This will probably be the first of many threads regarding a trolling motor installation. my new trollin motor is at ups and will be delivered monday. i figured (2) days to get the old one off, no sweat. This should be the EASY part of the project. WRONG! seems somebody may have tried this before on my boat cause the phillips screw heads are not in good shape at all.
Problem #1: mg trollin motor mount on boat with the standard mg rubber screw mounts. phillips threads in screws from the top semi stripped (my luck!) but i can still turn them - barely. I've tried prying up on the mount to put some force on the screws while i turn them but they ain't coming out. Before i resort to power tools like a sawz-all, to attempt to cut the bolts, any ideas? the sawz-all is going to be tuff to use without messin up the boat. i will be heading to sears tomorrow to get some of those magic cutting bits for stripped screw heads (they will surely work as well as they do on tv - won't they?).
reminds me of the commercial.
"helpppppp! my trollin motor is on my boat and won't come off!"
never mind that last tid bit. i've heard humor really helps if your getting po'd.
jd
Problem #1: mg trollin motor mount on boat with the standard mg rubber screw mounts. phillips threads in screws from the top semi stripped (my luck!) but i can still turn them - barely. I've tried prying up on the mount to put some force on the screws while i turn them but they ain't coming out. Before i resort to power tools like a sawz-all, to attempt to cut the bolts, any ideas? the sawz-all is going to be tuff to use without messin up the boat. i will be heading to sears tomorrow to get some of those magic cutting bits for stripped screw heads (they will surely work as well as they do on tv - won't they?).
reminds me of the commercial.
"helpppppp! my trollin motor is on my boat and won't come off!"
never mind that last tid bit. i've heard humor really helps if your getting po'd.
jd