Watersnake T18 ASP - 18 Pound Thrust 12v Electric Saltwater Trolling Motor with Transom Mount

this motor is great i use it on an 8ft GRP boat on the Canal it pumps us along at 3mph all day long on speed 2 ..its pulling 15 amps so just remember to work out how much run time you want then buy a marine deep cycle battery my 115 amp hr AGM battery gives us 6hrs + run time remember you have to leave 20% in acid batteries... or you kill the battery basically so that gives us 92 amp hrs ÷ 15 amps pull of motor = 6 hrs run time ...great motor my advice carry a spare prop they cost approx 10 bucks.. ours was basically shot after 18 hrs running ...

Funciona perfectamente

This motor really pushes my Mohawk canoe fast! I use a full size deep cycle marine battery and was able to travel almost 4 miles on a trip and still had great power left over. 2 speeds is nice to use. There is no throttle though. Only 2 speeds and on and off. As well reverse which is very useful. Feather light motor as well. Has to be 3 lbs or something. Ridiculously light. I have used it atleast 3 times. Always wash it well but careful to not spray electronics portion too heavily. No signs of wear or weakness

Assez bonne qualité, dommage pas plus puissantMerci

Motorisation annexe. Le moteur est très léger et avec une batterie de 40Ah a décharge profonde une autonomie de plus de 2 1/2h ce qui fait +/- 10-12km plus qu'assez pour une annexe. Pratique et silencieux, pas d'essence, pas d'huile, petit budget, pas de pollution, stockage dans la cale...etc a prendre en compte pour une comparaison avec le thermique. Batteries rechargeables avec panneaux solaire a bord. Mais l'achat est rendu difficile car manque de repère l'unité est en ''livre de poussée'' et la résistance a la corrosion est assez faible mais facilement corrigible (visserie).

The Watersnake T18s ASP motor arrived a few weeks ago but due to floods in SC I was forced to wait to try it out.I easily rigged a mount on my Native Ultimate 14.5’ Kayak. and added an Ever start deep cycle marine battery I picked up at Walmart for $76. The battery weighs 46lbs on my bathroom scale.The 1st test run was in the reservoir (so I wouldn’t have to worry about the tidal currents in the rivers) I ran for about 3 hours most of the time full speed. According to the gps on my phone full speed was 3.5 to 4.5 MPH. Low speed was 2.5 to 3.5 MPH this was with an 8 to 10 MPH wind. My second run was lower Ashley at the slack before and after high tide in a wide part of the river current not a real issue again about 3.5 to 4.5 mph average. My third run was 2.5 miles in the upper Ashley River was able to maintain 3 to 4.5 MPH average even against a strong current. The 4th run was in Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic side of Sullivan’s Island to about ¼ mile offshore. Various speeds and stops at beaches/islands for a total of about 5 hours ran just under ¼ of the time on slow speed just relaxing. The Watersnake performed better than I had hoped. It takes seconds to hook up extremely simple to operate and so far seems reliable. With me 250 lbs. and the battery is 46 lbs plus a cooler and fishing gear low speed is a little faster than I can paddle. High speed just a plus, up to 5.5 mph with the right conditions. These Trips were with almost constant running of the motor so I could see what it will do. Not typical while fishing.During all runs except the 1st I have never discharged the battery more than 1/3. The 1st run the battery level was above ½ when done.I still paddle but the Watersnake allows me greater range and I don’t have to worry about struggling paddling home against shifting tides just when the fish start biting.One last note: SC and some other states require you title and register any kayak/canoe with any type of motor. The whole process at least in SC took about 10 minutes and $40.