Some of you were requesting that I show you how I made my transducer lift. Also made a lift for trolling motor. Then I made an automatic buoy winder that cuts off by itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixihAbhXq70
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Some of you were requesting that I show you how I made my transducer lift. Also made a lift for trolling motor. Then I made an automatic buoy winder that cuts off by itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixihAbhXq70
Pretty cool
That is cool!
ALSO MEANT TO SAY ON TM I LIFT IT UP WHEN I READY TO RUN BIG ENGINE BUT I LEAVE IT IN UP POSITION TO TRAVEL,THAT WAY ALL I HAVE TO DO IS HIT BUTTON WHEN I AM READY TO FISH,MUCH EASIER AND MUCH MORE SAFE,NOT HAVE TO GET AT FRONT AND LEND OVER WHEN IN DEEP WATER.ALSO ON TRANSDUCER AT FRONT IS FOR CONSOLE 859 SO I CAN USE IT AND 1199 AT SAME TIME WITHOUT INTERFERENCE AND BY BEING AT FRONT I CAN TELL IF I WANT TO THROW OUT A MARKER BEFORE I GET TO IT,IF I DON'T SEE FISH ON PILE I KEEP GOING AND THE 1199 IS ON SI SO I KNOW WHICH SIDE OF MARKER THE BRUSH IS ON BEFORE I START FISHING,MAY MAKE A VIDEO OF HOW I APPROACH AND FISH PILES THIS SPRING
Looking real good and smooth. Like Gene says he is able to fish all day without having to lift and deploy his trolling motor. Seeing is believing.
That is pretty interesting looking.
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BILLBOB,DON G LOVES IT SO MUCH WE HAD TO MAKE HIM ,US OLDTIMERS NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET
Would you be willing to explain how you accomplished the trolling motor to raise and wher to get parts ?
I am working on mine Gene (transducer lift). You gonna like it. It would have been a lot easier to start from scratch instead of using Rickie's Da Ducer Apparatus. But, that would remove the challenge. I am using sequential relay logic instead of using a microcontroller. I chose to use relays mainly because I have a bunch collecting dust. I only work on the project when I am stranded at home. I decided to make it remote controlled instead of using switches. I don't have good options for mounting switches on my boat. Waiting on parts from China. Our local Radio Shack shut down.
CCOLINS,ALL BUT THE MOTOR I MADE,IT DO NOT HAVE ANY SCREW HOLES IN TM ,I DESIGN IT TO HOLD WITHOUT HOLES IN ITM,IF INTERESTED I WILL TELL U ALL I CAN. HEY TOM ,U KNOW ABOUT THE SLOW BOAT TO CHINA,WELL THE BOAT IS JUST AS SLOW COMING BACK,LOL
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I believe that slow boat run aground in the South China Sea where they built that island. We used to target shoot those islands when I was in the Navy.
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Originally Posted by genec