I made my decision and purchased the evolve motor for the inflatable! Was nervous about spending the money with hardly any reviews using it in an inflatable, but after installing and using it, it was well worth the price. It wasn't to hard to install - needed to make some holes in the front plastic compartment using a circle cutter on my drill. After being very careful to not puncture the boat I was then able insert and install all the included connectors. The battery is able to sit inside the front compartment with the cables coming out the drilled holes. I put the evolve motor in the front well and connected the throttle in the back where I sit. Needed to glue on the holder for the throttle, which made me a little nervous as I wasn't exactly sure where to install it, and once it's glued down it can't be moved. The spot I picked, worked out just fine. We were out on the boat two times so far and it's fun to use. My spouse sits up front and no longer has to peddle. She just sits back and relaxes. I work the motor from the back in conjunction with peddling at my leisure. We were out on the water each time for about three hours and still had about 40% battery life left upon our return back to shore. I would try to stay in a speed of about 2.5 to 3 mph just using the motor and then peddling in addition only at certain times to bring us up to speed of about 4 to 5 mph. This would provide a relaxing pace with just minor exercise. It's fun to watch people starring at us thinking what the heck kind of boat are those people driving. For anyone contemplating if they should buy an evolve motor for an inflatable, I would say if you can afford it, then buy it.
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