He's good with gas engines and installing parts, but he didn't have a clue when it came to fixing the problem of a stiff foot control for turning my trolling motor on my used Tracker. The problem got so bad that I left the lake early due to leg spasms trying to adjust prop direction in a 15mph wind.
So I called him to see if there was a fix or adjustment to make the foot pedal easier to depress toe/heel. He said the old Motor Guide probably had a cable issue and not repairable so I started pricing 55# thrust Minn Kotas - $650 s/h, taxes included! So I ordered one in the middle of the night from Amazon expecting it in a week plus longer for installation. No fishing for too long unless I take the small jon boat to a smaller lake. ^-^
But just for the H of it I figured I may as well try to see what was going on with the motor down, not in the water. I tried turning the motor by hand via the foot pedal - no go. But then I noticed that the shaft wasn't one piece. The bar below the clamp rotates/ the bar above is fixed and is part of height adjustment made with a rotating handle. I found out that loosening the lower clamp freed up the lower bar allowing the foot pedal to turn it easily.
So much for ordering a new trolling motor, which I canceled, + the cost of installation. I reattached the sonar transducer and I'm going fishing today.
At least the truck starts after finding out something drained the battery overnight which happened a week ago. A buddy suggested it was time for a new truck, but after recharging to full charge overnight, my 2003 Silverado 4x4 started fine. Plus, it's easy to change oil + filter, air filter, spark plugs, etc.. I don't want to think what a new one costs! Course I just noticed I need four new tires and that ain't going to be cheap!)
Glad you were able to figure out the issue and fix it with your trolling motor.
Glad you figured it out and saved a couple hundred bucks in the process.
Tiller Mafia.