging. great buy so far!!

This sucker pushes around my 23’ ski/fishing boat with ease.

The product was received stuck in one high speed. The five speed forward only worked in one speed. (Also the reverse speeds). The problem was I could not get in contact with Customer Service with the phone # provided in the brochure with the product. Had trouble e-mailing them also. Questionable business practice? The customer service at Amazon was a pain and useless.

Amazed. This motor pushes my 24’ pontoon boat across the lake with amazing power. Now, I’m not the type of reviewer who writes a review that reads; “Looks good but haven’t used it yet.” My review is based on 3 years of use. After three years the speed adjustment feature of 5 forward and 3 rear speeds has died. Now I have only 3 forward and 1 reverse. I must admit the motor is store, exposed to the elements for the 3 years. That probably has some affect on losing the speeds. Overall, it does a great job, if mounted on a smaller boat, you might tow small kids on skis…well, that might be stretching it but it is powerful. I have seen this exact motor in both 12 and 24v so make sure you select the right one.

I upgraded from a Minn Kota 40 lb thrust to this one and there is a world of difference. Speed 4 on this motor is a little faster than speed 5 on the Minn kota. On speed 5 this thing gets moving pretty good for my small boat and could move a much larger boat. Happy with the purchase and to be able to have the battery indicator lights. The telescoping control handle is nice as well although this is a 30 in shaft instead of 36 it does sit lower off of the transom but works just fine.

It has power, but I wldnt say 85 lbs. More like 55