Yo, Butch,
I saw your question about using an outboard and thought I'd tell you
about my rig. I have had a 4 HP Evinrude mounted on a 'swing up"
bracket on the swim platform for the last 10 years and it works very
well. The OB moves my 21 ft. BL along at a pretty good speed in slack
water. I''ve never tried it in a chop or current , so don't know how
well it would do there. But, it works very well for trolling on Lk. St.
Clair. Its also a nice peace of mind knowing that I can get myself back
to port if I'm not too far away.


I posted a pic of the set up some time ago for another interested
reader, but don't have it now.
Something that made my OB rig work well is the heavy aluminum bracket
that m son made up for me. One of the benefits of having a tool & die
maker in the family. If you don't have a swim platform, you could
mount a swing-up bracket directly to one side of the transom.

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Norm