Abstract: A trolling motor control system to control the operation of a trolling motor including a rotatable propulsion support shaft to couple a propulsion unit to a boat including a plurality of modules and one or more control devices including a foot pedal control having a foot pedal pivotally mounted to the deck of the boat wherein the plurality of modules includes logic and circuitry to send and receive signals between the modules and to send and receive signals to and from the foot pedal control to synchronize or align the corresponding angular position of rotatable propulsion support shaft in the horizontal plane relative to the longitudinal axis of the boat with the angular position of the foot pedal control in the vertical plane relative to the deck of the boat and to generate tactile feedback to the pivotal foot pedal.

Abstract: A trolling motor mounting system comprising a housing to at least partially enclose a drive unit of a trolling motor, and a shaft to couple the trolling motor to a boat wherein the shaft includes a first passage or channel extending at least a major portion thereof and the housing includes a second passage or channel extending from the first passage or channel to the drive unit to cooperatively form a passageway to receive a conductor therethrough to supply power and data from the boat to the drive unit to seal and isolate the conductor from the surrounding environment.