*Great little trolling motor **enjoyable.fishing** recommend had it hooked up to my 15 foot old town canoe and it pushed it pretty good with me and my son (220 pounds each).*
Guys - this video helped me out alot on installing my new garmin trolling motor. On a side not I ordered it last Wednesday night from you guys and recieved it Friday afternoon. That was fast and free shipping. Thanks alot.
I have a ZV21 Pro the 57 was prefect and easily adjusts height, I have taken all Minn Kota off my Boat and went all Garmin Your vids have helped me out, no I didn’t forget the strap lol. Thanks Russell
Literally took me one hour to install start to finish by myself AND with the boat on a boat lift, which made it even more difficult. It’s not as hard as they make it seem. Great video though, it did speed things up for me watching this first.
Great video. When i installed the top arm I didn't have to lift the unit. All I had to do was tilt the head forward/motor to the rear until the upper arm cleared the head. This was very simple, including the cable connection.
"Don't forget the strap".....Hahahaaaa! I only laugh because I just installed my Force this past weekend and DID THE EXACT SAME THING! The installation instructions were detailed and explicit. And it explained to NOT FORGET THE STRAP. Totally my fault. I had the strap laying next to the lower mount in anticipation of proper installation and to NOT FORGET THE STRAP. As luck would have it, I had to remove the trolling motor bracket for my boat so as to be able to bolt the trolling motor lower mount to it. While trying to install the mount to the bracket I FORGOT THE STRAP! I discovered that while I was clapping myself on the back for doing such a nice, clean install. AND THEN I SAW THE STRAP!!! Oh well. There is more than one way to skin a cat. I cut the strap and burned the ends to keep them from unraveling. I then used a two hole straight bracket and placed it over the strap. I used a nail heated with a torch to burn two holes in the strap I placed the strap against my trolling motor bracket and laid the bracket on top of it, lining up the holes and then ran 3/4" stainless steel sheet metal screws through the bracket and strap, into the mount. Worked perfectly!
You guys did a great job preciate it. How does it plug in I noticed that you did the 8 wires. I have the Minn Kota now can I use the same housing or plug?
Can you do a DETAILED video on the power wiring? The "dual power" cables have me a bit confused in regard to the "two positive and two negative, cables, with eight cables total required to six connections". I am not following what you are talking about and I sure as hell don't want to screw up this motor! The motor is mounted to the boat, but I am still working on running the power cables for the motor and transducer. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
Exactly. I have a 24V red wire from the trolling motor batteries and a 24V black wire. Do I hook up my 24V red to the Force 2 fused red wires and my 24V black wire to the 2 fused Garmin black wires ?
There was a “recall” on the latch system. A lot of dealers do not know this. And the shaft length is way shorter than you think. The 50 was too short for my g3 bay 18
@@FratBoyFishing no, but it is riding a bit lower than you would typically set up a boat. If I did not have two ls transducers, I could spare to bring it up a bit
So...I have a left hand drive boat. Will there be any issues if I try to mount the motor on the starboard side of my bow instead? Or will it be in my way if I install it port? Its a jetboat and I'm short haha. Dont want it in my way.
When changing from ulterra to force am I using the electrical 36 volt wiring already installed? Do I need that circuit breaker? Running 1 36 v pro lithium battery
you will need a circuit breaker, they are usually in the back by the battery. even your ulterra requires a circuit breaker. You should be able to use the same wiring that the ulterra was using to power up your force as well
Where does the 2" X 3" rubber patch go? Lost my assembly instructions. Power cable is 14" from motor connection to cable tube. It gets in the way of the pull cable when it's floppy like this installation.
Might want to disconnect the leads from the battery before hooking the wires up next to each other... a little arcing there when he shorted the battery at 11:50 😳
When I spoke with my garmin dealer they mentioned that the 57” is equivalent to the competitions 60” and the 50” comparable to 53” I just purchased the force 57” and if what u said is true I think this trolling motor will be far to short for my application. Any way u can clarify that statistic? Thanks
OMG, total buzzkill at the end of the video. The fact that a Garmin 57" = a Minn Kota 52" makes this product completely unusable for walleye/multispecies boats.
It was an issue for me. Thankfully my unit failed and has to be replaced. I have a pretty small boat( g3 bay 18dlx) and the short shaft is too short. I had to pay an extra 100 on a replacement motor. They did replace the motor pro bono.
@@bakervinci163 That sucks. I was hoping to put this on a Lund Pro V Bass, but now I think I will wait until they add longer shaft lengths. Here's a vid of the boat and the trolling motor, seems to do well in windy conditions but the waves weren't big enough to tell: ua-cam.com/video/Q8GUywUzICU/v-deo.html
Nytron nice video. We did one last week as well. Ours is not as nice as yours, but might be as entertaining. I’ll send it. Yeh. No way with a deep hull Lund.
@@josephlassiter1412 Garmin doesn't use "thrust" as a measurement. The Garmin trolling motor is set up to be either 24 or 36 volts, the 24 will be around "80# of thrust" and the 36v will be around 115#.
*Great little trolling motor **enjoyable.fishing** recommend had it hooked up to my 15 foot old town canoe and it pushed it pretty good with me and my son (220 pounds each).*
Guys - this video helped me out alot on installing my new garmin trolling motor. On a side not I ordered it last Wednesday night from you guys and recieved it Friday afternoon. That was fast and free shipping. Thanks alot.
I have a ZV21 Pro the 57 was prefect and easily adjusts height, I have taken all Minn Kota off my Boat and went all Garmin
Your vids have helped me out, no I didn’t forget the strap lol.
Thanks Russell
Bought one the other day, took one day to get to Fort Worth, had it installed in a hour by myself was an easy install.
Literally took me one hour to install start to finish by myself AND with the boat on a boat lift, which made it even more difficult. It’s not as hard as they make it seem. Great video though, it did speed things up for me watching this first.
Great video. When i installed the top arm I didn't have to lift the unit. All I had to do was tilt the head forward/motor to the rear until the upper arm cleared the head. This was very simple, including the cable connection.
Watched this video a couple of times and installed my new Force. I didn't forget the strap. The installation and assembly was easy.
Watched most of your Garmin installation videos and they all are very helpful and made my installation much easier. Thanks for the great videos Josh!
Can't wait to have you guys install all my new Garmin equipment!
"Don't forget the strap".....Hahahaaaa!
I only laugh because I just installed my Force this past weekend and DID THE EXACT SAME THING!
The installation instructions were detailed and explicit. And it explained to NOT FORGET THE STRAP.
Totally my fault.
I had the strap laying next to the lower mount in anticipation of proper installation and to NOT FORGET THE STRAP.
As luck would have it, I had to remove the trolling motor bracket for my boat so as to be able to bolt the trolling motor lower mount to it.
While trying to install the mount to the bracket I FORGOT THE STRAP!
I discovered that while I was clapping myself on the back for doing such a nice, clean install.
AND THEN I SAW THE STRAP!!!
Oh well.
There is more than one way to skin a cat. I cut the strap and burned the ends to keep them from unraveling.
I then used a two hole straight bracket and placed it over the strap. I used a nail heated with a torch to burn two holes in the strap
I placed the strap against my trolling motor bracket and laid the bracket on top of it, lining up the holes and then ran 3/4" stainless steel sheet metal screws through the bracket and strap, into the mount.
Worked perfectly!
Or just don't forget the strap.lol
Awesome video!
I wish you had mentioned or covered how to measure or install in a fiberglass boat without holes previously.
Hey Josh , I’ve been looking for a video of yours where you explain how you made your hard wire connections. Does one exist?
Nice video. The stow and deploy almost have me sold.
You guys did a great job preciate it. How does it plug in I noticed that you did the 8 wires. I have the Minn Kota now can I use the same housing or plug?
Don't use a plug. Power direct, it'll eliminate power loss, connection failure, lag, interference etc.
Can you do a DETAILED video on the power wiring?
The "dual power" cables have me a bit confused in regard to the "two positive and two negative, cables, with eight cables total required to six connections".
I am not following what you are talking about and I sure as hell don't want to screw up this motor!
The motor is mounted to the boat, but I am still working on running the power cables for the motor and transducer.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Lonnie Chartrand
I’m interested in the answer also.
Also interested in this
Exactly. I have a 24V red wire from the trolling motor batteries and a 24V black wire. Do I hook up my 24V red to the Force 2 fused red wires and my 24V black wire to the 2 fused Garmin black wires ?
There was a “recall” on the latch system. A lot of dealers do not know this.
And the shaft length is way shorter than you think. The 50 was too short for my g3 bay 18
What about the 57?
@@FratBoyFishing is perfect
@@bakervinci163 Word you don't have issues with it popping out of the water during rough waves?
@@FratBoyFishing no, but it is riding a bit lower than you would typically set up a boat. If I did not have two ls transducers, I could spare to bring it up a bit
Does the garman trolling motor and the 126SV require a antenna
So...I have a left hand drive boat. Will there be any issues if I try to mount the motor on the starboard side of my bow instead? Or will it be in my way if I install it port? Its a jetboat and I'm short haha. Dont want it in my way.
Do you have a flexible socket extension for the nuts on the long base screws? I think the hardest part of this, is tightening those nuts.
When changing from ulterra to force am I using the electrical 36 volt wiring already installed? Do I need that circuit breaker? Running 1 36 v pro lithium battery
you will need a circuit breaker, they are usually in the back by the battery. even your ulterra requires a circuit breaker. You should be able to use the same wiring that the ulterra was using to power up your force as well
Where does the 2" X 3" rubber patch go? Lost my assembly instructions. Power cable is 14" from motor connection to cable tube. It gets in the way of the pull cable when it's floppy like this installation.
Thank you for your video
When will Minn Kota come out with their brushless?
@russelmarineproducts if I have a Force with 50 inch shaft, can I swap a 57 inch shaft into it? What would it cost? Thanks.
I understand if dedicated battery for the Garmin it's definitely a must, how do I get the 36 volt needed, please clarify
You have to hook 3 12volt batteries in series to make 36volts or buy a 36V battery.
Any pearls for changing a force out for a new one?
Good vid. If the holes mount up for ultrex, is there anyway to use a quick disconnect for this trolling motor?
Great video! Once installed can we easily remove the motor for secure storage? Thanks!
No way
How much over hang did The base hang over the rub rail?
So the 57inch is really only a 52 inch? I have a fishing Tritoon and I need atleast at 55inch. Can anyone answer this for me? I just ordered one
Anyone have the Garmin Force on a Deep V? I'm hearing the 57 inch is actually 52 and I'm worried the shaft won't be long enough.
Will it be compatible with the minn kota quick release bracket?
Do you sell these units and install them?
Might want to disconnect the leads from the battery before hooking the wires up next to each other... a little arcing there when he shorted the battery at 11:50 😳
Good eye.. Had to watch a couple times to catch that.. Very Surprised they were hot, but then again he's using a damn pair of channellocks..
I talked to a Garmin engineer and he said the Force 57" is 1.5" shorter than the 60" Minn Kota shaft. Now I am really confused.
How did you make out? I need atleast at 55 inch. Did it work for you?
What type of power bolt connection types. What type of metal
Yeah, I'm about to purchase One and now after watching this, I am wondering the same thing..??
Doesn’t seem like that bottom pivot pin is held in place very well
What shaft length?
When I spoke with my garmin dealer they mentioned that the 57” is equivalent to the competitions 60” and the 50” comparable to 53”
I just purchased the force 57” and if what u said is true I think this trolling motor will be far to short for my application.
Any way u can clarify that statistic?
Thanks
Looks like a lot of "Oh crap we missed _______." in that design.
"Night Club measuring standards."....LOL Haven't heard that one in years :-)
Whats with Darth Vader? lol
OMG, total buzzkill at the end of the video. The fact that a Garmin 57" = a Minn Kota 52" makes this product completely unusable for walleye/multispecies boats.
It was an issue for me. Thankfully my unit failed and has to be replaced. I have a pretty small boat( g3 bay 18dlx) and the short shaft is too short. I had to pay an extra 100 on a replacement motor. They did replace the motor pro bono.
@@bakervinci163 That sucks. I was hoping to put this on a Lund Pro V Bass, but now I think I will wait until they add longer shaft lengths. Here's a vid of the boat and the trolling motor, seems to do well in windy conditions but the waves weren't big enough to tell: ua-cam.com/video/Q8GUywUzICU/v-deo.html
Nytron nice video. We did one last week as well. Ours is not as nice as yours, but might be as entertaining. I’ll send it.
Yeh. No way with a deep hull Lund.
Nytron ua-cam.com/video/tOT-LJv3ABs/v-deo.html
@@bakervinci163 You're using a 57" Garmin, or a 50"?
This whole process literally made me not want to buy one. Geez.
Literally took me one hour to install my Force by myself AND on a boat lift. It’s not as hard as they make it seem.
Installing and setting up my motorguide tour pro literally took less time than this whole video.
Way over priced
Use one for a few minutes and you might change your mind. It's the best built TM I've ever seen.
What's the thrust?
@@josephlassiter1412 Garmin doesn't use "thrust" as a measurement. The Garmin trolling motor is set up to be either 24 or 36 volts, the 24 will be around "80# of thrust" and the 36v will be around 115#.