Apparently, this season sometime, my trolling motor’s seals got damaged/rotted and collected A LOT of sand, mud, and salt corrosion. Originally, when I opened the foot I poured out a little over 1/4 cup of loose sand and such. I bought a new brush kit to install and when I dug a little deeper I found what’s probably another 1/4 cup of just plain salt and mud! Most of it is loose and I plan on spraying it out and scrubbing it as good as I can. As you can see on the cover plate, there is still some left over corrosion even after some solvent and a wire brush taken to it. A: How do I get this completely clean and remove ALL signs of salt corrosion and B: Should I blast it with some paint to keep any residual residue from coming back to life? I heard Whit vinegar for salt, but I want to be sure before I go spraying it with 100 different cleaners. Any other tips (besides buying a new trolling motor) would be really helpful! Gearing up for fresh water! I will Definitely be posting more reports than questions in the freshwater realm.
Well, it can’t hurt to try! I’ll replace all the components and pray that it works until I can get the money for a new one…