Posted By: Rayzor
Power Pole installation - 02/03/14 12:42 AM
After much deliberation, I decided to go with a Sportsman II power pole. I have heard so many bad things about the Talon. I basically had all weekend to do it, so I started off by installing the pump on Saturday. Not being in any hurry, I would say that took about an hour and a half. I had two friends come over on Sunday to help me put the bracket and shim on the jack plate. I was really concerned about holding the motor upright but with the skeg on a 2 x 6, it was no problem whatsoever. Ran the hydraulic lines to the pump and then connected the electrical. I put an inline on/off power switch just in case. After securing all of the hydraulic and electrical lines with tie-wraps, I was ready to try it out. Purged the pump and programmed the remotes. I would say that I put about 5 hours of work in today. I will have to wait until this CRAPPY weather goes away before I can actually use it on the water.
I can honestly say that this was one of the best installations I have experienced as far as working on my boat. The package came with everything I needed to put this all together. One of the brass compression nuts disappeared off of the pump. This was not Power Pole's fault. The only problem was that it was 5/16", which is not common. After wasting my time at Home Depot, I went to ACE Hardware and picked one up.
I'll keep people posted.
I can honestly say that this was one of the best installations I have experienced as far as working on my boat. The package came with everything I needed to put this all together. One of the brass compression nuts disappeared off of the pump. This was not Power Pole's fault. The only problem was that it was 5/16", which is not common. After wasting my time at Home Depot, I went to ACE Hardware and picked one up.
I'll keep people posted.