4 hours ago, tcbass said:

 

 

What is RTFM?

Read The...um..Freakin' Manual.

11 hours ago, jbmaine said:

Does any one know is sticking on a grass cutter affects the warranty on a new motor?

Don't see any way it possibly could...as long as you don't cut, drill or tap into the housing.  That'd be dumb, regardless...

 

Minn Kota had no problem honoring the warranty on my old Terrova 2 1/2 years into the deal, after I smacked it into an underwater rock and bent the prop shaft...even though I'd mounted an external transducer...which involved taking off and replacing the head, and gluing the transducer cable into the slot onthe shaft...

I second the notion... have an extra cord that you pull the troll motor up and out of the water with. And any attendant bolt or nut. It would be good to just have a little box with troll motor spare parts, labeled as such! Been there, done that.