Im trying to attach a transom mount trolling motor on the bow of a jonboat. Anyone know or have any ideas on how i could accomplish that? Mabye something from home depot etc to customize a mount for the bow!
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Trolling motor mount question
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Ditch Pickler
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Trolling motor mount question
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RE:Trolling motor mount question
if theres not enough lip, could you put it on the side of the bow. i put my minkota 30 on my pontoon with a peice of 1" sq, tube you could do that with two clamps.
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RE:Trolling motor mount question
the side of my jon boat has the typical round piping frame, so there's plenty of lip there. I just want to mount it directly in the front.vancouverhandyman wrote:if theres not enough lip, could you put it on the side of the bow. i put my minkota 30 on my pontoon with a peice of 1" sq, tube you could do that with two clamps.
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Would the boat move weird with the motor in the front /side corner?
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You can take the angler out the Hood,but you can't take the Hood out the angler! -basstradamus
RE:Trolling motor mount question
yes it would but you could counteract that with the tiller.
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As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
Remember:
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As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
Remember:
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Wine = Health.
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop
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RE:Trolling motor mount question
IF your going to spend the time, buy a foot control bow mount. Well worth the fishing. I bolted diamond plating on the front and then bolted the mount on the plating. Worked great, I'm sure there's a ton of different ways.
Transom or bow, need to have it on the center of a jon boat.
Transom or bow, need to have it on the center of a jon boat.
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RE:Trolling motor mount question
I'm gonna build a mount for it this off season for next year. I have a foot control but it a transom mount. Motorguide bulldog. It pulls hard and works fine in the back of the jon boat. But when i travling longer distances. It would be nice to just pull the boat from the bow since the sled would cut through the water better than backwards.kzoo wrote:IF your going to spend the time, buy a foot control bow mount. Well worth the fishing. I bolted diamond plating on the front and then bolted the mount on the plating. Worked great, I'm sure there's a ton of different ways.
Transom or bow, need to have it on the center of a jon boat.
I also can just use the pedal and turn the motor 180 and push it from the back. But i rather just run it off the bow for next year...
BTW anyone really interested in getting an awesome motor. the BULLDOG is the $hit!
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RE:Trolling motor mount question
Bass pro shops has an adapter.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 00_200-2-4
Is this what you need?
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 00_200-2-4
Is this what you need?
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RE:Trolling motor mount question
This is how i mounted my trolling Motors to the front of my 14' jon boat. you cut wood blocks to fit and RTV and screw them in place.
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RE:Trolling motor mount question
For the $24 that the Bass Pro adapter costs you probably couldn't build one.
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