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Trolling motor question
Hey all,
We have a 2000 caravelle 176 open bow and my dad wants to install a trolling motor. He got a Minnkota transom mount with 54" length (prop to motor) and planned to just clamp it on the fiberglass siderails behind driver or passenger seats. The problem is the siderails are tapered at the top where the tonneau cover goes and the trolling motor keeps slipping off. We want the trolling motor to be removable since it will rarely be used and we don't want a bow mount because a lot of times, in colder weather, we run with the front tonneau snapped in place to reduce wind and the motor and/or bracket would interfere with the tonneau. We were really hoping to have a motor that we can run right on the boat that's easy to remove and store without any permanent brackets. Does such a thing exist? I was also thinking on the stern, there's a flat area near the ladder that might be a good place for a permanently mounted motor that we can lift in and out of the water, like a bow mounted. However, my dad is in his late 70's and having to crawl over the engine cover to get to the trolling motor seems like a recipe for disaster to me! TIA, Derek |
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