Motor for a canoe?

[lightenup]

I have a flat backed plastic canoe...it floats, which is a plus, and has a metal plate in the back to mount a small motor........first thing, does anyone know if I need to take the boat safety class for a canoe with a small motor....I am in Joisey......and do I need to register the canoe if I put a motor on it..........I know I can find all this info on line, but quite frankly, I work hard and get lazy during the summer, so if anyone just knows, could ya please tell me......thanks....AND...does anyone have a small boat motor for sale? Preferably it runs, and is a gas motor..........maybe a 9.9, that would be fun on that little boat....thanks in advance, and the funniest reply will get a free triangle taper wulff fly line..............................................just kidding about the line, I won't give you shit, except a Thank You and a Thumbs up.....:thumb:

 

[Future Fanatic]

...but quite frankly, I get lazy during the summer...

As if you had to tell us this in a thread you started about putting a motor on a canoe...

(do I win the line you were kidding about?)

 

[lightenup]

As if you had to tell us this in a thread you started about putting a motor on a canoe...

(do I win the line you were kidding about?)

That's funny...I had a belly laugh,
Thanks!

 

[Flytrap]

If you power it you need to register it

 

[Rusty Spinner]

does anyone have a small boat motor for sale? Preferably it runs, and is a gas motor..........maybe a 9.9, that would be fun on that little boat.

Fun? You want fun? You, my friend, need this:

 

[Flytrap]

Sport canoe with too much motor - YouTube

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Sport canoe with too much motor - YouTube

OK, so we're going to need to add some planer boards. But we can do it!

 

[lightenup]

Sport canoe with too much motor - YouTube

You just might be a redneck......

 

[tomfly]

I have a Montgomery Ward 17’ square back aluminum canoe with an electric Motorguide that has 44 lbs of thrust (I would not go any bigger) and a deep cycle battery (I usually get the day out of the battery) It is very fast for a canoe and very stable. I can stand in it. I did have to register it, but you do not have to get operators license or take a safety course to operate it with a motor. It is still considered a canoe. A friend of mine has a 12’ Colman plastic canoe with a motor. He has problems with using the motor in rivers with a moderate current. While going against the current the canoe is so flimsy that the drag between the current and the thrust of the motor makes the body of the canoe twist and contort. It cumbersome to keep on a straight heading and very uncomfortable to sit in, it feels like it will roll over at any time. I don’t know if it is a length issue or if it is just a piece of crap. He does not encounter this problem when using it on a lake. So if you were considering using it on the D or the Lacky take this into thought.

 

[lightenup]

The canoe in question is a Coleman....I believe it is a 12 foot boat, and is most definitely plastic.....it seems sturdy, but I have not put any type of engine on it....so.....Thanks for the tip!!!

 

[mob201]

A motor on a flat-back? Thought you were a classier guy than that. Instead you should devote your time and money to learning how to paddle like this guy. That's how you get the ladies.

 

[lightenup]

A motor on a flat-back? Thought you were a classier guy than that. Instead you should devote your time and money to learning how to paddle like this guy. That's how you get the ladies.

Well, I will be wearing Tweed instead of a tux.....and after all I was raised in Hunterdon County (before 78 was built), so I am part red-neck.....thanks for the video..that canoe is a really nice one....