trolling W/ one motor

[yankeecause]

I troll Lake Michigan with one motor at a time.I know the Yamaha manual says to raise the other motor,but when I do the steering binds up, and last time out I noticed a little oil running down the helm behind the steering wheel.My question is,do I really need to tilt the motor not in use? is there a chance of a following wave finding it's way up my motor? Putting extra stress on the steering worries me.Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Joe.

 

[ocnslr]

Troll on one engine all the time.

Slow for stripers.

Faster offshore for pelagics.

NEVER raise an engine.

Usually on autopilot.

Brian

 

[jekyl]

Same as Brian . No need to raise a motor.

 

[jimintheair3]

I troll for Salmon in the Pacific NW and use one engine without raising the other.
Jim

 

[BobP]

At trolling speeds leave motor down, not at cruising speeds.

Leaving motor down also steers the boat better.

 

[yankeecause]

Thanks for the input guys. I'll be leaving both motors down from now on. Thanks again, Joe.