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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vermonster" data-source="post: 306597" data-attributes="member: 7992">Well I made it to the lake two saturdays ago, all for about an hour.  I put her in and she started up just fine.  I was letting the motor warm up while I loaded more gear with the choke out.  After a bit she stalled, and I had all the gear on.  I pushed the choke in and gave it a pull...  that's when the the starter blew up on me.  The spring on the pinion came off and got caught in the rope, and the recoil spring snapped off as well (not sure which order that happened in).I decided that I would comfort myself with a new trolling motor later that day!  I picked up a new MinnKota Powerdrive V2 55 Pound thrust bow mount!  Put it on that night and hit an electric only lake the next day (and got skunked), but the motor flies!I had to remove the bow cap and create a new one.  She's all set up now.  I also rebuilt the starter, and fixed the recoil spring.  I'm waiting on a new spring for the pinion to come, but bent the original close enough to the original shape so that it's functional.Below are pics of the entire boat, the bow cap and the new TM, as well as my fix on the recoil spring (which I wound up with the help of a torch and some pliers).  I hope to head out for another round of punishment in the next week![ATTACH=full]49621[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]49622[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]49623[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]49624[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]49625[/ATTACH]</blockquote>