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Jerry Newman

Posted 2/18/2013 10:43 PM (#618494 - in reply to #616860)
Subject: Re: trolling motor ram mount

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CiscoKid - 2/12/2013 7:44 AM

esoxfly - 2/12/2013 5:58 AM

You don't even need to do that...if you lock it in place and the green light goes out, it's locked as it ever will be. Of the two accidental deployments I personally know of, neither was fully locked and they deployed.

Agreed! You don't need one. I have the 60" long shaft and do not use one. Yep it bounces like heck, but that bouncing does not affect the head of the unit. In fact I am willing to bet there is less shock to the head of the motor while letting it bounce then there is if you have it straped/locked down. All the shock is obsorbed in that shaft flexing and the motor head is as happy as a baby in a swing.

Lock that shaft/head down and now the head is seeing the same shock the rest of your boat is seeing. That is unless the ram mount has a free flowing shock obsorber in it.

I have to disagree Travis, no way do I want the trolling motor bouncing around. Me thinks if you have it locked down tight to the boat, there will actually be less shock. Maybe I'm wrong here too, but I think all trolling motors should be locked down tight when not being used to keep them from bouncing in rough water and on the road.

I've also had my bow mount deploy under power, and have had bolts break/get loose/strip out when left to bounce before using a Velcro strap, and more recently the RAM mount. The RAM mount is a rock solid way to lock it down, and even though it would be a hassle to lock it down everytime, I still highly recommend it.

On my boat now I have both the RAM mount at the head of the motor and Velcro strap in the middle. Although this may seem like massive overkill, there is zero movement when both are secured, plus it's good to have the option of only using the strap between spots when I'm casting.

It's pretty rare that I start my big motor without the strap because it only takes three or four seconds, the RAM mount probably takes me a minute... having a bow mount deploy at 50 MPH really SUCKS.

IMHO, cheap insurance.

Edited by Jerry Newman 2/19/2013 12:38 PM