Minnkota 3HP

  • minnman
    Posts: 1
    May 26, 2006 at 5:09 pm #1234259

    re: Minnkota 3HP: How do these compare in thrust to say a 55# unit? I have a small pontoon boat and want maximum power. Any comments or does anyone have a used 3HP for sale?

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    May 26, 2006 at 5:36 pm #449564

    Pretty sure 55# is close to the same output on the old 3hp motors. Notice that Minnkota does not use that rating anymore.

    I was over at the Motor Clinic in Bloomington yesterday. They had several used and referbished motors at the shop including a used 3hp. The prices look reasonable and all are under warranty. Might be worth checking out.

    http://www.motorclinic.com/

    -J.

    StaleMackrel
    Posts: 443
    May 30, 2006 at 8:26 pm #450250

    Wow! I have never heard a man that said his electric trolling motor or his garage was too big. I recently up graded my mag 17 alumacraft from 50 lb. thrust to 80 lb. thrust. Make sure you shaft runs deep enough. I bought this unit back in the fall of 00. I only had so much money so I equiped it with a 48 inch shaft with 50 lb. thrust on a bow mounted unit. Big mistake. I should have know better as it was my 7th boat. Do not make the same mistake!

    Xring
    Posts: 1
    January 28, 2011 at 4:02 pm #931365

    I am not sure what the thrust is, I use my MinnKota 3HP to push a Coleman Crawdad around on farm ponds or small “electric motor only” lakes.. 8 hours on a batter is no big deal. As an aside. Anyone that told you that 3HP stands for 3 Horse Power, was eigher mistakenly or intentionally wrong. The HP on the motor stands for “High Power”. A stupid marketing ploy by what is otherwise my favorite trolling motor maker.. Which is a big part of the reason they don’t make it anymore…

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5821
    January 29, 2011 at 12:01 am #931486

    WOW that is bringing back some memmories!

    Xring, Welcome! You got a whole lot of reading to do to catch up on the latest!

    Frank A DeMaio Jr
    Posts: 2
    July 5, 2023 at 8:53 am #2212015

    This is an older post, but I just had the same question because I have the same 3HP motor. I contacted Minn Kota and received this:

    Ryan O. (Minn Kota)
    Mar 16, 2023, 3:44 PM CDT

    Hello,

    It is a 34# thrust trolling motor.

    Thank you for contacting Minn Kota,
    Ryan

    Mar 16, 2023, 3:33 PM CDT
    It is a 3 HP Quiet Power that I purchased in 1990 or 1991.
    Thank you
    Frank

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