I'm glad I went with the terrova. Soooo much easier to stow and deploy! What was a waiting for all those years.
I'll throw this out there for Minn Kota. They are simply top shelf products. I've had a powerdrive since they first came out. I've be through every part on them inside and out. They are built very simplistic and with a mind for future repair. I could have easily kept my last one I had running indefinitely but I wanted the upgrades mainly the newest version of i-pilot. I bought my last one used after the flood of BPS. It had been under water and water had gotten into the housing from the open shaft in the head. It had to be rebuilt, which was mostly just taking it completely apart and cleaning it with electrical cleaner, replacing the brushes, and a few bearings. It’s been on the boat for several years after that and has been abused like a red headed step child, including salt baths. I broke it all apart the other day and cleaned and lubed everything. It’s ready to move on to the next fisherman and I’m confident it’ll last another several years. These folks make a great product! Hopefully my new one gives me the same service.
