I've been using this for 3 years. It was given to me brand new as my cousin won it at a raffle and he already had a proper one on his bass boat.
It has bumped into rocks and logs a few times but I don't think more than people who have been using trolling motors for several years. Well I launched and then bumped a small rock just off the beach launch and then I noticed it sounded strange. Opened it up with my socket wrench and noticed that a tiny rod that holds two important pieces together broke off and you can see that it was rusted.
Now I have to figure out if I can just get that little rod and fix it or just buy a new trolling motor. Also because as you can see, the shaft of it, which is thick plastic, is shredding apart. That's because when I tighten it, and then keep the weight of my hand on it while moving, it gradually slips down lower and then eventually I have to reset the height and it happens again.
Not sure what I'm doing to abuse this motor but I'm not impressed.
I was in cottage country and this happened Sat. And with three on the boat there's no way I was going to make it to the spot I wanted to on Penetang Harbour so I went to this little cove and we caught dinks. Couldn't be bothered to go again two more days if I don't have the motor, especially since Penetang area isn't like Muskoka where there's millions of lakes, big and small, to choose from and would keep my interest if I had to paddle.
It has bumped into rocks and logs a few times but I don't think more than people who have been using trolling motors for several years. Well I launched and then bumped a small rock just off the beach launch and then I noticed it sounded strange. Opened it up with my socket wrench and noticed that a tiny rod that holds two important pieces together broke off and you can see that it was rusted.
Now I have to figure out if I can just get that little rod and fix it or just buy a new trolling motor. Also because as you can see, the shaft of it, which is thick plastic, is shredding apart. That's because when I tighten it, and then keep the weight of my hand on it while moving, it gradually slips down lower and then eventually I have to reset the height and it happens again.
Not sure what I'm doing to abuse this motor but I'm not impressed.
I was in cottage country and this happened Sat. And with three on the boat there's no way I was going to make it to the spot I wanted to on Penetang Harbour so I went to this little cove and we caught dinks. Couldn't be bothered to go again two more days if I don't have the motor, especially since Penetang area isn't like Muskoka where there's millions of lakes, big and small, to choose from and would keep my interest if I had to paddle.
