Jeff Griffeth
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Boy, am I bummed! I spent countless hours researching and reading posts on every board I could find about trolling motors. I had an old OMC that second gear was going out on and the old girl was starting to squeak a lot.
So, I finally decided on a Minn Kota Maxxum 65. Dad and I spent Saturday morning putting it in place, along with filling in the old OMC bolt holes. Thing was looking like a peach until we hooked the power to it and noticed that something wasn't right about the way the prop was spinning. We took the propeller off and sure enough the shaft going into the motor was bent right at the bearing.
Everything was in good shape in shipping. I bought it from Fosters. Luckily we didn't put it in the water, because the warranty wouldn't cover it if we would have.
Water temp just got right here and bass are feeding like crazy and I get to let my boat sit!
I'm sure it was just a fluke from the MK factory, but it sure bums me out!
Sorry, just had to vent.
Jeff
So, I finally decided on a Minn Kota Maxxum 65. Dad and I spent Saturday morning putting it in place, along with filling in the old OMC bolt holes. Thing was looking like a peach until we hooked the power to it and noticed that something wasn't right about the way the prop was spinning. We took the propeller off and sure enough the shaft going into the motor was bent right at the bearing.
Everything was in good shape in shipping. I bought it from Fosters. Luckily we didn't put it in the water, because the warranty wouldn't cover it if we would have.
Water temp just got right here and bass are feeding like crazy and I get to let my boat sit!
I'm sure it was just a fluke from the MK factory, but it sure bums me out!
Sorry, just had to vent.
Jeff