Faq And Reviews – About Mount Trolling Motor
John asks…
Is it possible to make a tansom mount trolling motor into a bow mount?
I am re-doing some of the items on my small 15′ trihull and I would really like to add a trolling motor on the bow. What I am finding is that the bow mount is 3x the price of a rear or transom mount trolling motor. Has anyone created or found a mount that will work and save me some $. With the price of gas, I need to cut some corners somewhere so I can still afford to put the boat in the water, lol.
Staff – Customer Service answers:
Yes you can.
Take off the head and turn around to the other direction,
then take a 1 foot piece of 4 inch or more angle iron and mount on the bow, you will have to sit up front to drive it.
George asks…
I need to find a replacement bow mount trolling motor without the mounting base?
I need to buy another one,but on every website that I visit they are all sold with the mounting base,which I already have,I just need the trolling motor,that’s all,I don’t need the whole thing again. It’s a hand control motorguide trolling motor and it has the gatorflex 360 mount.
Staff – Customer Service answers:
The problem is you just can’t buy one without the base included.They are going to make you pay for the whole thing weather you need it or not.
Susan asks…
Can you adjust the shaft up and down on a Minn Kota Edge bow mount trolling motor?
Can you adjust the shaft up and down on a minn kota edge bow mount trolling motor? I see there are several different shaft sizes from 36″ on up.. Wouldnt the shorter shaft be better so that it wouldnt hang up or catch on anything in the water?
Staff – Customer Service answers:
There are two models of the motor. One is a foot control and the other is the hand control. Both of them can be adjusted up or down to suit you best. The reason to get the shorter shaft is to use it on the smaller boats, not the larger 17 feet and better bass boats. Even though you may put the longer shafts on the smaller boats, the top would stick up so high it would interfere with your fishing and casting. For instance I have a 16 aluminum bass boat and use the 36 inch shaft on my trolling motor. This gives me the ability to troll in very shallow water without the top of the trolling motor get in the way of my casting. The 36 inch shaft works perfectly for me on that particular boat. But even with the short 36 inch shaft I sometimes raise it up to troll in very shallow water. Hope some of this helps you make your decision easier. Good luck!
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