Minn Kota on a Grady 272 Sailfish

[Trogdor]

Hi all,

I am looking to upgrade my trailer boat to something a bit bigger - fishing focused and which can handle rougher water than my current boat with more comfort, and which I can keep in the very nearby local marina. A good deal has come up on a 2000 Grady 272 Sailfish which has been extensively refurbed (current gen electronics and 4 strokes in last 2 years).

Before this came up I was planning on putting a minn Kota on my current boat (c. 6m plate aluminium).

how well would the 87” 112lb hold spot on the Grady?

https://www.minnkotamotors.com/news...-saltwater-trolling-motor-87-inch-shaft-icast

this video seems to show it working well on a similar sized boat. But a lot of the online guides to sizing seem to suggest 2lb of thrust per 100lb of boat and a max of circa 5000lb of boat. I assume the minn Kota video on the 28” is a vote of confidence from them on this size boat?

anybody with real life experience on this?

thanks in advance!

 

[dingbat]

Depends on the current and wind your dealing with

Current wise the Grady and the hydraSport would be similar.

Wind wise the Grady is going to be a much larger sail. Put up the curtains and the difference is sizable. I drop 1 to 1.5 mpg towing with the curtains up.

From a practical standpoint I’m not sure how a bow mounted TM would work on a walk around.

Money might be better spent on a good, high speed windlas

What type of fishing are you doing?

 

[Trogdor]

Thanks dingbat

all sorts, but for when I wanted to use the Electric motor rather than drifting for squid (artificial jigs) or pinkies (Soft plastics) I’d intend to spot lock, cast around, move 5m, repeat, etc..