Installing the Top Plate to an Ultrex QUEST Series Trolling Motor
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ITEM(S) NEEDED
#20 x 6
a.
Take the Top Plate (Item #2) and align the Mounting
Holes on the plate with the Mounting Holes on the
trolling motor Mount. The Mounting Holes closest
to the short edge of the Top Plate should face
Outboard. The Mounting Holes furthest from the
short edge on the Top Plate are the closest to the
Hold-Down Strap Recess and should face Inboard.
Place the Hold-Down Strap (if included with
NOTICE:
your motor) between the motor Mount and the Top Plate.
For full function, install the Hold-Down Strap between
the middle pair and most-inboard pair of Mounting Holes
in the Hold-Down Strap Recess.
b.
Test the placement of the Hold-Down Strap to be
sure it can hold the Mount as placed. The position of
the buckle on the Hold-Down Strap, either inboard
or outboard, is based on personal preference. The
hook and loop should face downward for the Hold-
Down Strap to function correctly. Take six 5/16-18
x 3/4" Phillips Pan Head Screws (Item #24) and six
Nylock Nuts (Item #20). Apply anti-seize (Item #28)
to all hardware. Install the Screws so that they pass
through the Mount and then the Top Plate. Secure
each Screw below the Top Plate with a Nylock Nut.
Tighten each Screw using a #4 Screwdriver to fasten
the Mount to the Top Plate. Make sure all hardware
is secure.
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ITEM(S) NEEDED
c.
Take the Bottom Plate (Item #4) and set it on a level
surface. The Bottom Plate should sit so that the
Spring Pin faces upward. The Spring Pin is present
along the edge of the Bottom Plate that points
Outboard. Take the Top Plate with the trolling motor
installed and place it on the Bottom Plate. Place the
Top Plate so that the holes for the Padlock Slot on
the Top Plate and Bottom Plate align.
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#24 x 6
1a
1b
#4 x 1
2c
#2 x 1
#28 x 1
Outboard
Outboard
Mounting
Mounting
Holes
Holes
Top Plate
Top Plate
Outboard
Outboard
Nylock Nut
Nylock Nut
Outboard
Outboard
Spring Pin
Spring Pin
Bottom Plate
Bottom Plate
Mounting Holes
Mounting Holes
Hold-Down
Hold-Down
Strap Recess
Strap Recess
Inboard
Inboard
Phillips Pan
Phillips Pan
Head Screw
Head Screw
Mount
Mount
Hold-Down
Hold-Down
Strap
Strap
Top
Top
Plate
Plate
Inboard
Inboard
Hold-Down
Hold-Down
Strap
Strap
Padlock Slot
Padlock Slot
Top Plate
Top Plate
Padlock
Padlock
Slot
Slot
Inboard
Inboard
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