Allen, I have had 3 ulterras and never had an issue. Two were the 112 pound models and one was the 80. I absolutely loved this thing and would never even consider another motor at this time. The self deploy and store is amazing. I found myself much more comfortable fishing alone with the ease of loading and unloading my boat with its features. I used it on big sak and misty waters area on the river a ton. The idea of unhooking my boat and backing the trailer in and letting boat float off while being able to deploy and anchor it down while I park my truck was priceless. I will admit to being nervous to try this at first, but once I tried it a time or two I unloaded and loaded this way every time out! It worked just like the commercial showed, and the amount of times other guys were tying their boats to the dock or having their old ladies hold it to the dock while I pushed my boat away and anchored it down to get the truck were laughable. The looks on people's faces as they see it floating away or anchored out there with no one in it gave some good laughs. The one warning I will give on doing all this is to make sure the power button is on!! Oh ya, and also to make sure you have the remote around you neck....! The spot lock as guys mentioned could be better, but it was still good. I also like the convenience of being able to stow/deploy/anchor from foot pedal as well as remote. I love to pitch jigs and want my hands free all the time, so the foot pedal thing is nice. Go get it and never look back!
