Finally got my house on the big pond today, banked it up, went to drill my holes, auger wouldn't run right.
Here's the deal, starts just fine, vent cap open, will idle all day long, when I press the throttle, nothing..no change in pitch, nothing, just idles.
I took the gas tank off, it looks like there is a spring missing on the bottom of the throat plate valve stem.
I'm not sure if there's supposed to be one there or not, I can't find a diagram of it on the strikemaster page. I'm off to gander in Brainerd to see if I can get a look at one.
Any other ideas?
pout
ok, found the thread from last week that talked about it. I didn't have any sea foam, and I didn't remove the side plates because I didn't have a gasket set....so being me, I just tapped it on the sides of the carb with the handle of a screwdriver, put it allback together, and no whammies, it works....I'll try drilling some holes in the AM.
Chamois passed away this weekend a couple days short of her 13th bday.
What a great dog to hang out with here at home and on distant adventures.
Gonna miss ya big time my little big girl.
If you really want to treat your wife (and yourself) with a remote operated trolling motor, the Minn Kota Ulterra is about easy as it gets. Auto stow and deploy is pretty awesome. You just have to turn the motor on when you go out and that the last time you have to touch it.
24V 80lb. 60 inch shaft is probably the right length for your boat. They ain’t cheap - about $3k - but neither one of you would have to leave your seat to use it all day.
Wanderer, thanks for your reply. I do intend for it to be 24 volt, with a thrust of 70-80. Spot lock is a must (my wife is looking forward to
not being the anchor person any more). With my old boat we did quite a lot of pulling shad raps and hot n tots, using the trolling motor. Unlikely
that we will fish in whitecaps, did plenty of that when I was younger. I also need a wireless remote, not going back to a foot pedal. We do a fair amount of bobber fishing.
I don't think I will bother with a depth finder on the trolling motor. I am leaning toward moving my Garmin depth finder from my old boat to the
new one, just because I am so used to it and it works well for me. I am 70 years old and kinda set in my ways...
Dang, new content and now answers.
First, congrats on the new boat!
My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota.
How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too.
All weather or just nice weather?
Casting a lot or bait dragging?
Bobber or panfish fishing?
Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders?
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Hey all,
Finally got my house on the big pond today, banked it up, went to drill my holes, auger wouldn't run right.
Here's the deal, starts just fine, vent cap open, will idle all day long, when I press the throttle, nothing..no change in pitch, nothing, just idles.
I took the gas tank off, it looks like there is a spring missing on the bottom of the throat plate valve stem.
I'm not sure if there's supposed to be one there or not, I can't find a diagram of it on the strikemaster page. I'm off to gander in Brainerd to see if I can get a look at one.
Any other ideas?
pout
ok, found the thread from last week that talked about it. I didn't have any sea foam, and I didn't remove the side plates because I didn't have a gasket set....so being me, I just tapped it on the sides of the carb with the handle of a screwdriver, put it allback together, and no whammies, it works....I'll try drilling some holes in the AM.
pout
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