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Default Bow mount troll motor question

hk wrote:
On 4/30/10 12:21 PM, Tim wrote:
On Apr 30, 10:42 am, wrote:
On 4/30/10 10:56 AM, Tim wrote:





On Apr 29, 12:15 pm, "Steve 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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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!

Don't you have a spare diesel-electric in that shop? :)

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Well? Actually I do but it's a 10KW with a 4 cyl perkins diesel. I
think that would be a tad bit of overkill.....

But I think a trolling motor would fit the bill nicely.



If you gear and prop it properly, the diesel electric will make a hell
of a trolling motor, and the noise will scare all those pesky fish out
of your path. Think of the...torque.

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