New River Rat
Well-known member
As some of you remember, I’m the yahoo that cut trolling motor brackets and bolted directly to the front deck.
Now I go through trolling motors like Big Papi does fastballs in October. I just recently got another Minn Kota Endura C55, and decided to go with a bracket. Bassboy1 here has a sweet product, but being the tightwad I am, wanted to save a dime and anyway, I like the analytical aspect along with fabricating recycled materials. I had these powder coated steel brackets taking up space, coupled them with a piece of square aluminum tube, stuck a black plastic cap on the end, and VIOLA!!!
I also would need a travel stabilizer for when it’s being trailered. I had an old E-Z UP canopy frame, cut and fitted, added a flashlight bracket for a cradle and put a rivnut in the deck to secure the whole thing.
It is also rigged to lie on the deck when the trolling motor is in use.
I made all my other refinements to the trolling motor that the engineers just can’t seem to get their head outta their butts to see. Can’t wait for Minn Kota to put me in the Engineering Department.
Now I go through trolling motors like Big Papi does fastballs in October. I just recently got another Minn Kota Endura C55, and decided to go with a bracket. Bassboy1 here has a sweet product, but being the tightwad I am, wanted to save a dime and anyway, I like the analytical aspect along with fabricating recycled materials. I had these powder coated steel brackets taking up space, coupled them with a piece of square aluminum tube, stuck a black plastic cap on the end, and VIOLA!!!
I also would need a travel stabilizer for when it’s being trailered. I had an old E-Z UP canopy frame, cut and fitted, added a flashlight bracket for a cradle and put a rivnut in the deck to secure the whole thing.
It is also rigged to lie on the deck when the trolling motor is in use.
I made all my other refinements to the trolling motor that the engineers just can’t seem to get their head outta their butts to see. Can’t wait for Minn Kota to put me in the Engineering Department.
