wmk0002
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The pics below are from a few years back when I mocked up my trolling motor bracket. The bracket is a bent sheet metal type that Alumacraft sells specifically for their flatbottom jons. I ended up putting two 1/4" x 2" sheet metal screws in the rear flange into the deck and then used three rivets on the front into the front bow gunnel. I don't use the boat near as much as most on here and the TM is a 46lb thrust model and 4-5 years later 2/3 rivets have broken on the front mount. Not totally sure what size rivets I used but they were likely too small. Instead of drilling them out and reinstalling larger rivets I think I would like to get a more permanent mount setup. I was thinking about getting something welded onto the gunnel on the side and front to box it in and give a solid permanent mounting surface with a space under it that could be used for wiring connections and maybe add in a 12V and USB outlet. And possibly extending the front 6" of this across the entire front deck to give a place to add some nonslip material to provide a bow step and mount lights and other electronics to in the future.
Can anyone with anything remotely similar post some pics or describe how yours is setup? I spent some time searching but the key words "trolling motor mount" seem to get hits in too many threads. I figure some guys with welded boats will have some factory ones that are close to what I'm thinking about. There is a local fab shop that I follow on Facebook who does some impressive aluminum work and has experience with boats so I think I can probably get them to do about anything I can dream up.
Can anyone with anything remotely similar post some pics or describe how yours is setup? I spent some time searching but the key words "trolling motor mount" seem to get hits in too many threads. I figure some guys with welded boats will have some factory ones that are close to what I'm thinking about. There is a local fab shop that I follow on Facebook who does some impressive aluminum work and has experience with boats so I think I can probably get them to do about anything I can dream up.


