Just buy a removable motor mount from Cabelas, Bass Pro etc. Then shim with
the rubber washers they supply. Then when done boating, slide the motor off
and put in the garage.
Bill

"RG" wrote in message
...
If your "only" problem is with the rounded shape of the gunwale...then you
might consider using "Bondo" ( auto body putty) to fill in the gaps. It
is
available with fiberglass shards mixed in for additional strength.

I'm considering doing something similar on a Carolina Skiff, to mount the
trolling motor.

Basically, I have a flat wooden board ( the mounting board), onto which I
will mount the trolling motor. The mounting board needs to be bolted to
the
bow of the boat. The surface of the bow is irregular, since part of it is
the flattened gunwale and part of it is a slightly lower front deck. The
angles, at which these two points join, are complicated and made even more
interesting....since the bow starts to round off at the very point on
which
I intend to mount the trolling motor.

I will make up the mounting board; drill it and dry fit it into place.
Remove it..mound up putty all around the area that I need "flattened";
pour
a large gob of Bondo in..and set my flat mounting board into the Bondo.
The
Bondo should fill in all of the crevices. A little smoothing before it
sets
up, and I hope to have a filleted, smooth and molded appearing trolling
motor mounting.

RichG
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners


On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 17:12:09 +0000, bobl wrote:

I just bought a new 18' North River Mariner and am considering how to
mount downriggers. The boat has 1-1/4" rails all around and no good
flat spot on the gunwales to fasten a mounting plate. Scotty's is the
only manufacturer I could find that has a downrigger mount for this
size rail that I could find. Anyone have any experience with this
kind of setup or have an additional idea?
thanks,
bob