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Electric Trolling Motor & Montauk
Mike-Conover	#1  Posted on 09/05/10 - 6:48 PM
Member Posts: 116 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/17/07	I've got a Minn Kota motor I mount on the transom of the Montauk. It has more than enougth thrust to move the boat... we're manuvering in close quarters for bass... not really trolling. My issue... it is so tough to keep the boat controlled with the motor in the back of the boat. Many boats have a forward mounted motor, but I can't imagine how I'd be able to have a mount like that on the Montauk given the shape of the deck at the bow of the boat. Anyone else have any good ideas for solving thsi problem? Thanks in advance for anny help. Mike
todd12	#2  Posted on 09/05/10 - 9:09 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 220 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/27/06	Take a look at my personal page. My whalers do not have bow railings. Some other members here have figured out pretty good ways to deploy a bow mount motor on a montauk with bow rails. Edited by todd12 on 09/06/10 - 6:38 PM Todd
SeaLevel	#3  Posted on 09/06/10 - 11:54 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 193 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/03/09	Check out my personal page. Older boat, same problem. "It's just a forty eight year old Whaler but it's all mine" Joseph R Palmieri
msd58	#4  Posted on 09/08/10 - 5:15 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 115 Comments: 9 Joined: 04/08/06	I just completed this job after much research and help from this forum. Click on my personal page on left under my profile picture.