Bought my first rig a few weeks back (used). Has an 8 foot power pole on it purchased in 2014. When the owner used in our walk around it worked but was sluggish and loud, when I got it home the poles wouldn't move at all. Now fortunately the boat was priced to where pole was basically free so I'm not concerned that it may require some work but I have couple questions. Specs are below.
Sportsman 2 (SAE-J1171) Pump CM-SPN2N
1. I can hear the motor run but the pole doesn't move. I researched how to take it apart and put new fluid in it and clean off the screen, if I was a betting man I'd think it's that, would you guys agree?
2. It's the pole aesthetically has faded and has seen better days. I have a guy I'm friends with through our companies who offered to powder coat it for me for free, how easy is it disassemble and reassemble?
Should I try to handle of this in the same time frame to avoid having to disassemble/reassemble more than once?