Glad to hear your Easy Troller experience was as good as mine. And yeah to anyone worried about the installation, it was pretty **** simple. I did the same thing, using some clamps to hold the plate in place. Simple, and I'm not much of a gear head either. Gets my 90 HP Honda down to 0.5 mph from over 3 mph. Very smooth and stable. Glad to get rid of my 2 buckets AND a sock.