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Originally Posted by Legend Boats
You will need a 54” shaft minimum and we recommend a 55Lb. thrust mode 24 or 27 series battery. If you’re thinking of a more LB. thrust you will need a conversion to a 24V system and it usually comes with a 60” shaft. I would also suggest a Quick release bracket for the trolling motor as well. Check out Minn Kota, They make a great unit with excellent features to help you fish more effectively. Hope this helps
Cheers Henry - Legend Boats
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Sorry Henry - I can tell you, as a fact, you are 100% incorrect here.
You will REQUIRE a 60" shaft for the Starcraft Starweld 1800. These boats sit very high out of the water and are built for big water. A 54" is too short as this boat is a deep v. This is incorrect.
You also recommended a A 55lb thrust is a 12 volt system? It will allow you for maybe 4-5 hours of use before your battery is dead on such a large and deep boat and has ZERO chance of being able to control or pull your boat in ANY chop. Bad Advice.
The Starcraft also come wired as a 24v systems - so a 12v simply wont work without making modifications. Again, bad advice.
Anyways ....... to the original poster ....
For a boat that size you really don't want anything less than a 80 thrust 24v system, however, a 110/112 thrust on a 36 v would be so much better.
The only boats, at 18ft that come with dinky little cheap systems like a 54"/12v trolling motor are the brands that I would stay away from ...... they are useless, underpowered and inefficient with their use of power.
Get a 60" with a 80 thrust/24v system or better yet, go to a 36v.
I have a 1800 Lund Tyee (which is similar in displacement and height in the water as your Starcraft) with a 80 thrust/60"/24v and it works fine - but you certainly don't want to go with less.