Wes Boyd wrote: > > While I agree that a trolling motor sort of offends the purpose, I have > once or twice thought about the little electric trolling motor that I think > it is Wilderness Systems has available for the back end of the Pungo. I > have heard of an elderly couple that likes to get out on moderately placid > streams with this rig, and head upstream until the battery runs out, then > paddle back downstream. > > One time, while thinking about this, I noted the empty rudder bracket on > the back of my boat and got to thinking how it would be possible to mount a > small trolling motor in this bracket, with some modifications, naturally, > and then using rudder pedals and lines to steer the motor. I don't know how > you'd handle the speed control, though. > Lest I offend anyone, my post was in the main quite tongue-in-cheek. Sorry if I got carried away in jest. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 23 2000 - 19:03:57 PDT
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