I keep it up and out of the way when fishing shallow in the bays.I will be revamping it to a more permanent installation now that I've tested it. I do a lot of walleye fishing and precise boat control is a must, so I mounted an experimental fold down rudder on the front of one of my kayaks that works in tandem with the rear steering (also connected to the foot pedals)and gives great control. The only thing that would make it better is a foot button on/off.I'll get there. The trolling motors are super for freeing the hands for fishing. My son and daughter and I, all three, fished the bays at Corpus Christi this fall, and all three boats did well with quite a lot of battery time. Motor mounts are 1/4" aluminum plate with hols drilled to make even lighter. Cables tied to the rudder pedals give left and right control.Īll cables run through poly pipe so there is no wear on the hull. I also ran cable back to the motor tilting mechanism so I can raise and lower the motor from the cockpit.
I disassembled the tiller housing and mounted the control module near the seat and ran extended wiring inside the hull back to the motor. The control is not as precise as bow mounted, however the motor can kick up when encountering shoreline or shallows. Now you can mount the motor to the new platform.I've mounted three trolling motors on kayaks with good success.all stern mounts. Through bolts rather than sheet metal screws are preferred, but sheet metal screws will work. Next, look at the rails of your boat and determine how to mount the new platform. Ideally, you could fiberglass this addition but to stay simple, coat it with fiberglass resin. If you don't, fishing line will snag on the rough edges. Cut out this piece and round off the edges with a rounding over bit in a router or simply sand it by hand. The length of this addition should be about 18-inches from the point of the boat to back edge. Consider laying a piece of 5/8-inch thick marine plywood on the front of the boat and using a marker, trace the outline of the boat on the bottom. Fortunately, you don't need to add much area to mount the PowerDrive motor as its base is fairly small. Whether or not it can be done depends on how much mechanical ability you have and what the construction of your boat looks like.
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