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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mirrocraft16" data-source="post: 509473" data-attributes="member: 34654">Long before I bought my 36AT for my Starcraft back in the early 90's, I had rigged a transom mount motor to a piece of 2x6 bolted to some angle aluminum on the front deck of my old Grumman. Knowing that I was too big and heavy to sit up there and drive the boat, I rigged up an arm that clamped onto the motor shaft, then I put a spring on it in both directions, adjusting it so it would naturally return to straight ahead if something happened. I then ran a cable along the starboard gunwale to that bracket with a wooden lever bolted to the side of the middle bench seat. I could fish hands free and nudge the boat left or right with my knee. The motor was tiny, maybe 20 lb thrust or so, I still have it and it still works.</blockquote>