T.R. Bauer
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I think it is important to remember the cd 16 weighs only 16 pounds....lol....The 22 and 23 are 3 times heavier. But, it's way better to have too much then not enough 
55 lbs trolling motor
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T.R. Bauer":289mf5fb said:I think it is important to remember the cd 16 weighs only 16 pounds....lol....The 22 and 23 are 3 times heavier. But, it's way better to have too much then not enough
lol... Gary tested it on his Smoker Craft 162 Pro Tracer though. The flat water with no wind worries me.
T.R. Bauer
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There should be wind free days built into the fishing season
Agreed that having the stronger motor is better, but the boats are very different. Here are published weights.T.R. Bauer":3sqfz8we said:I think it is important to remember the cd 16 weighs only 16 pounds....lol....The 22 and 23 are 3 times heavier. But, it's way better to have too much then not enough
23 ft Venture = 3020 lbs
22 ft Cruiser = 1925 lbs
16 ft Cruiser = 925 lbs
The "air" profile of the 16 is less than the 22 or 23 also. Considering the 54 (56.5 with "lift assist") inch shaft just fits my 22 bow deck at an angle, it is hard to imagine how you would fit a 60 inch, but it might work. I did originally buy a 24 inch aluminum plate to position the motor behind and to the left of the anchor pipe hanging away from the deck. Turned out I didn't need it.
I don't understand why Minn kota doesn't sell what you want any more...it's just a bit of wiring.
You are welcome to borrow my 55 lb and see how well it moves your boat. I don't use it. It does have compass tracking, but no GPS, and no Spot lock.
Also, I have 2 electric motors (80 lb bow and 80 lb stern) on my CD22 primarily because I took the 9.9 hp kicker off, and would use the electric motors and a generator to move me if the main motor gives trouble. I hauled that 9.9 around for three years without starting it except to test it, and the previous owner hadn't used it since 2003 except to test it.
I use the electric motors all of the time. Quiet, no smell, instant on/off and I can range speed from about 0.5 to 4.5 mph.
23 ft Venture = 3020 lbs
22 ft Cruiser = 1925 lbs
16 ft Cruiser = 925 lbs
The "air" profile of the 16 is less than the 22 or 23 also. Considering the 54 (56.5 with "lift assist") inch shaft just fits my 22 bow deck at an angle, it is hard to imagine how you would fit a 60 inch, but it might work. I did originally buy a 24 inch aluminum plate to position the motor behind and to the left of the anchor pipe hanging away from the deck. Turned out I didn't need it.
I don't understand why Minn kota doesn't sell what you want any more...it's just a bit of wiring.
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Thank you Rob for the kind offer. I measured again this morning and a 60 inches shaft will have the head sticking outside.
22 ft Cruiser = 1925 lbs
16 ft Cruiser = 925 lbs
The "air" profile of the 16 is less than the 22 or 23 also. Considering the 54 (56.5 with "lift assist") inch shaft just fits my 22 bow deck at an angle, it is hard to imagine how you would fit a 60 inch, but it might work. I did originally buy a 24 inch aluminum plate to position the motor behind and to the left of the anchor pipe hanging away from the deck. Turned out I didn't need it.
I don't understand why Minn kota doesn't sell what you want any more...it's just a bit of wiring.
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Thank you Rob for the kind offer. I measured again this morning and a 60 inches shaft will have the head sticking outside.
We had our Minn Kota installed professionally on your CDory Venture 23'. The reason we did this was to overcome the challenge of figuring out how to mount the Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra 112 lb 72" with iPilot Link on the deck. The entire design was created by Scott at "Pirates Best Marine" , 321-783-0008 who have maintained our Suzuki 150 hp engine flawlessly over the years. https://www.piratesbest.com/
We wanted to have the automatic deploy and stow function so we would not have to climb out on the deck in 3-5 foot seas to fish offshore.
Another problem we had was the charging of the batteries. Since our C-dory was lifted in and out of the water and put in dry storage, we had no time and no place to charge the batteries. Pirates Best Marine added the charging system that runs off the alternator and goes to a battery charger which fully charges the 3 AGM batteries (under the passenger seat) while running the boat. The 3 Minn Kota AGM batteries are in a completely separate electrical circuit from the 2 house batteries. Another issue we had was the rails since the Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra with iPilot Link was automatic stow and deploy, it pushes foward 3" then lifts up, so cutting of the rails was necessary. The new iPilot-Link has the touchscreen remote and has much more memory to save tracks and spots compared to the older iPilot (without the Link) which is not touchscreen. So far we have fished in 2-3 foot seas and it has held us in our favorite fishing spots. Our next adventure will be to learn to troll with it.
https://www.piratesbest.com/ 321-783-0008
We wanted to have the automatic deploy and stow function so we would not have to climb out on the deck in 3-5 foot seas to fish offshore.
Another problem we had was the charging of the batteries. Since our C-dory was lifted in and out of the water and put in dry storage, we had no time and no place to charge the batteries. Pirates Best Marine added the charging system that runs off the alternator and goes to a battery charger which fully charges the 3 AGM batteries (under the passenger seat) while running the boat. The 3 Minn Kota AGM batteries are in a completely separate electrical circuit from the 2 house batteries. Another issue we had was the rails since the Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra with iPilot Link was automatic stow and deploy, it pushes foward 3" then lifts up, so cutting of the rails was necessary. The new iPilot-Link has the touchscreen remote and has much more memory to save tracks and spots compared to the older iPilot (without the Link) which is not touchscreen. So far we have fished in 2-3 foot seas and it has held us in our favorite fishing spots. Our next adventure will be to learn to troll with it.
https://www.piratesbest.com/ 321-783-0008
GBM":2qhear08 said:We had our Minn Kota installed professionally on your CDory Venture 23'. The reason we did this was to overcome the challenge of figuring out how to mount the Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra 112 lb 72" with iPilot Link on the deck. The entire design was created by Scott at "Pirates Best Marine" , 321-783-0008 who have maintained our Suzuki 150 hp engine flawlessly over the years. https://www.piratesbest.com/
We wanted to have the automatic deploy and stow function so we would not have to climb out on the deck in 3-5 foot seas to fish offshore.
Another problem we had was the charging of the batteries. Since our C-dory was lifted in and out of the water and put in dry storage, we had no time and no place to charge the batteries. Pirates Best Marine added the charging system that runs off the alternator and goes to a battery charger which fully charges the 3 AGM batteries (under the passenger seat) while running the boat. The 3 Minn Kota AGM batteries are in a completely separate electrical circuit from the 2 house batteries. Another issue we had was the rails since the Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra with iPilot Link was automatic stow and deploy, it pushes foward 3" then lifts up, so cutting of the rails was necessary. The new iPilot-Link has the touchscreen remote and has much more memory to save tracks and spots compared to the older iPilot (without the Link) which is not touchscreen. So far we have fished in 2-3 foot seas and it has held us in our favorite fishing spots. Our next adventure will be to learn to troll with it.
https://www.piratesbest.com/ 321-783-0008
Thank you GBM. My TM finally arrived after ordering it February 6. I might go to that route of cutting the rails as was done in your boat. I should have time to finally mount it hopefully this weekend.