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On another positive note, I took the 36v 112lb motor out this weekend for my first use & I was simply blown away by its power. I was able to hold in spots that I could never hold with my 80lb MotorGuide. Winds were quick strong in the morning yesterday in front of Atlantic City & huge swells...

Thank you all for the feedback, suggestions & pics of your quick disconnect locations. I will continue to explore & think about a spot as I prefer to have clean lines & try to avoid as much exposed "things". I will also look into the Batter Tender. But I wanted clarify the Minn Kota quick...

Yes sir, that’s the one. It is what I had from my older MotorGuide & I have purchased the Minn Kota Quick Disconnect but haven’t mounted it yet. This Anderson plug is only temporary but I wanted to see where others have mounted their quick disconnect for their trolling motor.

Finally have the Riptide Terrova 36v 112lb installed & operational. The only real pain was the bracket once mounted to the boat, the rail that holds the mounts together would not go in. I tried everything I could with small wedges, bolt tighten & loosening, etc. nothing. The holes just would...

I briefly looked into one of those, but opted to go in a different direction & go with the previous Riptide Terrova 60” 36v 112lb motor. That bracket is beefy as well, but not as long as the Quest model. Still working on it, but I should (fingers crossed) have it installed sometime tomorrow.

Yeah I am familiar with the older version & all the issues. Minn Kota addresses a lot of them but time will tell. Also, they realized their failure & added a manual method to retract the motor. For as much as I move, I would prefer that option now that there is the ability to manual stow in...

It is definitely beefy! I’m still unsure if it will work or not, and unfortunately the true only way I’ll know is if I buy the motor to account for the 1 & 1/2” gap between the rub rail & the vertical drop from the motor shaft. I’ll do my best to see if I can even affix this giant mount with a...

I am posting this back on my own thread in case this will help others who might be switching their trolling motor to the new Minn Kota Quest Models (Riptide Terrova or Instinct Quest models for example). I will be spending more time on this over the weekend and I'll update this thread with any...

I did not because I also had my shop do the cable to hydraulic steering at the same time, along with some other work I had done at that time. They are not difficult to install though. Hardest part is running the wires up to your console, but as long as you have a wire snake it is doable. Most...

I have the same boat, just older. Things I have added in addition to what you already have on yours. 1. Raw Water Washdown 2. Trolling motor (if you fish) + batteries & charger. 3. Trolling motor may require you to move your nav light. I went with Taco Surface Mount LED lights & love them. 4...

I also ordered my leaning post from Elevation Marine & could not be happier with this swap from the original. I added three 0 degree or vertical rod holders in order to make navigating around the stern with rods in the holders much easier. Additionally, I went with a 33" wide vs. the standard...

Weighing in here as I repowered my 1801 from a 2-stroke 150 HP Yamaha to a 4 stroke 150HP Yamaha. The 2 stroke def had a faster time to plane, but sucked down fuel. I believe I was getting around ~1-1.5 MPG on a good day. Now the 4 stroke 150 I am getting 3.5 MPG in the same conditions &...

Yup. This is for the 60" shaft. That also doesn't include the beefy quick release bracket which weighs around 8lbs. That is minimal, but 50lbs more on the bow seems like a lot. I imagine I could put 50lbs of weight up there & take it for a cruise & see how it handles, but I was just curious...

Has anyone installed the new Minn Kota Riptide Terrova Quest on their 1801? I currently have a MotorGuide XI5 (MG) on mine but considering upgrading to this newer model. However my concern is the almost double weight moving from my current MG trolling motor (~50lbs) to the Minn Kota Quest...

just weighing in with my experience here. I have a 2006 1801 that I repowered with a 150 4 stoke Yamaha & I typically cruise between 25-30 mph with a top speed/WOT at 44 mph. I have a 17 pitch yamaha prop. That 44 mph is fully loaded with full gas, 2-200lb guys, two coolers & all fishing...