which kicker???

[SuperD]

And this is about the easiest motor to kicker connection going.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Auxi...steering+rod&WTz_l=Header;Search-All+Products

 

[downriggeral]

Guess I can throw in my 2 cents worth too. I have a Yamaha T8 with electric start, power tilt and charging. What a great motor! The T9.9 Yamaha is the same motor. My ProTroll remote throttle control just died. I'm looking close at the iTroll for the replacement. It has more features and is most likely built better. You can see it at http://www.itroll.us/itroll.buy.html The Merc ProKicker (still Tahatsu) is the high thrust with electric start, power tilt and charging.
The connector rods SuperD mentioned work great. Get the stainless, it can be bought at Amazon for a less money.

 

[Bogey]

Man, always good info here - thanks!!

 

[Kokaholic]

I have a 5 horse Nissan 4stroke long shaft, not as quiet as a dual cylinder kicker, but cheaper in price, dependable as they come and gets the job done.

 

[DLM]

Guess I can throw in my 2 cents worth too. I have a Yamaha T8 with electric start, power tilt and charging. What a great motor! The T9.9 Yamaha is the same motor. My ProTroll remote throttle control just died. I'm looking close at the iTroll for the replacement. It has more features and is most likely built better. You can see it at http://www.itroll.us/itroll.buy.html The Merc ProKicker (still Tahatsu) is the high thrust with electric start, power tilt and charging.
The connector rods SuperD mentioned work great. Get the stainless, it can be bought at Amazon for a less money.

What is NOT happening with your trollmaster? If everything looks okay on your display unit then the problem may just be the servo. If you think that is it take the servo off, go to any store that sells remote control cars, planes, helicopters and you should be able to replace it for under $15.00. My servo went out on Wickiup last year. Luckily we had to go onto Bend anyway so I went to a hobby shop, picked up a servo and was back fishing that evening.

 

[SuperD]

David, he mentioned on another thread that the servo tests "good". The control shows power. I think the controller needs to be reprogrammed to talk to the servo. I had my controller lose the servo shortly after I got it. Sent it back to Trollmaster and they just re-set it. I think he wants a new one. ;-)

 

[downriggeral]

I had the servo tested; OK Bought a new one anyway and still no go. When the unit is off the red light in the on/off button flickers....not a good sign. I bought the ProTroll used so have no idea how many hours are on it. I've used it a bunch in the last year and a half; it doesn't owe me much since I only paid $75 for it.

I can buy the iTroll without the servo since I have a new one. The one they use is the high quality one with metal gears. No matter what I do just can't live without a remote control for the kicker throttle. Spoiled, DEFINITELY! Besides it's cold outside winter fishing....

 

[Bogey]

OK, I'm learning a fair amount here. I need to buy a new kicker (my boat is coming with a 150 merc 4-stroke) and the STUPID vain part of me would like to match it with a merc kicker as long as that kicker is a good motor. Cost is an issue and while Tahatsu/Nissan is cheaper (and great motors) I can swing the Merc 8 hp $2,017, and I researched as much as I could about the trollmaster pro 2 ($300 and I like it) as well as the SS connection rod from Cabela's ($69).

Looking at about $2,400 before tax... I can make this happen, but... I am a mechanical dork, any ideas what it would cost me to have a shop install that pro 2?

Also, in looking at demo videos, it appears the controller is corded and remains "loose" in the boat area. I saw in the video where the guy set it down, and I also saw him step on the cord. My buddy has a trollmaster original, and his is fixed to his dash. Is it designed to be "loose" or fixed?

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Mharri333]

Bogey,

I think you can put the pro on yourself. I put mine on. It takes a little tweaking around to get it just right but it only takes a metric wrench and a screwdriver. Fairly easy. Mine is the pro3 and it is corded. It comes with a sticky mount to put it on the dash but it kinda sucks. Once you have the speed dialed in you don't really have to mess with it much. The good thing about the cord is that it makes it easy to track down …

I am probably going to remove the one from my Mercury 8hp before I give it to the dealer. It is listed around 400 bucks. No sense in leaving it on there.

By the way, I ordered the Suzuki kicker because I could''t have miss matched motors on a new boat. You aren't alone. I even run two of the same poles when I am trolling or it kicks up the OCD… haha. I didn't like my Merc much before putting the troll master on it. Then it worked out great.

 

[Bogey]

Glad to know there are "other people like me" out there!101welcomw I at first liked the idea of the Pro 3, but between being more money, if I read everything correctly, in order to take advantage of the turn left or right, you need to buy yet another ____ (I forget what they called it) but it was all looking too spendy and too technical!!! I am NOT mechanical, but I do have a friend that is, I might just look at picking up the motor, connection arm and trollmaster and see if we can muddle through it.

If the dealer that's setting up my boat charged the same as what I'd be paying for the parts, and could do the hook up for around $150, I'd probably just go that route, but I don't think a boat dealer knows how to say anything but B.O.A.T. = Bring Out Another Thousand!

Thanks. When will your boat be coming?

 

[Mharri333]

Should get it in a couple weeks after they get the new toys and motors switched out. I won't let them leave it out in the rain so it shouldn't take long haha

 

[SuperD]

Bogey, my TrollMaster has a clip on the back of the controller that looks like a VHF radio. I chose not to have the loose cable and ran it under the gunnel up to the front. I clipped it to the top of the gunnel right next to the throttle controls.

 

[Bogey]

Thanks, I think that's what I would prefer.

 

[clawman]

Four things that I wanted in a trolling motor. 1. Alternated for keeping my batteries charged, electric start, power lift, and last but not least is the ability to have a steady stream of hot water for my wash stations ( a guy on Ifish makes a zinc plug with a 1/8" hose barb that threads into the original place). The only motor that meets all of these requirements is the Yamaha 9.9 Hugh thrust. It has been a god kicker and is very quiet.

I recently bought a new boat with Yamahas on it. Really like the 200 cyl 4 stroke but am not liking the T9.9 very much. I am comparing it to the 9.9 Honda I had on my last boat. Yesterday it was about 15 deg when I hit the water (ice). The 200 started right up. When I stopped to fish the 9.9 was hard to start, very slow to warm up enough to fish and vibrates so bad the entire boat shakes. Unless this thing settles down after more hours on it I would go in the category of VERY disappointed.

 

[downriggeral]

Clawman - WOW You may have a bad spark plug or something. I fish with a friend who has a 9.9 Honda high thrust. It is a great motor but VERY cold blooded when we fish Roosevelt this time of year. My Yamaha (T8) is older than yours but the same technology I think? Always starts easy and is very smooth. Not grouchy in the cold at all. Maybe a trip back to the dealer is in order or else more run time is needed; but I don't think what you are experiencing is "normal".

 

[clawman]

Clawman - WOW You may have a bad spark plug or something. I fish with a friend who has a 9.9 Honda high thrust. It is a great motor but VERY cold blooded when we fish Roosevelt this time of year. My Yamaha (T8) is older than yours but the same technology I think? Always starts easy and is very smooth. Not grouchy in the cold at all. Maybe a trip back to the dealer is in order or else more run time is needed; but I don't think what you are experiencing is "normal".

When I troll I like to watch the rod tip and look for that "dance" to have the right speed. With the rod in a rod holder the boat vibrates enough that I can not tell what the bait is doing.

 

[downriggeral]

Clawman, based on what you are experiencing it sounds like you have a spark plug wire off and are running on one cylinder! You can pull the cover and have a look. If all looks well pull the spark plugs; they should both look the same and be "dry" not all oily and gunky like an old 2 stroke. If I was going to pull them I'd pick up a couple of new ones to screw back in. Just my thoughts. You can PM me if I may be of more help. Alan

 

[clawman]

Clawman, based on what you are experiencing it sounds like you have a spark plug wire off and are running on one cylinder! You can pull the cover and have a look. If all looks well pull the spark plugs; they should both look the same and be "dry" not all oily and gunky like an old 2 stroke. If I was going to pull them I'd pick up a couple of new ones to screw back in. Just my thoughts. You can PM me if I may be of more help. Alan

Since I posted that I have talked with a Yamaha dealer. He said he has seen it is this climate and when water temps are below 40 deg. they run better if you run the kicker to get to your final destination for a thorough warm up. Yesterday I started the 9.9 and ran it about 1 mile about mid throttle before trolling and that made a huge difference. Previous trips I was getting a suety build up on the motor and transom, now it is clean. So between getting more time on the motor and a good warm up run it is a whole different motor.
Still need to adjust the throttle so it will position without holding the throttle.

 

[downriggeral]

Clawman - Glad to hear your motor is doing better. Picking up the speed for a while should really help the break in. You might try picking up the speed at the end of the day too.

My motor is well broken in....yahoo! I rarely troll dead slow, usually 2 plus. We had a different prop cut down for my brothers Honda because the speed we needed was just too slow for good oiling and smoothness. What a difference it made on his motor. The top speed on his kicker is not much different with the new prop.

Tight lines - Alan

PS Did you catch any fish?