Well today was one for the books as they say. From the beginning, yesterday I put on a new to me trolling motor on the 12' tin boat.It is an old Evinrude with the offset shaft.Love those units as I have used them before. I could not wait to try it out, so off I go to a nice little pond an hour away.The cross wind on the highway was fierce. I cleared a wooded area and the truck lurched about 3' sideways and the trailer began fishtailing several cycles @ 60 mph.That was my cue that a problem was happening. I ignored it until about 5 miles later until a trailer bearing was screaming bloody murder.I limped on to the ramp where it was safe to assess the damage.
Be prepared== I had everything needed except a seal to make a quick repair. Fortunately the spindle survived fairly well.35/40 minutes it was road worthy to get home,but not before I wet the new motor. It worked very well even straight into a 20 mph wind. Very pleased with it. I did catch about 6 pickerel,2 lmb just shy of 3 pounds and 2 yellow perch,all on jerks.
The wind picked up even more,the sky got really dark,low and rain poured like the hammers of haties.I continued to fish until the boomers began. I just smiled and thought OK,OK I`ll leave.
Having mechanical problems on Christmas eve afternoon could have made for a bad day ,had I not been prepared. btw it is a utility trailer that don`t use much and this one caught me off guard. All said today was a good Christmas gift.
C22
