89skeeter

I got all crazy this winter and installed one of those metal lowering boxes for the trolling motor pedal and I wish I hadn't. If you stand up all the time when fishing it is a great thing to do. But here are some of the setbacks I and my partner found after using it for a few days. 1. You have to adjust your old stance when you are using the pedal. The way you used stand doesn't work anymore. Your feet have to be farther apart and your weight evenly distributed. 2. You may have to adjust the way you cast because where and how you stand is now different. 3. If you sit down you will never get used to having to use your heel to get the motor to spin around to reverse. The angle at which your foot is at on the pedal (when in reverse position) is so extreme that you can't push down hard enough with your heel to make the motor spin. 4. The setup diagram shows that the incline angle goes to the back. I tried it this way but it kinked up the steering cables and I couldn't hardly steer the trolling motor. So I turned it around and it solved that problem. But, now I can't get the heel of my shoe to go inside the metal box so now I can't push down with my heel to go into reverse. 5. The metal box is so large that it will set your pedal position back about 3". It also takes out about 8" x 13" of deck space and it limits you to having to stand exactly right there all the time. I had to put (2) 2x8x10 inch boards under my pedal in order to get it to work correctly. So I am having a 1/4" piece of Aluminum cut to cover the hole and I will put the pedal back on the deck. Quite a lesson to learn for about $200 in parts and 12 hours in labor. :'(

I have this 74# trolling motor and it is brand new. The problem started right out of the box. On 24v I can't go over 1/2 way on the speed selector (infinite) without the motor kicking on/off rapidly. I changed out the breaker (50AMP) but no change. I connected directly to the battery and still no change. I connected it to 12v only and it works fine. Batteries are good, new wiring in boat (6ga) everything else is good. Someone told me that there is a circuit board or something in the power head that is causing the problem. It is a known problem with Motorguide supposedly but I can't find anything like it on the internet. Can anyone out there offer a suggestion beside contacting Motorguide?