malibu kayak x factor trolling motor experience and rigging

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Originally Posted by boxturtle

any problems with kelp?

Yes the motor is about 6 inches below the surface. So gliding over kelp is not an option. I had a hand pulley, so if I saw the kelp in advance no problem. If I didn't than had to monkey with clearing. The eel grass was a problem. It would get deep in the drive of the prop.