Northfl Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Ok folks, i have a couple of questions i need some help with please. I have a older, tired minnkota riptide 24 volt motor. No idea of the thrust and i am getting ready to up grade. I am thinking about going to a motorguide xi5 on a buddies reccomendation that has had both xi5 and rip tide in his pathfinder i have a 99 18 m/a questions are 1. Would i be ok running a 24 vt 80 lb thrust or going ti a 36 105 lb? 2. Will the quick release mount i have on my current setup work with the motorguide? The one i have now has the small nhlon block mounted on the boat and the bigfer block on the motor with the push pin “u” that goes into it. Thanks for any input and answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 I would think the 24 volt would do you well. Google your mount and see what motors it will work with. I would think they are fairly interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 24v is enough. I don't think the old quick release will work. The deck mount puck will need to be moved much farther forward, the wireless TM's sit on the very edge. The foot print of the wireless TM is much smaller, so I think you will need to buy a new quick release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 The tm i have is a wireless so maybe it will work. The puck is pretty far forward. i will try and find the mount i have as honeyb suggested. Hopefully it will work cause i really hate to put anymore holes in the deck. I will alsk ask my buddy if his worked when switched ( should have thought about that before). Hanks for the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 what size boat? I am running a 24vdc / 80# on my 17 MA and it works great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 I have a MK 36v 105 lb on a 2200XL Pathfinder....works great even in the strong currents we have here in South Georgia. I had the 24v 80 lb on my 2400v previous to this boat and it was not enough after about 3 hours of use. Keep in mind, we have over a six foot tide change between high and low and often times it's closer to 8 ft. So when the water gets running.... it's really running and will wear a battery system down pretty quick. It's better to have it and not need it....than need it and not have it. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 The boat is a 99 , 18’ master angler. here in Jacksonville we also have a pretty good tidal swing thats why i was thinking about the 105# just not sure if the extra battery weight would be worth it. Also not sure if an extra battery will fit under the console. Need to do some measuring i suppose either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinadrifter Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 I’m up in South Carolina and have no battery issues with my 24v 80lb. I have an 03 18 Master Angler. 4 batteries in a master angler seems like a lot of weight. Also not sure if the 99 has the battery compartment in the front hatch like the 03. There’s no way I could fit three batteries in that space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplec Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 23 hours ago, Northfl said: Ok folks, i have a couple of questions i need some help with please. I have a older, tired minnkota riptide 24 volt motor. No idea of the thrust and i am getting ready to up grade. I am thinking about going to a motorguide xi5 on a buddies reccomendation that has had both xi5 and rip tide in his pathfinder i have a 99 18 m/a questions are 1. Would i be ok running a 24 vt 80 lb thrust or going ti a 36 105 lb? 2. Will the quick release mount i have on my current setup work with the motorguide? The one i have now has the small nhlon block mounted on the boat and the bigfer block on the motor with the push pin “u” that goes into it. Thanks for any input and answers I have a 96 and 24 v does fine for me down the road from you in St. Aug. The quick release mount will work but the block that mounts to the motor not the deck will need some modifications. Mostly just new holes. Ping Praisehim on here for some pics of how he adapted one when he moved from MK to MG on his Hewes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 3 hours ago, triplec said: I have a 96 and 24 v does fine for me down the road from you in St. Aug. The quick release mount will work but the block that mounts to the motor not the deck will need some modifications. Mostly just new holes. Ping Praisehim on here for some pics of how he adapted one when he moved from MK to MG on his Hewes. Thats what i was lookin for. Didnt really matter either way about the mount i suppose. Was just tryin to keep from drilling any more holes in the deck. I will ping peaisehim in the morning after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 3 hours ago, triplec said: I have a 96 and 24 v does fine for me down the road from you in St. Aug. The quick release mount will work but the block that mounts to the motor not the deck will need some modifications. Mostly just new holes. Ping Praisehim on here for some pics of how he adapted one when he moved from MK to MG on his Hewes. Thats what i was lookin for. Didnt really matter either way about the mount i suppose. Was just tryin to keep from drilling any more holes in the deck. I will ping peaisehim in the morning after work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Triplec, i tried pinging praisehim this morning. Got a message that he couldn’t receive messages. Maybe he will see this and chime in. Or maybe i did something wrong. Thanks john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplec Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Standby I will text him to take a peek here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 10-4. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.