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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 510086" data-attributes="member: 22613">Typically a bow mount troller is best angled to one side or the other so it roughly follows the gunnels when stowed and stays out of the way. It'll limit you to getting in and out of one side of the bow, but for the most part is unobtrusive. A 45" shaft would be more than enough on that boat, no need for anything longer.You are 100% right that beaching and loading with a bow mount is very difficult. Here's a little outside of the box thinking, why not get something like a Powerdrive and mount it on the back? Some compromises would need to be made, spot lock would likely only work well with the stern facing into the wind, so you'll have to fish off the back. You'll have to be careful to not take waves over the transom. But it could be done.</blockquote>