I took my 1974 wellcraft airslot sport 165 open bow boat with the motorguide 70 lbs foot controlled trolling motor to gravelly point to fish and test out my raymarine dragonfly 7
downvision and chirp sonar fish finder and map charting GPS , I fixed the trolling motor by pinching the foot controlled steering cable with a 1" drywall screw into the hole to pin down the cable inside the steering rack gear.
I deployed the trolling motor into the water after we got to the boat ramp very excited. I started the motor and the cable snapped right away. The motor lower shaft started to spin freely again. I knew the cable probably came loose again but I thought I pinched it down really tight. So, I needed to open the power head cover and have a look. I was debating whether to open the power head on the water at the boat ramp, because parts could drop into the water. But, we just got to the boat ramp and I was really anxious to see what is going on inside the power head. I kept telling myself I will be careful. As soon as I loosened the 3 screws and opened the cover of the power head, 2 things flew out and dropped into the water - bummer. I looked closely, Sxxxxx - my steering rack gear was gone, so was my coupling for the directional sign. I was really mad about myself. Now, I am going to have to junk this trolling motor. I don't see any point to invest any money into this crap. So, I started to research for new trolling motor with 70 lbs push and above. Man, they are so expensive from $600 and up.
An idea came to me after a good couple night of sleep. I am just going to convert this foot controlled trolling motor into a remote controlled for turning left or right. I already built a variable speed control using PWM parts I bought and built for this trolling motor. Now, I just need to make it turn remotely.
Stay tune when I have pictures and videos to show you in the next few days.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Occoquan river boating and fishing on 2016 memorial day (May 30, 2016)
occoquan river fishing - 2016 memorial day (May 30, 2016)
We launched out of occoquan regional park boat ramp, and paid $9 for a day VA launch fee at the boat ramp - honor system with cash envelop to record the truck license plate. Annual pass is $105 for VA resident. We fished hard from 9am to 2:30pm and only caught 3 fish between the 2 of us. There is no motor hp limit so lots of Big fancy luxury yacht roaming in the river. You can sail into the Potomac river and the Cheasapeake bay. Very nice long and wide boat dock. We caught our first bass 15" in the very shallow area closer to the lily pads, second fish was a minnow and third fish was an 18" bass caught under the Rt 123 bridge by the post. Tons of shad fishing played around the post. We went all the way up the waterfall, and abandoned boat dock with huge tires bumper We also saw police boat patrolling the river to make sure people obey the no-wake zone. It was memorial day, so we saw truck 18 wheeler crawling on Rt 95 above us. Sun was in and out of the cloud, so not too bad. Almost no wind, tons of people kayaking, boating, canoing, BBQ. A very fine and dandy day.
https://youtu.be/r6Ub58vWI7M
We launched out of occoquan regional park boat ramp, and paid $9 for a day VA launch fee at the boat ramp - honor system with cash envelop to record the truck license plate. Annual pass is $105 for VA resident. We fished hard from 9am to 2:30pm and only caught 3 fish between the 2 of us. There is no motor hp limit so lots of Big fancy luxury yacht roaming in the river. You can sail into the Potomac river and the Cheasapeake bay. Very nice long and wide boat dock. We caught our first bass 15" in the very shallow area closer to the lily pads, second fish was a minnow and third fish was an 18" bass caught under the Rt 123 bridge by the post. Tons of shad fishing played around the post. We went all the way up the waterfall, and abandoned boat dock with huge tires bumper We also saw police boat patrolling the river to make sure people obey the no-wake zone. It was memorial day, so we saw truck 18 wheeler crawling on Rt 95 above us. Sun was in and out of the cloud, so not too bad. Almost no wind, tons of people kayaking, boating, canoing, BBQ. A very fine and dandy day.
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