We have a trip lined up for Colorado next month and my wife or I are t really comfortable in the canoe anymore. I remember seeing a boat loader for a pickup when I was at a boat show with my dad as a kid. Started doing some research and located one for sale in Wisconsin. Road trip! Well, the guy hooked it up to power and nothing. Of course I was told it worked fine. Then the guy says, I have another controller and motor for it. I'm about to head home thinking 3 1/2 hours there and now 3 1/2 hours home. I tell the guy, guess I'm not interested. He says I'll tell you what, my wife really wants it gone. He has $250 in the motor and controller. He puts a battery on the motor terminals and it works. I told him if he'll take $250 I'll take it off his hands. I decided I didn't like his wiring job as he plugged it into the 7 pin trailer plug on his pickup so I rewired it so I can plug into a 12v receptacle in my truck or with an adapter to a battery. Low and behold it works! He originally want $1200 for the loader. They are currently going for $3500 new. I'm a happy camper!