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re: Trolling Motor Removal--Bolts Frozen
Posted on 3/17/14 at 10:46 am to tight lines
Posted on 3/17/14 at 10:46 am to tight lines
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or left hand drill bit at Napa or something
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Posted on 3/17/14 at 10:53 am to tight lines
if there are black rubber things there then this is what is anchoring your trolling motor.
The nut is only threaded at the very bottom of that rubber T. As you screw in the bolt it pulls the nut up toward the rubber base causing the rubber to widen similar to how a boat plug works.
Thus, if you can get to the vertical rubber shaft of the mount and can cut all the way around it you can usually release the tension on the rubber and pull the entire mount and bolt right out through the mounting surface.
The nut is only threaded at the very bottom of that rubber T. As you screw in the bolt it pulls the nut up toward the rubber base causing the rubber to widen similar to how a boat plug works.
Thus, if you can get to the vertical rubber shaft of the mount and can cut all the way around it you can usually release the tension on the rubber and pull the entire mount and bolt right out through the mounting surface.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 10:53 am to AlxTgr
quote:
-273
possibly more damage than a .270
Posted on 3/17/14 at 11:02 am to Bleeding purple
Posted on 3/17/14 at 11:09 am to Bleeding purple
Thank you sir
Posted on 3/17/14 at 11:09 am to Bleeding purple
quote:
black rubber things
those suck. the trolling motor shop in BR has some other bit of hardware that works better. i think you may have to be a boat mechanic to find out what it is because i couldn't but a family member that is knows.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 11:28 am to TexasTiger01
quote:
WD-40
people still us that? Id go with PB Blaster. a solvent that actually has chemicals in it that dissolves rust and lubricates. Not a solvent that just displaces water.
This post was edited on 3/17/14 at 11:31 am
Posted on 3/17/14 at 1:32 pm to CarRamrod
Acetone + ATF.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 1:47 pm to tight lines
Get a sawzall and cut the bolts in half
Posted on 3/17/14 at 1:48 pm to CarRamrod
WD-40, PB Blaster, Kroil, KY... you get the point....
Posted on 3/17/14 at 1:56 pm to TexasTiger01
wd40 and pb blaster are two completely different things.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:04 pm to CarRamrod
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:17 pm to TexasTiger01
I'll try the PB blaster and impact, and hopefully the blind holes do have those rubber things. Any suggestions to fill the old holes? I've heard of using Marine-Tex for that kind of thing, or should I attempt to re-fiberglass?
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:19 pm to tight lines
You can't re-use or do I need to go back and re-read?
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:19 pm to tight lines
quote:
Marine-Tex
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:20 pm to tight lines
are you reinstalling a new trolling motor?
if so use the holes in the boat to remount the new one and do nothing to them. The hole in the fiberglass is not your problem unless some goof tried to screw the trolling motor down directly to the fiberglass.
The new mounts(just like the ones pictured above) will fit in and fill the old holes.
if so use the holes in the boat to remount the new one and do nothing to them. The hole in the fiberglass is not your problem unless some goof tried to screw the trolling motor down directly to the fiberglass.
The new mounts(just like the ones pictured above) will fit in and fill the old holes.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:24 pm to Bleeding purple
Well, I'm assuming that since my new motor will be a newer 55" minn kota and the old one was a 45" ancient motorguide, that the bolt pattern won't be the same. If the pattern is the same, I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:33 pm to tight lines
No idea if this is correct but,
quote:
On the MinnKota Mount,you will see a set of holes on the outside,and a set on the inside.If you have a Gatormount on your boat right now,use the set on the outside and they will match up.You will have to drill the 2 center holes scince MG does not have them.
quote:
I installed a Maxxum in the place of a Gatormount a couple of days ago. Foster is correct (of course), you could bolt the Maxxum with four bolts and not get your drill out. I decided with the additional weight of the Maxxum it could use two more bolts. That dude is HEAVY.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:41 pm to tight lines
Find the damn fish and throw an anchor.
No need for a trolling motor.
Thank me later.
No need for a trolling motor.
Thank me later.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 2:46 pm to JayWall
I smell salt.
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