10-04-2003, 01:50 AM
I was just wondering, we all say that motor guide has been a poor expirience for us, but I got to wondering what it was about them that didnt work for you guys.
For me, the thing wouldnt stay vertical while in use. When you were under power, it would angle forward, and when you were not it angled under the boat. This was not an operational function problem, but it made it a royal pain to use sonar because you were always at a different angle and never straight up and down. I tried to fix it several times, but there was just to much slop. Also the thing was very noisy. the prop squeeked like you wouldnt believe. And the directional indicator on the head wouldnt stay lined up with the lower unit so you never knew wich way you were going until you activated the power and started moving. What a pile! My old tiller minnkota was ten times the motor of that motorguide. My new minnkota has been excellent so far.
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For me, the thing wouldnt stay vertical while in use. When you were under power, it would angle forward, and when you were not it angled under the boat. This was not an operational function problem, but it made it a royal pain to use sonar because you were always at a different angle and never straight up and down. I tried to fix it several times, but there was just to much slop. Also the thing was very noisy. the prop squeeked like you wouldnt believe. And the directional indicator on the head wouldnt stay lined up with the lower unit so you never knew wich way you were going until you activated the power and started moving. What a pile! My old tiller minnkota was ten times the motor of that motorguide. My new minnkota has been excellent so far.
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