Bag Question

[jm gremore]

I run a 150 yamaha on my 20 ft. boat. I use a trolling plate with much success. I can get down to .5 mph.

[skipper9]

I use a 48 off one side and a 54 off the other... it seems to stay on course better that way..

[Island Runner]

I use 2 60" bags, one per side when its rough and run both engines. Calmer days when less propwash over the rudders are needed to control my heading, I use 1 60" bag and run the bag on the same side as the engine I have running. Both ways work equally well for me.

[aerocraftmach2]

We run 2 48" most of the time. We might add another one out the back if we need to slow down even more in early spring. The ones from Dreamcatchers are the ones we run too, they are heavy and strong. They are also way cheaper than the ones from Amish Outfitters in price not quality.

[BossHogg]

I use two 36" bags on a 18' boat and it allows me to get down to as slow as I want to go. The biggest problem that I have is that the steering gets real sloppy if you are not constantly on top of it. I cleat them off up front with both bags an equal distance back, which is about 5' up from the stern of the boat. Will going to smaller bags help to make it easier to steer? Need to come up with some solution.

Or is part of the problem the fact that they are cleated off 3' from the bow?

[PDnaz]

I have a 16' boat and run 30" bags, what i have done to help with the steering is tie bags in front of boat and also tie off the back of the bags about half way back on boat to keep them from swinging. that has really helped me with my steering. otherwise the bags stay in one place in the water and the boat will swing over the bags.

[jiginitis69]

I only use them to slow my drift speed. I have a 15 HP mercury to control speed. Upwind, Downwind,!Crosswind. Drifting???? HUGE VALUE