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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bentrod on January 01, 2010, 06:54:47 PM

Title: Yamaha T8 or F8 trolling motor
Post by: bentrod on January 01, 2010, 06:54:47 PM
Looking to replace my stolen Yamaha F8 trolling motor.  It looks like I'll be able to get either a T8 or F8.  I have an 18 foot Weldcraft with an outback bracket.  I liked my F8 because I could throttle it down to about 0 mph.  I was told that I wouldn't be able to troll that slow with the high thrust.   The only one my boat store has in stock is a high thrust, so I'm a little skeptical of their word.  Does anybody have any first hand knowledge here?   
Title: Re: Yamaha T8 or F8 trolling motor
Post by: BwiBwi on January 01, 2010, 08:15:14 PM
I'm using T9.9 now as my trolling motor for my 21' thunder jet.  I can throttle it all the way down to about 1mph.  I don't really see the difference between T9.9 and F9.9 at low speed.
Title: Re: Yamaha T8 or F8 trolling motor
Post by: iblly on January 03, 2010, 10:38:12 AM
Looking to replace my stolen Yamaha F8 trolling motor.  It looks like I'll be able to get either a T8 or F8.  I have an 18 foot Weldcraft with an outback bracket.  I liked my F8 because I could throttle it down to about 0 mph.  I was told that I wouldn't be able to troll that slow with the high thrust.   The only one my boat store has in stock is a high thrust, so I'm a little skeptical of their word.  Does anybody have any first hand knowledge here?   

look at todays vancouver craigslist boat section,  might be what your looking for ?
Title: Re: Yamaha T8 or F8 trolling motor
Post by: tnt on January 03, 2010, 05:34:11 PM
go high thrust... all the way... it will be the best for your boat... they have a ton more power but slow down very well