R25 New Build - 9.9 Yamaha for trolling or no?

[Bulljon]

I’m back with another question. Since my previous post, I’ve been discussing a new build with Tim at Fluid Motion. One of the last remaining details is whether to add the 9.9 trolling motor or not. We are looking at installing a remote system that allows the 250 HP to be idle down far enough to achieve 1.5 mph. When fishing for Kokanee I like to troll down around 1.2 MPH. So it seems like it might be a bit of a stretch to think that maybe I could run that slow even with the adjustable remote. All of the other trolling that I do is at around 3 to 3.5 MPH. I am also concerned about putting excessive idle hours on the main. Not sure if this is a big issue??

Another consideration, is having a backup power source in case anything ever went wrong with the main outboard. There is peace of mind having the 9.9 available in an emergency. However, adding it clutters up the wraparound swim deck and requires a bit of a fit up to install the bracket.

I’m curious to hear from the fisherman out there. Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

[Mike and Sarah]

I’m back with another question. Since my previous post, I’ve been discussing a new build with Tim at Fluid Motion. One of the last remaining details is whether to add the 9.9 trolling motor or not. We are looking at installing a remote system that allows the 250 HP to be idle down far enough to achieve 1.5 mph. When fishing for Kokanee I like to troll down around 1.2 MPH. So it seems like it might be a bit of a stretch to think that maybe I could run that slow even with the adjustable remote. All of the other trolling that I do is at around 3 to 3.5 MPH. I am also concerned about putting excessive idle hours on the main. Not sure if this is a big issue??

Another consideration, is having a backup power source in case anything ever went wrong with the main outboard. There is peace of mind having the 9.9 available in an emergency. However, adding it clutters up the wraparound swim deck and requires a bit of a fit up to install the bracket.

I’m curious to hear from the fisherman out there. Thanks in advance for your replies.

On our Solara 310 with twin 300 we troll for salmon on one engine at a time. It won’t get to your desired speed but there is a troll mode built in. It can cycle the engine in gear and out of gear to get down slow like you want. I would think the 250 could do the same.

 

[Bulljon]

On our Solara 310 with twin 300 we troll for salmon on one engine at a time. It won’t get to your desired speed but there is a troll mode built in. It can cycle the engine in gear and out of gear to get down slow like you want. I would think the 250 could do the same.

Nice, thanks for the information. I will talk to the guys at the factory, that feature would probably work great.

 

[Nwdiver]

Yes, twin Yamaha 250 can do pattern shifting. You can do down to 2 mph. The auto pilot has issues below 40%. I have never run pattern shifting on single engine.

 

[Mike and Sarah]

We have tried running pattern shifting when running just one engine out of two but it doesn’t work both engines need to be running. It’s silly Yamaha need to change that.

 

[Nwdiver]

Agreed

 

[JMarshallR25]

I doubt you will be able to troll as slowly as you want without adding the kicker. But you are right that it takes a chunk out of the swim platform. Please let us know what you decide.