06-17-2010, 10:35 PM
Reversing the polarity would work but would change the physics of the motor in the water. I mean it would still be pushing instead of pulling in relation the the motor going nose first instead of ass first into the direction you're wanting to move/troll. Or to try and clear that up the cone of the motor leading the way will be much less drag on the motor/battery rather than having the prop leading the way.
It's kind of hard to explain but easy to see once you see it set up I will try to take pics of mine to show how it's done.
If the pics show up you'll see where the shaft enters the head of the motor. At that point you'll find one or more screws. Undo them and seperate the motor head from the shaft. Turn it 180° and re-insert the shaft into the motor head. Now when you hit the go forward gears the motor housing will go "nose" first.
In the original setting you'd have to turn the motor around i.e. somehow mount it backwards to get the damn thing to go nose first. That's great but the control handle would be pointing out the back of the boat if mounted behind you. This way the handle points toward you and the motor houseing goes nose forward.
You should also see how I spliced into the wire leading to the battery and added an on/off switch. I mounted it into the pvc so that when tucked into a pocket on my boat it would stay put. BTW I used a regular 69¢ house switch from Homedepot. It's great because I don't have to turn around to turn off the motor when I get a fish. And I don't have to remember the setting on the motor either.
I hope this helps.
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It's kind of hard to explain but easy to see once you see it set up I will try to take pics of mine to show how it's done.
If the pics show up you'll see where the shaft enters the head of the motor. At that point you'll find one or more screws. Undo them and seperate the motor head from the shaft. Turn it 180° and re-insert the shaft into the motor head. Now when you hit the go forward gears the motor housing will go "nose" first.
In the original setting you'd have to turn the motor around i.e. somehow mount it backwards to get the damn thing to go nose first. That's great but the control handle would be pointing out the back of the boat if mounted behind you. This way the handle points toward you and the motor houseing goes nose forward.
You should also see how I spliced into the wire leading to the battery and added an on/off switch. I mounted it into the pvc so that when tucked into a pocket on my boat it would stay put. BTW I used a regular 69¢ house switch from Homedepot. It's great because I don't have to turn around to turn off the motor when I get a fish. And I don't have to remember the setting on the motor either.
I hope this helps.
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