02-28-2014, 03:43 AM
[quote TubeDude][#0000ff]
My personal opinion is that I got just as much speed at top end from the 30# motor as the 40#...but the 40 drains the battery faster.
Pon: Your opinion holds up to theory and my observations as well. Measurements with a wattmeter show that doubling power only increases the top speed by about 20% for my float tube. So going from 30# to 40# motor might hardly be noticeable.
I also had the 40 on my Renegade. Worked well but I know that others use the 30 and get good performance too. You ride higher...with less drag...in a pontoon than with a tube. Lots of drag while motoring in a tube...with more of your body below the water line. Toons are more efficient.
Pon: Yes, my toon's top speed is about 50% higher for the same watt input compared to my tube. "Frameless" toons and SUPs that touch water in the middle should have a considerably lower top speed (because of footprint) than the equivalent (same length & total weight) true toons for the same thrust input.
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Hope above comments are helpful, just my humble experience.
Pon
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