OVERPRICED MIN-KOTA KILLER THANK GOD, GREAT HANDLE SPEED selection 5 fwd, 3 rev, nice and long and adjustable, fits perfect on back of 12ft Aluminum boat with 15 HP Evinrude. if this break in 2 years buy another works very good, well worth and now more the day trapped in 800+ trolling motors, the hundle is much better then that FOOT switch in the front, my son navigates and control, our trolling is now smoother, last for 2-3 days with battery, great for emergency motor

This motor is fantastic. It has great power for pushing my 14 foot tri hull, fiberglass boat. The only thing to be aware of is the fuse that comes along with this unit. The contacts are open to the environment which lens itself to becoming easily shorted out which I did on the other side of the lake. I didn't realize that was the problem and was stuck for a while. I would suggest replacing it with a 60 amp breaker available through Amazon. overall it's got power. It's easy to use, and appears to be reliable customer service is helpful and better than the competition. It has a two year warranty and you don't even have to register it and the price is much lower than the competition. I could not be more pleased.

Delivery was pretty fast and motor is great. It works smooth and easy and gets you where you wanna go. It's not very heavy and is very affordable compared to some. Great little motor and would recommend to others.

Happy with this motor on our 7.5' Mercury inflatable. Wanted a Torqueedo, but didn't want to part with several thousand dollars. Did some research to check against Minn Kota, the NV55 is a little cheaper than the comparable MK, and although we'll only ever use it in freshwater, the fact that it's saltwater corrosion resistant makes one think it'll last a little longer in fresh water, too. We mainly use it for tendering back and forth to the beach, riding around at the beach, and a little bit in the yacht basin. It's a pretty leisurely ride on anything other that the 5th step, but that's the nature of a trolling motor on a RIB. I got the impression that the NV36 would have basically been like only having the first 4 speeds, no kick-in-the-pants speed. That said, you're still not water skiing with 5th speed, although I will say it doesn't go any slower or faster with one adult or three.

We run it off a group 24 deep cycle battery, goes a surprisingly long time between charges, but we're not really running it in a way that I could measure distance or runtime. I do have a meter on it when I recharge, battery takes on 30 to 35 amp hours, which really isn't much out of this particular battery. I put the battery into the "MinnKota Trolling Motor Power Center", which NV also sells, but is exactly the same box for twenty bucks more. The box has been very convenient for moving the battery in and out of the boat, and no sharp corners to puncture or wear on the boat. A group 24 or 27 lithium battery in this box would be awesome, as a lead acid batteries are heavy! Still not quite as convenient as a Torqueedo, but getting closer! Since we pop the RIB up on it's side on the swim platform, we have to install/remove the motor and battery each time. A pain, but a LOT less hassle than the 2.5hp gas motor!

I do have one "wish" for the motor design; The handle that is the gear selector is numbered 1 through 5 for forward, 0 for stopped, and 1 through 3 for reverse. Without actually looking at the position of the handle, it's hard to tell if you're on 0. When pulling up to a dock or the swim platform on our big boat, it would be nice to be able to stop the motor, put it to the zero position without looking. Maybe a harder detent at 0? Or having a hard stop at 0 and you need to push the handle in to get it into reverse? I'd hate to have a lockout button for reverse, as it would suck to have reverse be a 2 handed operation... A button on the end of the handle maybe? All of these ideas cost real money to implement, though, and since NV is try to stay just under the cost of Minn Kota, unlikely to see the light of day... It's not the end of the world, but would certainly be more convenient if you didn't have to look...

The unit seems to be solidly constructed using quality materials.
The clamping features are solid and work well.
It also has a metal propeller that's easy to remove in case of weed clog.
The unit operates quietly and shifts thru the speeds reassuringly. Led lights show usage level accurately and the telescoping throttle is convenient.
Would definitely purchase again, just make sure of your usage parameters.