HOW TO USE YOUR TOON TROLL TOON TROLL , TOON TROLL HD: THE MOUNTING PLATE ROTATES FROM A STOWED POSITION, ACROSS BOW OF BOAT, TO DEPLOYED POSITION, FACING FORWARD. THERE IS A CAPTURE PLATE THAT KEEPS THE MOTOR FACING IN THE REQUIRED DIRECTION. THE CAPTURE PLATE IS PLACED AGAINST THE MOTOR MOUNT PLATE, WITH THE STAINLESS STEEL MACHINE WASHERS SITTING ON EDGE OF MOTOR MOUNT PLATE. THIS WILL KEEP FROM TURNING AND THE PLATE FROM LIFING UNDER LOAD. WHEN DESIRED POSITION IS SELECTED, SLIDE SLOTTED PLATE ON THREADED STUD AND SECURE WITH HAND KNOB. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE HAND KNOB, JUST ENOUGH TO SLIDE CAPTURE PLATE OFF THREADED STUD. THE SAME IS WITH THE TOP SLIDE BRACKET HAND KNOB, LOOSEN ENOUGH TO SLIDE UNIT OUT FROM UNDER BRACKET. TO DEPLOY MOTOR: FIRST, DEPLOY MOTOR ACCORDING TO TROLLING MOTOR INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN MOTOR IS DEPLOYED IN WATER, REMOVE CAPTURE PLATE AND ROTATE MOTOR TO FACE FORWARD. RE-INSTALL CAPTURE PLATE AGAINST MOUNTING PLATE WITH HAND KNOW AND TIGHTEN. REVERSE STEPS TO STOW MOTOR. YOU DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO PLACE MOTOR IN STOWED POSITION IF YOU MOVE AROUND WHEN FISHING. YOU CAN ALSO OPEN FRONT GATE AND FLIP MOTOR DOWN TO STOWED POSITION. TOON TROLL SR: THE SR MOUNT DOES NOT ROTATE. IT IS MAINLY USED ON AUTO DEPLOY MOTORS WHICH CAN BE OPERATED REMOTELY. THIS IS A "NO TOUCH" MOUNT USING AUTO DEPLOY MOTORS. THE MOTOR IS BOLTED TO THE MOUNT PLATE, WHICH IS THEN PLACED ON BEAM OF MAIN UNIT, SLID FORWARD UNDER FRONT CATCH ARMS AND SECURED DOWN WITH A LOCKING PLATE. THE MOUNTING PLATE STAYS IN THE STOWED POSITION . THE MOTOR IS RAISED AND LOWERED AND THEN ROTATE MOTOR IN DESIRED DIRECTION. THE SR HAS A BUILT IN QUICK RELEASE BRACKET THAT ALLOWS THE MOTOR TO BE LIFTED STRAIGHT UP FOR REMOVAL. THE BEAM CAN THEN BE TAKEN OFF BY REMOVING HAND KNOBS, IF NEEDED FOR TRAILERING. ANY MOTOR CAN BE INSTALLED ON A SR, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AN AUTO DEPLOY MOTOR. ALL TOON TROLL UNITS CAN BE REMOVED FROM BOAT IN SECONDS AND BECAUSE NOTHING STICKS OUT PAST FRONT OF BOAT, DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH A TRAILER.