Mount A Trolling Motor

Trolling motors are either transom mount or bow mount. Of the two, the onliest permanently mounted one is the bow mount. Bow-mount trolling motors are designed for boats with enclosed bows. Transom-mount trolling motors simply clamp to the transom and are operated by process of a forward-facing ear that serves as both the steering tiller and rapidity authority. Bow-mount trolling motors are either foot pedal government or participation curb, in which context the use is rear facing To admit the angler to stand and easily stretch the controls. Mounting a bow-mount Engine is not arduous, however it is easier with a helper due to weight considerations.


Instructions


1. Establish the trolling Engine mount on the bow of the boat. Drill these holes with the 1/2-inch drill bit.5. Push the rubber T-bolt isolators through the 1/2-inch holes until the rectangular head rests against the bow cap.6.


Carefully point the position of the mount on the bow. A crayon or dry erase marker works husky for this.


3. Remove the trolling Engine from the boat provided your mount allows it.


4. End the mounting template that came with your contemporary trolling Engine. If the motor is used, you must either make a template or place the trolling motor mount back in the marked position on the bow. Using either method, mark the location of the mounting holes on the bow. Proceeds the bar on the mount and lower the trolling motor to operating position with the hand of your associate. It Testament be enormous and wish to fall off the boat, so be as well careful with this course.2. Settle the mount so it is sitting in a site that allows lowering and storing the Engine without contacting the border of the bow.



Place the trolling motor mount on top of the rubber isolators and insert and tighten the supplied screws.


7. Install the trolling motor back in the mount and tighten the clamping bolt securely.


8. Plug the foot control connector in the trolling motor receptacle.


9. Adjust the depth the trolling motor runs when the boat is actually floating in water. Loosen the clamping bolt on the mount To admit the motor shaft to slide up or down. Proper depth is generally between 1 and 2 feet deep, but shallow weedy water requires a shallower setting.