Lift-Assist cuts weight 50%

Exclusive stow and deploy system uses heavy-duty gas-charged spring. Makes lifting the motor in and out of the water as easy as your SUV tailgate. Reduces stow and deploy effort by 50%. Smooth, easy and extra quiet. Saves energy and exertion over the course of a long day, so you can put more effort on putting weight in the livewell.

Fortrex features our exclusive Bowguard 360°™ breakaway mounting system, an indestructible composite shaft that is guaranteed for life, the patented Weedless Wedge™ prop...plus the option of Universal Sonar™. New for 2004, Fortrex hand control models now feature 3X Steering with Tilt Steering Control for maximum boat control.

• Streamlined Foot Pedal — Puts you in complete control. Easy to use and ergonomically-designed for all-day comfort. Pull-pull cables provide reliable, responsive steering.
• 3X™ Steering —Select models feature our exclusive 3X™ Steering. Move the Tilt Steering Control just 60 degrees to change the lower unit a full 180. Make adjustments in your boat’s position with a minimum of effort.
• Tilt Steering Control — Telescoping handle provides twice the usable tiller length of standard models. Tiller tilts 20 degrees for maximum versatility. Ideal for steering with your knees when the action heats up.
• Bowguard 360°™ Breakaway Mount — A Minn Kota exclusive! Breaks away on impact from any direction, protecting your motor, shaft and boat. Get uninterrupted fishing as the motor automatically resets itself. No more leaning over the bow of your boat on your hands and knees wrestling with resetting your motor.
• Maximizer™ — Get up to five times longer run time on a single charge. Maximizer™ technology controls the draw of power at infinitely variable speeds to conserve battery power and extend run time.
• Overload Sensing Circuitry — Protects your motor from overheating when accidentally engaged in the stowed position.
• Rock-Solid Fortrex Mount — The strongest bow-mount system in the world. Go for broke without worrying about breaking down. Stowed, the Fortrex Mount won’t budge, flex or vibrate.
• Indestructible Composite Shaft Guaranteed for Life! — Pound for pound, our ultra high-yield composite material has been tested to be three times the strength of steel. Virtually indestructible, it flexes on impact and then returns to its original position. Unlike steel, will not kink, break, rust or corrode. Guaranteed for life!
• Cool, Quiet Power — Minn Kota’s larger brushes, windings and commutators generate less heat, less noise and run cooler…extending motor life and conserving battery power. You get greater sustained thrust and more time on the water. A unique bearing system produces low rpms/high torque to cut down on fish-spooking noise — so quiet they’ll never hear you coming.
• Weedless Wedge™ — The only prop that is truly 100% weedless. Patented, swept-back design pushes weeds away, allowing you to effortlessly pass through at any speed, conserving your valuable battery power.
• Shaft Lengths — Available in 42", 52" and 62" shaft lengths (ideal for deep-V hulls...keeps lower unit in the water under the toughest wave conditions).
• 3-Year Warranty — All Fortrex bow-mount trolling motors feature a three-year warranty.