BottomDollar

I wouldn't say hard , but if your still moving there is some resistance due to movement.

As for the kicker doing thrust duty , I don't think you'll be happy with the Powerdrive alone , pushing a boat at 1.8 -2.2(down speed) = 2.3-3.1mph in current might seam doable but you will toast your battery pretty quick.

We set our kicker just below our needed speed , and bring in the troller . We sometimes run for up to 6 hours , thats a long time on a battery pulling a boat. If you don't have a kicker I would stick the money there first as you would go through batterys like candy.

Thanks! I've got a Honda 8hp that I'll be setting at about 2.2-2.3, then using the electric to bump me up to 2.5-2.8. I'm actually on Champlain chasing landlocked Atlantics (and the occasional brown, steelhead, and lake trout), small lake compared to you guys, but frequently windy with 2-3'ers.

I'm pretty set on 24v, and in that range it's the PD 70# or Terrova 80#. I don't want or need a foot pedal, but if the Terrova is that much better I'd certainly consider it. Thanks for the reply and letting me piggy-back on the OP's question. Cheers.

I'm curious as to whether or not anyone has tried the new PD with the updated "deploy assist lever." I'm about to order/install an ipilot for the primary purpose of autopilot with the kicker doing thrust duty, so I'll never need a foot pedal. A 70# PD will do the job for me on an 18' Starcraft, but all I hear is how hard it is to deploy/stow the v2's. Thanks, and sorry to hijack the thread.