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1. A trolling motor mount to mount a trolling motor to a boat, said trolling motor mount comprising a multi-bar change point apparatus to lock the trolling motor in either a stowed position or a deployed position, said multi-bar change point apparatus including a proximal rotatable transverse shaft to move said multi-bar apparatus between the stowed position and the deployed position and a release mechanism to unlock said multi-bar change point apparatus and move the trolling motor from the stowed position to the deployed position or to unlock said multi-bar change apparatus and move the trolling motor from the deployed position to the stowed position, said release mechanism comprising an adjustable clutch assembly and a drive assembly coupled to said proximal rotatable transverse shaft to selectively move the trolling motor between the deployed position to the stowed position, said drive assembly comprises a first drive member rotatably mounted on said proximal rotatable transverse shaft and a second drive member disposed in operative engagement with said first drive member and coupled to a reversible motor to selectively rotate said first drive member in a first direction or a second direction to move the trolling motor to the deployed or stowed position respectively, said clutch assembly comprising a first torque adjustment member moveable relative to said first drive member to adjust the torque applied to said release mechanism by the reversible motor.
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