Here's a teaser for you!

[cleatus]

Nicely done Bob!
That will turn some heads (and your boat) when you start to pivot at the docks....cool.

[BobG]

I will be doing in-water testing this weekend. Pics and maybe even video to come!

[kryptonite]

Nice work!!!

[BobG]

My trolling motors never had a reverse, but Bob was an electrical engineer right ?

Ya know, that's a good question. While this one DOES have reverse, setting one up to run either way would only take two relays (but I would use four, just because I could). The headlight relays I bought off eBay are rated for 60 amps. A trolling motor can draw 60 amps. That's cutting it too close for me. By putting them in parallel, each one only has to handle 30 amps.

[BobG]

The results are in.

It works great! Well, with a caveat.

It turns faster to the right (trolling motor in forward) than to the left (trolling motor in reverse).

I'm working on finding a prop that's closer to bidirectional, so I get equal performance in either direction.

I'm thinking a MotorGuide Machete III looks very interesting.

360 degree turn to the right takes about 20 seconds. To the left, maybe 30 to 40? I'll use a stopwatch soon!

It makes entry into a single slip with a 10 mph cross-breeze seem easy!

[GXPWeasel]

Awesome.
I'm surprised that the newer, bigger (25 feet plus) toons don't have these from the factory. Hell, we have cars that can parallel park themselves now, why not boats?

[Hawk_308]

If you want me to time forward vs reverse time on my toon with the machete III prop I can .