What can I expect fromk a Minn Kota 50lb on my Conquest

[sparkola]

With dual Big batteries wired in parallel and 4 people? Can I take on a slow moving river or is this something I should be getting an outboard for? I have scanned previous posts and haven't found the info I am looking for.

[AdrenalineJunky]

Try going up stream first. You might want to be ready to throw an anchor or something in case river current over powers you.

[racerone3]

while the tub of any amphib is similar to a boat, the tires add a lot of drag in the water. I don't know of any posts that directly address what your looking for. I would throw the trolling motor on and give it a try solo. then start adding capable swimmers as test dummies.

[JoeMeg]

"capable swimmers as test dummies. " lol. O.D.N.R. uses them in thier literature, they refer to them as " Splash Test Dummies", thought that was kinda neat.

Joe.

[russriders]

Conquest not swim very well if u have 4 people in and no outboard motor that iso no good , not like max they r swim very well

[sparkola]

LOL!!!!!

All great answers still not what I am looking for though. I will try it on a still body of water first and see what the outcome is. This will give me some idea of what to expect if river flow is say 3 mph and I come up with 7 mph on still water, I imagine I could still go at least 1 mph against the current and possibly up to 4 mph?