Garmin Force Kraken Trolling Motor
Garmin Force Kraken Trolling Motor
Garmin Force Kraken Trolling Motor With GT56UHD-TR Transducer
Named after the legendary predatory creature of the seas: the Kraken, this trolling motor by Garmin is engineered to be the industry’s most powerful trolling motor with 100 lbs of thurst. Meet the Garmin Force Kraken Trolling Motor, especially designed for longer shaft boats with high freeboards and a simpler installation method with a pivot-style mount for vessels where the bow space is limited.
What makes the Garmin Kraken special?
- Wireless integration with Garmin chartplotters
- Seamless cable integration with Livescope sonar
- 100 lbs of thrust power
- Pivot style mount for a hassle free installation
- Anchor lock and multi-band GPS for efficient fishing
- Available in 63”, 75” and 90” shaft lengths
Powerful & Quiet
The Garmin Kraken is one of the most if not the most powerful trolling motor in the market, thanks to the 100 lbs of thrust power. On top of that, this is a power that lasts with an efficient brushless motor design, allowing for longer run times than the common brush motors. Finally, you can focus all of your time and energy on what you want: fishing. To make it even better, this is one of the quietest motors in the industry, both above and below the water.
Can The Garmin Kraken Be Used In Salt Water?
Oh yes it can. The Garmin Force Kraken is made with a sturdy composite shaft and full of parts and components that are made to endure the harsh marine environments, as well as having protection from corrosion and salt water. Thanks to a smart design, the Kraken is optimized to operate in rough-open water conditions at either 24 or 36 volts. Hopefully that answers your question.
Garmin Kraken Remote
The Garmin Kraken has an included remote that allows you to control it and navigate from anywhere on the vessel with Garmin’s simple point and go technology. On top of that, it has a wireless integration that connects to your compatible chartplotter, thus creating and following routes for the motor as you fish.
If you want to dive even deeper, you can control the Kraken from your Garmin smartwatch. Really? Yes, you can connect the Kraken to a compatible Garmin smartwatch to control steering, anchor lock and a few other features.
As to the anchor lock, it provides Garmin’s most precise boat positioning technology, keeping the boat in one place.
Sonar Technology
Yes, the Kraken has it all, it’s the predator of the sea and now the fish. It has included brilliant UHD sonar technology thanks to a GT56 transducer. Thanks to the motor being brushless, it allows a clear sonar return with very, very low levels of unwanted noise. Yes, we said it was quiet, like a predator, like the Kraken. Oh yeah, and it keeps your LiveScope sonar cable protected by running the transducer cable through the trolling motor shaft (accessory purchase required).
Contact us for a list of compatible devices, as well as compatible accessories.
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What’s In The Box?
- Force® Kraken Trolling Motor
- GT56UHD-TR transducer
- Remote
- High efficiency propeller
- Assembly and mounting hardware
- Documentation
Garmin Kraken Specs:
General |
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COLOR |
black/white |
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FOR USE IN |
freshwater, brackish water and saltwater |
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MOUNT STYLE |
pivot-style mount |
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MAX THRUST |
100 lbs per ISO 13342 using high efficiency propeller at 36 V |
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VOLTAGE |
24 V or 36 V |
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ELECTRIC STEERING |
Yes |
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BUILT-IN HEADING SENSOR |
Yes |
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BUILT-IN GPS |
yes (dual frequency GPS) |
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WARRANTY |
3-year, limited lifetime on shaft |
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WATER RATING |
IPX7 |
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MOUNTING LOCATION |
bow |
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WIRELESS REMOTE |
yes (included) |
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FOOT PEDAL COMPATIBLE |
Yes |
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BATTERY INDICATOR |
Yes |
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VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL |
yes (20 steps) |
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LIGHTED DIRECTION INDICATOR |
Yes |
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QUATIX REMOTE CONTROL SUPPORTED |
Yes |
Sonar Features & Specifications |
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FREQUENCIES SUPPORTED |
Traditional: High-wide CHIRP (150-240 kHz) |
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TRANSMIT POWER |
Traditional: 350 W |
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MAXIMUM DEPTH |
CHIRP sonar: 800 ft freshwater |
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DEPTH/SPEED/TEMPERATURE |
depth and temperature |
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NUMBER OF PINS |
12-pin (orange connector) |
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LIVESCOPE CABLE INTEGRATION |
yes (LiveScope transducer and Kraken Mounting Bracket purchases required) |
Autopilot Features |
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ROUTE FOLLOWING |
Yes |
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ANCHOR LOCK |
Yes |
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ANCHOR LOCK JOG |
Yes |
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HEADING HOLD |
Yes |
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CRUISE CONTROL |
Yes |
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GESTURE FEATURES |
yes (manual+, heading hold+, jog+) |
Garmin Kraken Foot Pedal |
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DIMENSIONS |
12" L x 9" W x 4 1/2" H |
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WIRELESS COMMUNICATION |
Yes |
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POWER INSTALLATION |
12V/24V/36V wired or battery powered (2 AA) |
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AA BATTERY LIFE |
1 full season |
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WATER RATING |
IPX7 |
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ADJUSTABLE PEDAL RESISTANCE |
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Remote Features |
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DISPLAY SIZE |
1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
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DISPLAY RESOLUTION |
240 x 240 pixels |
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DISPLAY TYPE |
color, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
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CHARTPLOTTER USER-PROGRAMMABLE KEYS |
Yes |
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AUTOPILOT FEATURE CONTROL |
Yes |
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WATER RATING |
IPX7 |
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BATTERY LIFE |
typical use with backlight at low, 43 weeks |
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FLOATS |
Yes |
Garmin Kraken Review:
Choosing The Appropriate Garmin Kraken Force Trolling Motor Shaft Length
To make sure that you avoid any possible cavitation as well as ensuring the proper motor operation, you must select the appropriate shaft length for the Kraken Force Trolling Motor. What to do? Simple, measure the distance between the surface of the boat’s bow to the waterline when in calm water conditions. You can use the table below to select the correct shaft length:
IMPORTANT: If large waves are often present when fishing, do the following:
- Add 8" to the measurement before using the table below to select a shaft length
- If the measurement falls within the overlapping ranges, select the longer shaft length
Bow to Waterline Distance |
Recommended Shaft Length |
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Force |
0 - 19" 15 - 26" |
50 57 |
Force Kraken |
0 - 34" 26 - 46" 38 - 61" |
63 75 90 |
