Trolling motor for pontoon boat.

[Kodiak Commando]

I have a very old simple pontoon boat that doesn't have oars so it is very slow to move with flippers. I have been thinking about getting a minn kota so i can troll for various species and just get around faster. My question is how much thrust i need. My pontoon boat is about 40 to 45 pouds, very light for a pontoon boat and i am a big guy, 6'8" and 275 pounds. I have had people tell me 30 pounds of thrust is enough for trolling and getting around faster. Remember i am not looking to blast off, just need more power than flippers. Any advice on how much thrust i need?

[billditrite]

30 lbs would be more than enough i move around my 18 ft aluminum with a 36 pretty good so youll be waterskiing

[Mackdaddy21]

I have been thinking of adding a small trolling motor to my 9 foot pontoon, but I think I would need a lighter battery so I wouldn't be sitting so low in the water.

Tyler