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    Tie bar system for kicker motor

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    Seastar makes a really nice (read:expensive) tie bar kit that I was looking at but I ended up going with just the cheap threaded rod type setup with little ball mounts on the front of the kicker and the main which I think cost me like 40 bucks and it works well. Can be removed in seconds, I can't remember who made it. I also have the Merc 150 with hydraulic steering on a Crestliner

    auto pilot vs bow mounted electric

    in This Old Boat

    Posted

    1 hour ago, iiwhistlerii said:

    Another thing to keep in mind is the lift assist on the new terrova models.  In a decent swell the lift assist does just as it was designed to.  It helps the waves lift your terrova into the air and the slams it back into place.  Whatever engineer designed that awful spring loaded piece of junk needs to lose thier joh.  Way to screw up a good thing.  If u are unfortunate enough to have one of these new junk designed motors make sure you have a bungee chord or something on hand to strap the head down into place to keep your $2000 investment functional in the swells.

     a lightbulb just went off in my head when you said that. Don't know why it didn't occur to me sooner but this is an issue I'm experiencing. Only had the motor out 4 times but haven't been able to pinpoint what didn't seem right but that's exactly it. I was wondering how was 72 inch shaft was coming out of the water so easily and that sometimes when I went to steer the troller it took a second to engage. Thanks

    auto pilot vs bow mounted electric

    in This Old Boat

    Posted · Edited by FishnChef

    Anything over 2 Footers or so depending on the wave period has my 72 inch shaft motor out of the water briefly but not enough to affect performance but my 60 inch shaft was pretty much worthless in anything over two to three Footers spending less time in the water then out of it

    auto pilot vs bow mounted electric

    in This Old Boat

    Posted

     I had the same debate a couple months back and I ended up swapping out my 24 volt power drive 72 I pilot link for a 36 volt terrova 112 with I pilot and do exactly as you mentioned. I found I didn't need link as I never used any of the features that are link specific like following Contours. this is on a Crestliner superhawk 1850 .I was worried about the weight of the additional battery  but I haven't noticed a difference in handling or speed at all FYI . I have a tie bar linking my Kicker and my main so I just basically set the motor straight with the kicker on a low speed and then steer using the trolling motor whether it's manual or using autopilot or following an I track. In big waves/wind  I can get about 6-7 hours out of the batteries before they start getting low. in calm Waters I've gone for 10 hours and still had half of my battery life left according to the meter on the trolling motor. I have no complaints but I don't think you would have enough battery life for this to be a viable option on a 24 volt system. not the cheapest way to go either.  I know a lot of guys either love their garmin's or have nothing but problems with them

    Charter Capt Does All The Fishing?

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted · Edited by FishnChef

    Welcome. That is common  among the Charters here but most captains  are happy to let you do the things you mentioned if you tell them you have experience and would like to do so. They just don't want a bunch of noobs breaking their equipment, losing rods, or having a bad hook up percentage and then people saying "eh don't go with that guy we didn't catch any fish"

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