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Location: Twin Cities | Whynot - Heres another option for you, or anyone else who has the slide style mounting bracket.
Because my Terrova hung out so far on my ranger it seemed that the trolling motor would be at risk when I loaded/unloaded at steep launches and also made for a tough fit when putting the cover on the boat while leaving the trolling motor on. So on the base plate (the one mounted to the boat) I just tapped another hole in it about 8 inches back, so that I could simply remove the lock nut, slide the trolling motor back and then run the lock nut into my new tapped hole to fix the trolling motor in place. Being able to pull the TM back this small distance makes a huge difference. Also doing what EsoxFly said is always a must - turn the prop away from the bow. I believe it was a 1/4" tap, coarse thread that I used. |
