Thread: Help with Trolling Motor Damage

Originally Posted by catch&crisco

Minn Kotas warranty is "limited lifetime"..only covers defects in material and workmanship..Took a high wave up front and new max 80 came down on the side of a famous reel foot stump...bent the composite shaft and minn kota would not warrant it, out $800.

Replace the shaft not the whole TM. Much cheaper than $800.00.

Originally Posted by marshjohn

Well guys I committed one of the most embarrassing errors that a fisherman can make. I forgot to pull my Motorguide trolling motor up before taking off full throttle with the outboard. It took me a while to understand why I was getting soaked with lake water, but I finally figured it out.

Now to the damage part. The trolling motor is now extremely difficult to turn with the foot pedal. I am having to darn near stand on the foot pedal to turn the motor. Do you think that I may have bent the shaft?

Help please!

There is a new company down in Texas that makes a straightener that you can use yourself in such a situation. The company is Straighteneze.com. Check them out. I bought one and now it's in my boat because I bent mine too and it would take too long at a shop.