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Owner’s Manual
Operation of
Trolling Motors
To position the motors for trolling
use, press BOW DOWN for more
than 5 seconds on the trim tab
switch or DOWN on the rocker
switch for Lenco Drives. This will fully
extend both actuators so the motors
are parallel with the plane of the hull.
To begin use with the trolling motors,
turn the control box ON by flipping
the single toggle switch. When the
system is activated, you may operate
the motors with the foot control
that plugs into the control box wire
harness.
Direction
The Troll’n Tab and Lenco Drive 164
trolling motor systems maneuver the
boat by controlling the direction and
the amount of thrust from each of
the trolling motors. Pressing down on
the heel of the foot control will steer
the boat to the left. When the heel is
pressed down, the starboard motor
thrusts forward and the port motor
thrusts in reverse. Pressing down
on the toe of the foot pedal steers
the boat to the right. When the toe
is pressed down, the port motor
thrusts forward and the starboard
motor thrusts in reverse. The amount
of thrust and the direction of thrust
gradually change from one motor
to the other the further the foot
control is pressed down. When the
foot control is pressed down all the
way to either the toe or heel, the
trolling motors are at equal thrust
levels, one motor pushing forward,
the other pushing in reverse. To track
in a straight line, the foot pedal has
a center position which is calibrated
to equal the amount of thrust and
the direction of each motor. This
“center” position may not equal a
perfectly level foot pedal. The pedal
may appear tilted while achieving a
straight tracking line.
Foot Control Functions
