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 Trolling Motor Pull Cord
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04/19/17 02:12 AM
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ksalmon
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Why in the hell don't they just make these out of steel cable to begin with? And why in the hell do they make them so hard to get to to replace WHEN not if they break? UGH!!!!!!!
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206006
04/19/17 02:14 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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My new one came with a cable. An nice surprise. I actually have about 90ft of heavier cord left from years of retying mk handles. Started off as a 250' spool.
It was annoying. And they always break stowing. And early in the day.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206014
04/19/17 02:18 AM
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Posts: 3,853
catslayer
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Yeah... its dumb... wish i had thought to market plastic covered cord first...
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
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04/19/17 02:27 AM
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ksalmon
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Mine snapped today in the down position of course. Snapped way back in the housing. Was finally able to reach it with some needle nose pliars. Needless to say did not fish all the spots I wanted to today.
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
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04/19/17 02:31 AM
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lipjerk
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
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04/19/17 02:33 AM
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T-racer @ Mallard Marine
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I had cable and the D handle on my Fortrex, liked that combo a lot... and then I went Ulterra. No more stowing and deploying 
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206120
04/19/17 02:52 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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Ace Hardware has the "THMarine" D handle, or an exact clone of it, in their lawn mower section for $3. And the steel cable and crimps costs about $5. An easy and cheap alternative.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206448
04/19/17 12:26 PM
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Len B 1
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Lowes has them also, cheap fix.
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206459
04/19/17 12:30 PM
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Andrew Y'Barbo
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I have always used the g-force, but after seeing the Big-D I will be making a switch in the future.
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206521
04/19/17 01:00 PM
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BMCD
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Like 3 to 4 dollars to buy from home depot or lowes, same amount of time to install.
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206538
04/19/17 01:05 PM
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aggieman775
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Last edited by aggieman775; 04/19/17 01:09 PM.
Tight lines and god bless
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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04/19/17 01:57 PM
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kellisag
Extreme Angler
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My new one came with a cable. An nice surprise. I actually have about 90ft of heavier cord left from years of retying mk handles. Started off as a 250' spool.
It was annoying. And they always break stowing. And early in the day. That's what I did on my old one. Ultrex comes with a cable pull cord so no need to upgrade it.
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206642
04/19/17 02:00 PM
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Posts: 1,819
fishinman
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G -force for me!!
Good fishin'
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206648
04/19/17 02:03 PM
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John175☮
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MACHO MAN
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Put some shrink wrap over the rope where it rubs when deploying or stowing. The rope will last way longer.
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.†-JFK
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Re: Trolling Motor Pull Cord
[Re: ksalmon]
#12206710
04/19/17 02:38 PM
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EastTexasBassin
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I broke mine last week. Had to take the cord out of the hood of my jacket and tie it in there. Actually used it a few times since then and it's holding up but I gotta put something stronger on there
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