Greenworks Trolling Motor
Posted by janszenj@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 8 comments
Does anyone use this GreenWorks motor on their smaller sailboat? I’m considering it for a Catalina 14.2 and wanted to hear other people’s experience with its battery life and long-term battery quality. Thanks for any guidance!
Ok-Boysenberry8618@reddit
I purchased a greenworks trolling motor (32lb) and on first try the prop spun at about 30 rpm (i.e. very slow, too slow to move my 19ft sailboat). It spins fine out of the water but as soon as I submerge it, it slows way down. Anyone else have this?
mc_snoozerson@reddit
I have a 17 ft welded aluminum boat and the 55 lbs trolling motor works great. I get around an hour or so, which suits my needs perfectly. depending on if I'm fishing or not, and what I'm fishing, I can mount it or take it off. Easier than a traditional trolling motor. I also don't want to be running off my cranking battery.
abhilovee86@reddit
I use it for tobin sports 10 feet inflatable boat, I got the 55lbs and I am impressed. I got a additional 5ah battery and I am glad I did. It works great and gives me almost 1-1.5 hrs on water ( I don't use low throttle but a mix of mid-max speeds on water). The 2 ah battery is a complete no-no/
danzilla007@reddit
An off the shelf 55lb trolling motor is like $100, and an equivalent size lipo battery is $60. The integrated battery is nice, but the value proposition really isn't there. Run time at max speed with that battery should be 15-18 minutes, assuming power consumption roughly equal to similar motors.
WinLongjumping1352@reddit
If the Marina is just next to the sailing grounds (i.e. no long channel to a bigger body of water/wind), it takes 5 minutes to get out of the marina. You'll have 10 minutes of power left for getting back in, so it sounds like a good idea to me given the boat of 14ft. The motor seems neither excessive nor too small.
wlll@reddit
It takes 5 minutes to get in and out of the Marina as long as nothing happens to hold you up, like someone coming out or otherwise messing around in the fairway. Plus 18 minutes of battery power is when new, it will be less after a year or two. I wouldn't want to cut it so fine.
WinLongjumping1352@reddit
yeah, but when you're waiting for someone else to go, you'd need only a little power, extending the effective time.
It also looks like the battery is easily swappable, so maybe OP needs 2 batteries (one for going out and one for going back in, as you don't want to switch batteries in critical maneuvering moments).
Just_Another_Pilot@reddit
No experience with this, but I have some of their landscaping tools. The motors and batteries are still going strong after three years, but the advertised running time per charge is overly optimistic. The plastic parts on the tools themselves are also a bit flimsy.