I hope I'm not to late.I have a modified mounting platform on my 1990 Bayliner.It was easy to mount and looks good.You should have little difficulty.I simply had to drill new hole in the mounting plate.The rest was a piece of cake.....MIQUE

It is very awkward to cradle the motor when changing spots. On a windy day in a light boat (anything aluminum) if you are too close to shore and are not quick bringing the motor up you will be blown onto the bank before you can get it stowed. It won't really send you overboard but it is difficult to cradle it and drop it back in quickly and quietly.

There is no rip cord to assist like their is in foot pedal models so you have to lean over it, bring it straight up and then lean it back into the cradle. Very awkward design and can be hard to control. If you leave the motor facing straight in front of the boat, the prop adds too much resistance when bringing it up. You have to cut it 90 degrees to bring it up quickly and that is difficult as soon as its almost out of water when you have the full weight of the motor to contend with.

Do not buy it. If you are used to a foot pedal design, stick with that. This is a good model TM for showing new boaters like myself what NOT to buy. Every experienced boater that has fished with me in tournaments on my boat hates my TM and for good reason. Its a truly horrible design and I can't wait to get rid of it.

I have the same one. You cannot attach the wire to the shaft. I use a small bungie cord and zip tie the wire to it. Then I attach one end of the bungie up on the thick power cable and one to the mounting bracket. You then pull it tight and it will keep the wire out of the blade and allow it to turn. You just have to unhook the bungie from the mounting bracket when pulling up the trolling motor. I will soon have my tranducer bow mounted but this works for now.