I recently put one of these on my boat and tried it out for the first time this weekend.
My question to anyone who uses one is does it hold its course?
Is there something that I can do, so that when I take my foot off of the foot control it will stay the course?
At this point, I would get it going in a direction that I wanted to go, then I would take my foot off of the control. A second or two later, the foot pedal would move on its own and of course turn the boat.
I have messed with the tension screw a bit, but haven't found a sweet spot yet.
Do I need to keep trying or is this something that I need to be in control of at all times?
I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought.
Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just
buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything...
Congrats on the motor! I think you’ll like it.
I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers. 160 degrees is more than I expected to hear.
Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor. Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well?
I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to
get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius)
says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
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I recently put one of these on my boat and tried it out for the first time this weekend.
My question to anyone who uses one is does it hold its course?
Is there something that I can do, so that when I take my foot off of the foot control it will stay the course?
At this point, I would get it going in a direction that I wanted to go, then I would take my foot off of the control. A second or two later, the foot pedal would move on its own and of course turn the boat.
I have messed with the tension screw a bit, but haven't found a sweet spot yet.
Do I need to keep trying or is this something that I need to be in control of at all times?
Thanks for any help!
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