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secondcurve · 12-07-2005, 06:21 PM

I have a 12 foot John Boat that I use on a small pond (about 150 acres). I have used an electric trolling motor to power the boat, but I want to upgrade to a small 4-stroke motor next season. I'm thinking that a two horsepower motor is the way to go. My question is roughly what horse power is an electric motor? I bought the strongest electric motor I could at the time I purchased it a couple years back. I'd like to know if I would be going up in power or down in power with the two horse power motor. My sense is that two horse power would probably give me a little more oomph than the electric. The lady at Melvin Village was pleasant and helpful, but she didn't have a clue about the answer to my question.

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12-07-2005, 06:21 PM	#1
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 1,358 Thanked 564 Times in 291 Posts	Motor size I have a 12 foot John Boat that I use on a small pond (about 150 acres). I have used an electric trolling motor to power the boat, but I want to upgrade to a small 4-stroke motor next season. I'm thinking that a two horsepower motor is the way to go. My question is roughly what horse power is an electric motor? I bought the strongest electric motor I could at the time I purchased it a couple years back. I'd like to know if I would be going up in power or down in power with the two horse power motor. My sense is that two horse power would probably give me a little more oomph than the electric. The lady at Melvin Village was pleasant and helpful, but she didn't have a clue about the answer to my question. Thanks