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Unread 05-23-2010, 06:06 PM
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Down south we are more worried about reflecting heat than using it to melt snow......too bad they don't come in white.
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Down south we are more worried about reflecting heat than using it to melt snow......too bad they don't come in white.
Nod* I used to live in St. Mary's, Georgia. I know only too well what you mean. I couldn't put up with the heat, humidty, fire ants, tornado's, hurricanes and really large lizzards down there... Came back up north. I hate snow, but (to me) it's better than the alternative. When I finally retire I'll probably move to southern Virginia or northern NC... But for right now NJ is fine with me. :)
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Yeah...RB's right and that's what I was thinkin...black side turned out down here in summer would heat that thing up pretty good...
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I wonder if you can paint it. Or...better yet, check with the companies that sell them and find out if they come with a white or a silver side. I know you can buy heavy duty tarps from Home Despot that are brown on one side and silver on the other... Maybe there are such tarps for pool covers also? I really don't know, have never had the need to investigate....but for you southern guys it might be worth the hunt.

If it were canvas then I'd say to paint it with Fabspray. I've used that stuff on car seats and it works really, really well.. but that's for fabric... not sure how (or if) it would work on plastic...especially poly...
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Krylon makes a paint specifically for plastics. It is called Krylon Fusion.
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Hey Reel how did you lengthen your shaft. and how long will your trolling motor run slow trolling for stripers. I usually go reallllll slow, but for a long time.
Thanks for all the help guys!
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Hey Reel how did you lengthen your shaft. and how long will your trolling motor run slow trolling for stripers. I usually go reallllll slow, but for a long time.
Thanks for all the help guys!
These Minn Kota motors are super efficient when run on half speed and less...w/the Co-Pilot, I'm usually on 1,2 or 3 depending on wind and at those speeds I could run all day for a couple of days if I had to...but as mentioned before, they like HOT batteries and will start to act up when power dwindles...on a day w/little or no wind, I'm on 1...just enough to keep those free-lines out behind the boat and the side-planers spread...

I know a LOT of striper fishermen around the southeast and MANY of them use these motors...

Only way I know to lengthen the shaft is to write a check to a Minn Kota dealer/tech...he orders a longer shaft from MK, lengthens all wires, etc, etc...to lengthen mine was around $150
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