Bubba, maybe Im way off but, have you tried a little lube on that? Maybe some marine greese would help a bit
Bubba, maybe Im way off but, have you tried a little lube on that? Maybe some marine greese would help a bit
Also you may want to look at the adjustments as to where the motor shaft is actually locked down on the gator mount. If it is not all the way down I would release the lock downs and put the trolling motor all the way down in the mount. That should make it lock down easier when you place it in the water and also easier to pull back out if it is hanging on that plastic lip on front of gator mount.
I don't quite understand what you're saying here. Are you saying slide the TM all the way down to the head(basically making the TM run deeper in the water)? How would that make it easier to pull up/down?
Thanks FrankD....Charger had mentioned this, but I actually just now seen in my mind what you guys are saying. I'll have to check that tonight. Thanks
I believe I had the same problem with my motorguide. When I tried to put the motor into the water the mount would not drop into the locked position and was a girl to unlock to pull the motor out of the water. I filed a little off the rounded part that the locking pin rides down to lock and then I greased that same area and it cured my problem. When I place the motor into the stowed position I still have to push down on the head to lock it down. I'm not sure what happened to cause the problem but this cured it and it hasn't reoccured in the last two years. I hope this makes sense......................Al