T.A.: Teaching Assistant, but I had a soft spot for the Z-28 as well, thought never had one. (wasn't "IROC" the really sup'd up one? There was a ri...

@inq, @zander, @davee, @robotbuilder, Thank-you again from me also, I appreciate the detailed discussion that really helps clarify things for me as we...

Hi @inq, yes, exactly right, isn't the internet great in that when you want to do something you can usually find someone else who has already worked o...

@robotbuilder Thank-you - That magazine article was helpful. That ESC looks very similar to the one I have on the way now. Regarding the switch, I...

Hi @Ron, Yes, your understanding of the project is correct (@Inq described it even more simply in his post a page or so back). The way it is done...

@zander @Ron, Hi, Yes, PWM is how to control the speed. Here is actually a page from a trolling motor manufacturer describing it: I did do a li...

Maybe this is the MOSFET @Ron was referring to, (Pack of 5) IRLB8721PBF TO-220(TO-220AB) MOSFET 30V 62A Power N-Channel Transistor Marking IRLB8721 ...

@inq Ok, thank-you for the clarification!

Hi @Inq, Could I just confirm your thinking for the motor drive, are you saying that the PWM signal comes out from the ESP8266, through the MOSFET d...

Hi @inq, Thank-you, I think you pretty clearly identified a solution, and that was a good idea to punt the pot, you are right, a momentary press at ...

@Ron Yes, I think Minn-Kota's is called Spot Lock, and Motorguide and Garmin have a similar feature for their trolling motors as well - to just hold p...

Hi @Ron, In this case it's not moving along a line. Instead the commercial product uses a controlled trolling motor mounted at the bow (with a GPS)...

Some good info on trolling motor control here (for a Minnkota powerdrive v1 12v). He said he tried PWM and couldn't get it to work. The foot cont...

Hi Redaustin88, hope you are still here, would love to hear how you made out with this, as I want to do almost exactly the same thing. I'm just tryin...