Patk, I have a fairly large marine battery which will power both the electric motor and the battery. But I’m not going far so I should be OK. I will also have a paddle with me just in case.

Fiddler

Thanks, Munchy. Actually, the “canoe” is called a “scanoe.” That means that it has a square transom so that you can mount an electric trolling motor or up to about a 3 or 4 (don’t remember exactly) horsepower gasoline motor on the back. But it’s a good bit more narrow than a bass boat or even a john boat. So it won’t be all that stable a platform. But I have seen some YouTube videos of guys using an SI unit on a kayak with would not be any more stable than my “scanoe.” Maybe someone who has a kayak will chime in.

Where I am on the lake will be pretty far back from the dam where the lake narrows down a good bit. There are some coves to explore and if I cross over from one cove to the next, right where the main body makes a 90-degree turn, there won’t be that much “big water” to cross, if any. Or, going the other way, I can go along a long, straight bank and into a pretty large cove where I have caught some ‘gills before.

Thanks to Randy Wieland and Tuma also, for their wise posts. I’m saving my pennies right now, so I’m not going to rush out today and buy anything. I’m over half-way there if we are talking about an SI unit, but I still have a few more dollars to save.

Fiddler