Rhodan on a 226 Seafarer

While my trolling motor is no with spotlock it definitely was mounted in the most superior fashion I have seen, in my opinion. I will be order a new version with spot lock soon. Not sure of which manufacturer to go with. Leaning towards Minn Kota for the lower cost replacement parts per the other forums I have read on them.Here are some picstrolling motor 2.jpgtrolling motor 1.jpgtrolling motor 3.5.jpg
 
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bazzturd said:
While my trolling motor is no with spotlock it definitely was mounted in the most superior fashion I have seen, in my opinion. I will be order a new version with spot lock soon. Not sure of which manufacturer to go with. Leaning towards Minn Kota for the lower cost replacement parts per the other forums I have read on them.Here are some picsView attachment 23953View attachment 23954View attachment 23955
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Thank you all for sharing your Seafarer TM installs, I'm planning to put one on my 228 and this is all very helpful!
Bazzturd, I like the pulpit install and leaning toward installing mine like that if i can work it out. I noticed you didn't cut your bow rail so do you manually slide it forward in the horizontal position far enough to clear the rail before you move it upright? Is your bow light still OK in its original location or did you need to move it?
Also to anyone with a Seafarer, between the porta-potty and the anchor locker there's a small compartment under the bunk that would be a perfect spot for the battery. My boat is not nearby so had anyone measured that space and hatch opening to determine how big of a battery would fit in there? I've already cut a hatch to access the aux fuel tank compartment so that would be my second choice but it would be great if I could fit a smaller 36v Lithium up there.
I will connect the trolling battery to my charging system (aux and solar) but I keep my boat on the trailer so I'll likely need to remove the battery periodically for charging. I'm willing to sacrifice battery capacity for fit and portability but I'm wondering how many AH I need for 5 hours of spot lock fishing in average conditions. Is 60AH enough?
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I found an onboard charger from Monster Marine called the Quantum 12v to 36v. It'll prioritize charging my starting battery and when it's full it'll charge my 36v TM battery from my alternator but it's isolated so it'll never draw down my starting battery. House batteries are charged from the Aux charging port and both systems are on separate A/B switches with a crossover so I can jump the boat from House in a pinch.
Sorry for the lengthy post, I have a bunch of questions but I'll stop there.
 
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bazzturd said:
While my trolling motor is no with spotlock it definitely was mounted in the most superior fashion I have seen, in my opinion. I will be order a new version with spot lock soon. Not sure of which manufacturer to go with. Leaning towards Minn Kota for the lower cost replacement parts per the other forums I have read on them.Here are some picsView attachment 23953View attachment 23954View attachment 23955
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No anchor visible in your pic...don't you still need one for emergencies?
 
For those of you who installed the 72" shaft on their Seafarer, is it long enough? The next step up on the Minn Kota is 87" which is a lot more expensive and I'm already struggling with how long the 72" is.
I was told the equation is (distance from gunnel to water) + 20" + 5" for ocean use is sufficient. I have not measured mine yet but I've been told it's 30" to the water so on paper 72" shaft would be plenty. Before i pull the trigger I'd appreciate some real world experience from Seafarer owners in moderate ocean conditions.
 
Seafarer_Bob said:
For those of you who installed the 72" shaft on their Seafarer, is it long enough? The next step up on the Minn Kota is 87" which is a lot more expensive and I'm already struggling with how long the 72" is.
I was told the equation is (distance from gunnel to water) + 20" + 5" for ocean use is sufficient. I have not measured mine yet but I've been told it's 30" to the water so on paper 72" shaft would be plenty. Before i pull the trigger I'd appreciate some real world experience from Seafarer owners in moderate ocean conditions.
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Just put 90” Garmin on mine.
 

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Summertop511 said:
Just put 90” Garmin on mine.
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Thanks Summertop, I was leaning toward the new Minn Kota Terrova Quest for the brushless motor but now I need to consider the Garmin Kraken for the integration with my Garmin electronics. I called Garmin today and they don't offer the GT56 UHD transducer for the 90" yet but I already have the GT54 TM so the next step is probably PanOptics anyway.
 

electric trolling motor for adventure 208

Does anyone have any experience with installing an electric trolling motor on a 208? In my area there are many marshes and shallow water ponds that beg for that slow quiet approach. I have done some research and motors that install on the cavitation plate of the outboard or a transom...
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A good thread here if you read thru notably location of batteries (2) in the storage compartments under the v-berth cushions. Of course the motor requirements differ for the heavier 228 vs 208 but freeboard/deck /rail/pulpit/gunwale configurations are similar.

Good luck, I have been exploring options/configuration/budget for my boat as well.
 
Koz54 said:
I finished the install this past weekend. Was delayed due to wrong motor being shipped to me, but Rhodan made it right. The install was fairly easy, no major issues.
Correction, there is an issue but not with the Rhodan. The issue is my GPS and side scan no longer function. That was self inflicted. Instead of cutting and splicing the GPS puck (easy way) I decided to do it the 'right way' and remove the whole cable to relocate the GPS puck. During reassembly I accidently bent a couple of pins plugging everything back into my unit. One broke off inside!

I drilled the pin out and sliced together a GPS cable but it did not work. Ordered a new GPS puck and 'Y' cable for my transducers. Hopefully it works and I don't have to replace my chart plotter. Only disappointing thing on my shakedown cruise was that I now have a precision GPS anchor, but I don't know exactly where I am!! That will be corrected one way or another very soon.

Anyway I made a odd shaped backing plate to grab as much of the gunnel as possible. I made a part to screw into the starboard side navigation light that I had to relocate. Originally I was going to just cap it off, but I decided to run the power cable through it. Worked well.
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Looks great. Was it long enough? I searched and still hunting for someones experience with a 72" or 75" bow mount on a Seafarer?
 
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