[Brian L]

I don't have the space under the floor for a battery. It's a very shallow draft hull. There's not any space anywhere in the boat except for the front, unfortunately. I don't see a problem with 24V in freshwater, or in Charlestown, Weekapaug, Quonny ponds, etc. I had a 24V system on my freshwater Bass Boat and I loved it. I don't like the idea of an extra 150lbs on the bow when I'm out in a stiff chop and I have a cooler full of ice and fish just in front of the console(not to mention a passenger or two). My boat is super seaworthy but it rides pretty tight to the water.

If I knew how to post a pic of the boat to show you the floor layout, I would! You can see the back of it in my avatar. There's the console, a leaning post, and that's it in the back. I have a casting platform in the front that's probably 5-6' long.

Sounds like what it's going to come down to is finding out if the 54lb thrust with the Maximizer (exactly the one I've been looking at, believe it or not!)has the power and battery life to do what I want it to do. If not, I'll go 24V.