Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc.

Ronald P Hansen

Steven J Knight

Craig M Saunders

Jeffrey Kalman

Shawn Showcatally

Per Pelin

Paul Donald Salmon

Craig Edwin Turek

Wesley C Marcus

Jason Robert Woodruff

Justin Lane Alders

Jay Thomas Erwin

David Gerald Liverseed

Janusz Stanislaw Komor

A watercraft, associated motor pod, and associated methods are provided. The motor pod is operable to maintain an orientation of the watercraft relative to a reference datum while the watercraft is moving or stationary.

Watercraft, motor pod, and associated methods

A shallow water anchor and related methods are provided. The shallow water anchor includes a four-bar linkage and a hydraulic actuator for actuating the four-bar linkage. An anchoring element is connected to the four-bar linkage. A hydraulic control arrangement operates the hydraulic actuator to transition the hydraulic actuator between stowed and deployed positions and vice versa. The shallow water anchor can incorporate a controller which monitors a current limit, a pressure limit, or both to perform a variety of anchoring functions.

Shallow water anchor with hydraulic actuation

A trolling motor system includes a lower propulsion unit and a transducer assembly. The lower propulsion unit has an external cavity extending into the lower propulsion unit. The transducer assembly includes a sonar transducer and a mount coupled to the sonar transducer. The mount releasably secures the sonar transducer within the cavity. In one exemplary embodiment, the mount includes at least one fastener releasably coupling the mount to the lower propulsion unit. In one exemplary embodiment, the mount releasably secures the sonar transducer within the lower propulsion unit proximate a rear end of the lower propulsion unit.

Trolling motor with sonar transducer

Trolling motor mount

Trolling motor foot pad base

Trolling motor propulsion unit support shaft

Trolling motor housing

Trolling motor foot pad pedal

A trolling motor system is disclosed. The trolling motor system includes a lower propulsion unit, a mounting mechanism adapted to be coupled to the boat and a first shaft fitting at least partially between the mounting mechanism and the lower propulsion unit. The first shaft has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. In one exemplary embodiment, the mounting mechanism is configured to mount to a boat having a longitudinal axis extending from a bow to a stern of the boat, wherein the first shaft has a longitudinal length and smaller transverse width. According to another exemplary embodiment, the first shaft has a hollow interior which receives a second shaft. A passageway is formed between the exterior of the first shaft and the exterior of the second shaft to receive the signal or power transmitting line of an underwater sonar system.

Trolling motor

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Mapleton, MN, United States of America

Ronald P Hansen