Sounds interesting
curious if anyone has ever hit a stump ect with their minn kota trolling motor and busted the latch. i do have a 40 lb endura model a buddy of mine loaned me, i came up with a simple gadget i made to prevent any damage the motor kicks up if you ever hit an stump ect. i will try to get a pic later
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Sounds interesting
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Would like to see pictures. I think we have ALL hit a stump or ground or something with our TMs over time!
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Be hard to hold. That motor has a lot of leverage against where you would be holding it.
Broke the bow out of a plastic bass buggy when I hit a stump with the trolling motor. Had to warp my feet around the mount and push the top part of the motor away from me to secure it to the boat enough to get back to the ramp. That was a chore. It was only a 30 pound thrust motor.
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He's not "holding it". The force of the motor pushing the boat forward keeps the shaft pressed towards the transom. He is just bypassing the "tilt" lock.
I run my tiller outboard the same way. I leave the tilt lock "unlocked" so that if I hit something it will allow the OB to raise up and go over the object.
In your instance (on the bow) this would not work as the bracket is backwards and the motor is constantly pulling against the tilt lock in that instant. Will only work on a transom mount when mounted on the transom.
I understand. He was talking about having to do something while in reverse which would cause the trolling motor to swing up if not held down. Same as the way we ran smaller outboard unlacted so they could kick up if you hit something. Reverse said unlatched outboard and it would swing up on ya
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