I am looking into purchasing a used 55 lb thrust minn kota bowmount riptide trolling motor. The seller is reporting that the shaft is 48 inches. I will be using it on a 15 Jon boat, the distance from the bow of my Jon boat to the water line is approximately 13 inches. Will this trolling motor be to long or just the right size. According to the minn kota website the riptide come as short as 42 inch shafts- which would probably fit on the bow of my Jon boat better. According to this website it may be the right size: http://www.trollingmotors.net/trolling-motor-shaft-guide
Also it is a “SC” model. Does anyone know what the SC stands for? Minn kota no longer appears to make that model. More importantly can I still use either the RTA 17 or RTA 19 quick release bracket for this SC model?
Thanks so much for your help!
Rick
I have a Motor Guide bow tiller on my 18 foot Jon with a 50" shaft & it works good. I can understand your delima on a 15 footer but if you go much shorter & you stand up to control it you will have to bend down or get a tiller handle extension.
SC stand for “speed Control”
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that should be a rt55sm/bg/sc
SM is saltwater maxxum which is the bow mount bracket style
BG is bow gaurd, the big spring
post teh serial number and i can tell you what year it is
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48" will work, I’m sure. The only issue will be if it sits too high for your comfort while steering, or if it takes up too much room when stowed.
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Thanks for the replies! After looking at some similar motors today at West Marine, I realize the motor for sale is probably a 52" inch shaft (it measures about 48" when you don’t include the connection to the head and motor). When layed flat this motor is 62" long. This is a good bit longer than my previous motor, however I can make it fit by directing the new bracket inward towards the center of the boat. I’m afraid it will be encroaching on my space in the boat a bit but I think it will be wort it given the trade off of not having a motor.
I have looked into the 42 inch shaft motors but it seems as if finding a used one may be difficult
I also just discovered I can cut the shaft down, that’s what I’ll do if need be.