Crappie Cole
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- Dec 30, 2011
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Here goes, first time trying this, but I can't find anyone else who has this issue out on the net.
My uncle gave me his old Bayliner Bayou boat, as he did not like the set up and so he just got a new one.... must be nice. I had to do a little tlc to get her on the water, but got her done, and had a blast fishing all over in it. The only gripe that I have with it is the Motorguide trolling motor. When I get on a path that I like, and want to keep a certain direction of travel, I have to keep my foot on the peddle. If I let off of the peddle, it turns hard left, and spins the boat in circles. Great when I am on the fish, but sucks when I am trying to run shore lines for bucket mouths. I am not sure the exact model of the trolling motor, again this was given to me.
Let me describe the unit to you all. It is mounted to the front of my boat and has the pull string to raise and lower the motor in the water. It has a "cable" that runs from the head of the trolling motor to the control/steering peddle. I have it wired up for continuously on and on 12 volt system (only one battery hooked to it). I can't see that it is "wired" up wrong to the battery that would be causing this issue. The motor is mounted at an angle on the bow of the boat. I have moved the position that the shaft is locked into, but that seems futile at best in an attempt to fix the issue. Anyone have any suggestions to give me to make it so that my boat "drives" straight and not is circles. Kinda blows when you set the hook on the ol' bucket mouth and have to shut everything down so that you don't have to fight the boat and the fish swimming in circles.
Thanks Guys for any help to a novice boater looking to capitalize on the water better!
Crappie Cole
My uncle gave me his old Bayliner Bayou boat, as he did not like the set up and so he just got a new one.... must be nice. I had to do a little tlc to get her on the water, but got her done, and had a blast fishing all over in it. The only gripe that I have with it is the Motorguide trolling motor. When I get on a path that I like, and want to keep a certain direction of travel, I have to keep my foot on the peddle. If I let off of the peddle, it turns hard left, and spins the boat in circles. Great when I am on the fish, but sucks when I am trying to run shore lines for bucket mouths. I am not sure the exact model of the trolling motor, again this was given to me.
Let me describe the unit to you all. It is mounted to the front of my boat and has the pull string to raise and lower the motor in the water. It has a "cable" that runs from the head of the trolling motor to the control/steering peddle. I have it wired up for continuously on and on 12 volt system (only one battery hooked to it). I can't see that it is "wired" up wrong to the battery that would be causing this issue. The motor is mounted at an angle on the bow of the boat. I have moved the position that the shaft is locked into, but that seems futile at best in an attempt to fix the issue. Anyone have any suggestions to give me to make it so that my boat "drives" straight and not is circles. Kinda blows when you set the hook on the ol' bucket mouth and have to shut everything down so that you don't have to fight the boat and the fish swimming in circles.
Thanks Guys for any help to a novice boater looking to capitalize on the water better!
Crappie Cole