12-05-2010, 08:46 PM
That Troll-a-Matic is new to me but I bet I'll try one come spring. I had a (used) Happy Troller and fought with it all last season. With it fully down as the manufacturer intended, I had such lousy steering control that I decided to try the modification recommended on Cabelas comments page, that is making another set of slots to hold the plate at 45 degrees. That worked a little better but I still fought with getting the plate to unlock when I wanted to move and stay locked.
The plate was bent when I bought it, straightened and welded and bent and or straightened and welded a couple times before I finally removed it as a waste of time and grief.
A buddy runs one on his boat and seems to like it. Maybe I just bought a bad apple, don't know. But next year that automatic plate might get my nod.
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The plate was bent when I bought it, straightened and welded and bent and or straightened and welded a couple times before I finally removed it as a waste of time and grief.
A buddy runs one on his boat and seems to like it. Maybe I just bought a bad apple, don't know. But next year that automatic plate might get my nod.
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