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| Hey guys,
Here is my question for those of you who run tiller boats:
Besides using a rope or having hydraulic steering, what techniques have you come up with to keep your outboard from "moving" while using either the bow or transom mount trolling motors.
In the past I have simply raised the motor out of the water completely - and this worked fine with my old Honda 50 because it had a short tiller arm but, I put a 2012 E-TEC on this fall and the tiller arm is much longer so tilting it up all the way works - but the tiller arm gets in the way and the skeg seems to drag because the shaft is a few inches longer. Looking for some ideas on how to keep the motor from moving side to side in wave action etc..
Thanks!
Chas Martin
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | There is a tension adjustment. Adjust it properly and you should be set. I have to re-adjust about every 4 months from the boat bouncing down the road on the trailer. |
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| Ryan,
Thanks! Yea I saw that in the manual - I will check it out tonight.
Chas
http://www.muskymastery.com |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Yep the tension adjust should do it I'd guess. My older Merc 4 stroke has a lever to adjust tension on the fly. When adjusted so it drags just a little it stays put unless some major waves/wake rocks the boat. If it's really rough out just a little more tension will keep it in place. |
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Keeping Tiller Motor from Moving