I just mounted a Minn Kota EM44 on the skeg of my
17 foot Cape Cod Cat. I cut away a section of the
keel to recess the motor and permanently fiberglassed
it in. The wiring is in a tube sealed to the hull
and taken to above the water line in the
bilge.<br>This boat is very large for a 17 footer (for those of
you unfamiliar with catboats). It has a 8 foot beam
and a displacement of 2400 pounds.<br>The motor moves
the boat along very nicely and silently. I do not
have a knotmeter, so I am only guessing, but I'd say
it glides along at about 4 mph. After it gets up to
speed, half power keeps it there.<br>I only got it back
in the water last week.<br>I'll report back in a few
weeks with more performance details.
