06-13-2019, 08:40 PM
Lots of trolling plates have only 2 settings, full up (not deployed) or full down (deployed all the way). I was having a bit of an issue slowing my small 14' Lund with 15 hp Merc. down by just reducing the throttle. I would get it to about 1.5 mph, but then the motor would die. I got a TP that was made for a 25 hp then I ground a mid point notch in the mechanism that lets me set the plate at an approx. 45 degree angle. With it at that setting I can keep the throttle up enough to prevent it dying, and still troll at 1.1 to 1.8 with no problem. If I want to go even slower I can drop the TP to full down and keep a steady .5 to .9 with no problems.
As others have stated here, one draw back of a TP on a big motor, if you forget to pull it back up, and it isn't the type that auto releases, you are likely to bend it or break the shear pin if you go to full throttle on the motor.
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As others have stated here, one draw back of a TP on a big motor, if you forget to pull it back up, and it isn't the type that auto releases, you are likely to bend it or break the shear pin if you go to full throttle on the motor.
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Or so it says on my license plate holder