Quote Originally Posted by Inkdabber View Post
If I'm understanding your question correctly, I will give you the answer you are looking for. I too fish Santee and purchased a new boat and motor (60 hp tiller) last year. I needed a tiller steer for my style of fishing. If purchasing a motor of 40 HP or less, T & T is not needed, nor desired when fishing stump laden waters. The reason being, most motors that are 40 or less HP have tilt assist (hydraulic cylinder) on the motor and don't lock down when in forward gear. This is critical when hitting stumps and allows the motor the ride up and over without breaking the lock down mechanism. If a motor is purchased with T & T, regardless of HP, the motor does lock down. If this is your preference, like me you will need to put your motor on a CMC breakaway jack plate to prevent snapping the lock down mechanism and having your boat spend more time in the shop then in the water.
That's good info Ink!