Posted By: BillS2006
Mounting a new Terrova. (long) - 02/22/20 02:43 PM
Got my new Terrova in last Monday. After getting it unboxed and getting the instructions out, I began removing my "old" MotorGuide. That proved to be a little challenging, as there was no access to the underside of the deck, and of course the nuts turned. After looking it over, I decided to drill off the bolt heads and punch it bolts thru. That worked fine except for one bolt that turned with the drill bit. I moved on to the other bolts and after drilling them out, I was able to use the troll motor mount to apply a little pressure on the bolt and got it drilled. After removing the old troll motor, I cleaned and blue taped the front deck to keep from scratching the finish. I set the Terrova on the deck, and started trying to find the best position. It was at this point I had to go do a little research on mounting bolts for blind bolting. I decided on the Rite Hite isolator bolts. So I shut down the install and ordered an 8 piece set of the bolts. They arrived Thursday and Friday morning I continued the install. After drilling one bolt hole and installing the first Rite-Hite, I was feeling a little unsure of how strong these bolts were going to be. But I continued and got four bolts installed and tightened down. Man, I am impressed! I tried to move the troll motor mount and it is solid! Powered up the troll motor and all is well. Got the heading sensor mounted and powered. Now I need to remove the Terrova, fill the old troll motor mounting holes ( unable to make use of any of them), silicon the heading sensor cable passthru, and remove all the blue tape. I think I will really enjoy this new troll motor. Besides the anchor mode and auto pilot, it is a power upgrade also. My old troll motor is a 40# thrust where the Terrova is a 55# thrust.