Newport NV-Series Thrust Saltwater Transom Mounted Trolling Electric Trolling Motor w/LED Battery Indicator

I recently purchased a piece of property on a shallow lake. It is a very quiet community, so I thought an electric trolling motor would be appropriate for just cruising along the lake. I read several reviews done by others on this Newport product, and watched videos that were posted showing the motor in action. I have to say that I am beyond impressed with what I purchased. I chose the 62 lb thrust motor since it can be used on various size boats. I have a 12' StarCraft rowboat that is an older and well-constructed boat. That means it has some weight to it. I was able to cruise along through the weedy places with no trouble at all. A very clever design feature is the adjustable collar that allow the motor to be raised or lowered depending upon the depth from the floor to the propeller. Once I was in open water, I selected the highest speed and was amazed at how very well it moved me along. It will be put to a full test next week when my wife and 3 others will be using the boat. The weight of the motor is great in that it is light enough for my wife to carry it without hurting her shoulder. This was another selling point. It installs in seconds which mean no heavy lifting for a long period of time.. I have only one major concern that I experienced that could easily be remedied with a design modification. The forward and reverse motion is controlled by a twist of the handle. If you install the motor and accidentally have the motor in any of the power settings before you hook up the battery, the motor will turn and you could get injured. Yes, common sense would demand that the battery no be hooked up until the motor is in the water, but the potential for injury does exist. Perhaps they can incorporate a safety switch that interrupts the power going to the motor. I purchased a deep cycle lithium battery to power the motor. I ran for about a couple of miles at full speed and measured the voltage at the battery after I finished the run. The power loss was only a .01 drop from the 12.8 volts. There is a built in battery level series of LED's that tell you at a glance how much power you have left. This is a testimony to not only the quality of the battery, but also to the low amp draw of the motor. It is very efficient. It is very well made and I expect many years of use out of this unit. There are replacement parts available which is encouraging. Final word, for the price you will not find a better motor that has all the features of those that are priced much, much higher. I expect Newport to be around a while.

I'm not one to generally leave an amazon review unless I receive ridiculously bad or in this case, ridiculously great, customer service. I purchased this Newport NV-Series 62LB Thrust for my 14' fishing boat in November 2022. For almost 4 years, it's worked exceptionally well up until 2 weeks ago when forward speeds 1 and 2 (lowest speeds) stopped working as did reverse speed 1. I thought it was odd and of course came home and googled what the issue might be. Most of the comments pointed to a faulty control speed switch located in the head of the unit. I then used the motor this past weekend and only the highest speed forward (5) and highest speed in reverse (3) worked. I proceeded to take apart the head of the unit to inspect the control speed switch assuming I'd see scorched wires or melted plastic as others have reported and everything looked normal. I proceeded to take apart the control switch housing and again everything looked normal. Disappointed it didn't seem like an easy fix, I reached out to Newport's customer service to see if they might have any ideas/suggestions of what it could be. Spoke with an awesome rep named Stephen who said based upon my symptoms, it sounded like the master transom unit might be the issue which made getting a new one the most logical choice. I had already assumed I might need to purchase a replacement and unfortunately the unit I bought in 2022 is now $100 more today. I told Stephen I loved the motor and it worked flawlessly every weekend for 4 years and inquired if there were any discounts or promotions Newport might be able to offer towards a replacement. To my surprise, he offered me a 50% discount on a newest 62lb trust model which was an absolute no brainer! Seriously, who does that??? I thanked him profusely and told him I'd tell everyone about what a great experience I had with Newport. Thanks so much @newport_vessels You've gained a customer for life!

This is a great value with plenty of thrust for most applications. No negatives with this product but everything good. They also provide very good customer support.

Great trolling motor and easy to use, but wasn't enough power for my dinghy to tender to the island while moored in Catalina. Wish I'd thought of upgrading the propeller before I'd returned it.

This is a game changer for a fishing kayak. I am fishing on lakes, but thus far this motor has taken a beating and still pushes my Ascend 128T up to 5.6mph. I usually don't press beyond forward speed 3, but when i need to, it creates wakes/white wash. Great reverse and forward operation. I bought this for saltwater, but will try that in spring since I'm trolling lakes this fall. Happy so far!

I purchased this Amazon slightly discounted item believing the Amazon story that it was in very good condition. When i opened the beat up shipping box the first thing I noticed was that the three blade prop was damaged and not usable. Also the prop nut was missing and the prop shaft showed signs of leakage or was it corrosion at the motor shaft seal. The screw device holding the shaft up did not work. I hooked up the power cables correctly to a fully charged 12v battery and the motor would not turn in fwd or reverse. Unhooked cables pushed reset on breaker reconnected cables, still nothing! NOT HAPPY! Returned to Amazon for a refund, Ordered a new one. Apparently buying an amazon return is a scam. 1 Star because delivery was as advertised. Waiting on full refund…

Works great, plenty of power for our 10 ft Coleman john boat

Let’s start by saying it a good motor. The directional lock mechanism broke the second week in using it. I contacted the company and they say it was no really way of fixing it so there is no way of tightening the motor down when you raise it up to use you large motor. I would definitely consider a different brand when I purchased my next one other than that it is a decent motor, but this tiny part is obviously a flaw in the design and should be addressed.

Great little motor. We use this to cruise around the lake on our floating dock. Easy to mount/unmount. When connected to a marine battery, it lasts all day.

Product is in good condition. Can't wait until i install it to my Kayak. I really appreciate the fast delivery way sooner than the estimated time.

Really powers canoe around. But battery life read out is not correct 😕. Would not rely on it you could be doing a lot of padding. Or bring extra battery.

Used it on our homemade boat and it was much more efficient and faster than previous motor. We built a picnic/floating table and added the motor to spice things up and tour our lake.

I bought 62lb of thrust and have 12v 200amp lithium iron phosphate can handle 200amp discharge I might have to send back if I can't use battery it has more then enough power I can understand even a 60 amp battery has 120 amp discharge max this motor can not take more then 58amps and has 60 amp breaker I put 3 stars if I can't use lithium iron phosphate the safest battery yet I just update you can use lithium iron phosphate voltage can't be over 13.5 a fully charged life04 floot at 14.4 but when off charger is goes to 13.6 is normal so I changeing star rating we will see will give update