Here is the only pic I have with my trolling motor down. You can see how much more shaft is left that can be lowered.
I'm not sure if you can get the remotes for the riptides, but I added one to my motor and it's nice. It's a control that u can wear like a watch so you can control the boat from anywhere on the boat. I fish off the back when the wife and friends and laying out up from!
