I am a big fan of Minn Kota and this is just about a problem I had.
Boat came factory with 45 lb thrust TM, upgraded to a 80lb thrust and used the quick mount.
Hit a submerged tree or branch.
As you can see in the photo, just a 6"x 4" block is all that is actually bolted to the boat, all the torque and forces are concentrated on that small area. This was a problem, causing 2 cracked welds and 2 cracks in the bow plate.
If you own an aluminum boat with a small area to mount a trolling motor, you may want to do some reinforcement first.
My boat is at the welding shop now getting the cracks repaired and a piece of aluminum plate welded in.
Like I said, Not a problem with Minn Kota, this is my fault, just wanted to share what happened.
Ibclyde
Loc: Cloverleaf Lakes Wisconsin
Happy Rooster wrote:
I am a big fan of Minn Kota and this is just about a problem I had.
Boat came factory with 45 lb thrust TM, upgraded to a 80lb thrust and used the quick mount.
Hit a submerged tree or branch.
As you can see in the photo, just a 6"x 4" block is all that is actually bolted to the boat, all the torque and forces are concentrated on that small area. This was a problem, causing 2 cracked welds and 2 cracks in the bow plate.
If you own an aluminum boat with a small area to mount a trolling motor, you may want to do some reinforcement first.
My boat is at the welding shop now getting the cracks repaired and a piece of aluminum plate welded in.
Like I said, Not a problem with Minn Kota, this is my fault, just wanted to share what happened.
I am a big fan of Minn Kota and this is just about... (
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Thanks much
I’ll be installing one soon and will certainly pay attention to that
I’ll be putting an Ulterra on the bow of my aluminum Smokercraft Ultimate
Clyde
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