Trolling Motor Help

[LJP]

Are you sure that your trolling motor shaft is not bent. That's what they do when they are bent.

[Tyme2fish]

The only guess I have is your prop is somehow messed up??

[R19]

When I bent my trolling motor shaft I had a lot of torque when I would try to make a right turn regardless of what speed I was on. When I would make a left turn the motor would spin all the way left even if I just lightly push on the pedal. When trying to go straight I would have to apply light pressure as if I wanted to make a right turn.

When my trolling motor was stored the lower unit would not lay flat on the mount. I could be a bow in the middle where both shafts connect. I replaced the upper and lower shaft plus the bearing that connect the shafts together and my problem went away.

Your problem sounds similar to mine. I would say you have a bent shaft. I would get it fixed because the excess torque will be hard on the cables.

[Duayne]

Make sure you do not have the positive and negative reversed and you are running the motor backward (with the prop out). I rigged one up that way one time and had the same things happen that you list.

[GITN-JIGY]

I bought one of these Troll Perfect thingys because my trolling motor would turn after I took my foot off the pedal. It does work they have one for Minn Kota and Motor Guide. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Troll...page-TPMK.html

[NTIMAD8R]

R19, I think you got it. Does exactly what you are talking about. But if it is bent I cannot tell, is this repairable?

[hairball]

Sounds like you're in high bypass mode. If your motor doesn't have this feature.... uh.......nevermind.

[Brandon__]

just throwing this out there but check the bottom part of the housing where bracket that holds the cables, mine was broke and did the same thing until i replaced it.

[R19]

R19, I think you got it. Does exactly what you are talking about. But if it is bent I cannot tell, is this repairable?

Yes it is repairable.

I got on the Motor Guide web site and found an authorized service dealer. There are several throughout the state so finding one within a decent drive should not be a problem. I don't know where you are located but I used Mark Miller Marine in Glasgow,KY. This was my 1st time doing business with them and things went smooth. I also called another place and got a similiar price quote so I assume their price was in line with everybody else.

I have a Motor Guide Tour 82. I had them replace the upper and lower shaft plus the bearing that connects them together. I broke the edge off my prop nut removing my prop a few years ago so I went ahead and got a new prop nut. If my memory is correct parts and labor was a little over $200. That may seem high but a new MG Tour 82 is around $1100-$1200 so spending $200 to get it fixed was a no brainer for me. My trolling motor is about 6 years old so it should have several more years of life left in it.

Pending what model you have the parts may be cheaper. The tour grade is a higher end Motor Guide so I assume the parts are higher for them. Get a price quote and then decide what is more feasible repair or replace.

[dockman]

I have a motor guidtateat does the same thing. My minn kota does not. The difference is the motor guide is a twin cable and the motor guide is a single cable. If both were dual cable I would not notice the difference. Single cables do well at low speed but you have to really work to steer At high speed.