On May 1, 9:29*am, "mmc" wrote:
"Steve B" wrote in message

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"Tim" wrote in message
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On Apr 29, 12:15 pm, "Steve B" wrote:
I bought a MotorGuide Brute. I want to mount it on my Lund aluminum boat,
so have to make a mounting plate. I want to mount it exactly at the point
of the bow. Should I have the base down the centerline or follow the
gunnel? I had another boat with a similar mount, but just a little off
center to the right, parallel with the center line. It pulled pretty
straight, I just had to turn the motor a tiny bit to compensate. The
current one is mounted on the gunnel about three feet back from the prow,
so
it pulls a lot to one side, and it is difficult to get the engine just
right
so it tracks good. It is also too short, therefore the new one. How would
you do it?

Steve

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A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an
insult.

Sorry steve that I can't help on this matter, but I'm seriously
thinking on getting a motor to mount on *the pontoon. It would make a
good bow thruster. especialy for 'parallel parking' LOL!

reply:

We went on a Princess cruise recently. *I was thoroughly impressed on the
parallel parking of those monsters, particularly in Puerta Vallarta. *And
San Pedro. *Man, was that a tight spot. *They sure made it look easy. *I
have spent years on oceangoing vessels. *Side thrusters were just coming
out at that time, though. *Now, the whole prop is on a 360 degree turning
pod astern. *IIRC, the bow are still a thruster that has doors that open
when needed.

I don't impress easily. *Watching them do their thing made me stand in
awe.

Then there's the local launch ramp if you want some REAL Larry, Moe, and
Curly action! *Nah, Larry, Moe, and Curly weren't as dumb as that crew.

Steve

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A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Just had a good show during lunch at a Bayou Chico (Pensacola) waterfront
bar on Thursday. A 19' or so bowrider coming up to the dock at the marina
next door and the little lady is trying to lasso a cleat on the floating
dock with the bowline. She's unsuccessfull so the Mr comes to the rescue?
with the boat moving 2-3 knots on it's own, no current or tide. When he
finally loops a cleat after about 20 feet of dock rubbing, he nearly gets
his ass yanked off the boat. Boats may not have brakes but they do have
reverse.
Another, this time one of those 50' +/- drug dealer looking go-fast boats..
This guy is backing into a slip and ends up diagonal across about 3 (empty)
slips, still traveling in reverse at a good clip when he bangs that big
toy's port transome into a piling. Ouch!- Hide quoted text -

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Dock side antics. you gotta love 'em!