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Originally Posted by twhrider2
Pulled the trigger on the 80 I pilot yesterday and hope it works out good.
James the rudder you speak of sound interesting.
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So you went w/the 24 vt...it will serve you well in fresh and most of the time in salt...the only time you might have an issue is when wind AND current are working against you.
Coupla things about these motors...1-connections and hot batteries....BOTH need to be as good as you can make em...the electronics in MKs won't tolerate depleted power...battery connections, plug ins etc...anywhere there's a weak link will have a bad effect on performance...go ahead and buy an onboard battery charger for the two batteries...I had two AC Delco 31s that lasted forever cuz they were on the charger 24/7 or either in use...and UNPLUG the motor when on charger
2-turn the AP OFF when you lay it down in stored position
3-carry a spare remote control battery with you
These are great motors, but everybody I know w/one has sooner or later had to have a MK certified shop replace one or more boards in the head. Get used to it...made in Mexico, it's just a fact of life w/these things...if she starts spinning around by herself it's either a bad connection or one of the boards needs to be replaced...
From my description it may sound like these things are POS...not the case; just have heavily used them over many years...you'll get a lot of good years outta yours...
Oh yeah...installed the prop should be 18" or more below the boats water line...and on rough days that may not be enough...I don't use the MK those days...