On Apr 29, 1:15*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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My boat crabs a little because the trolling motor is offset from the
centerline, but I don't find it the least bit annoying, because you're
always compensating for something, wind, current, etc.