My goal was to fabricate a bow mounted electric trolling motor mount for my '88 Super Sport 15 which could be easily be installed and removed from the boat in seconds without the need for tools. I also did not not want to make any holes within the hull to secure the mount. This would ensure an unmodified hull appearance whenever the mount was removed to utilize the boat for activities other than fishing. As such, the mount was designed not utilize fasteners to secure it to the hull. Instead, the mount utilizes the lip of the bow, the bow norman pin, and a sliding key to secure the mount to the hull. The mount was produced from 3/4" King Starboard and was assembled with stainless machine screws. The mount installs over the lip of the bow, over the bow light, and the rotates downward over the bow norman pin. The mount is designed with internal runners permitting a King Starboard key to slide into the mount beneath the bow norman pin. The key is locked into place with a pair of stainless steel turnbuttons. A stainless steel eye bolt and turnbuckle were later added to the aft face of the mount to tie it to the eye nut located slightly aft of the installed mount. As part of a modular design approach, a Minn Kota Quick Release Trolling Motor Mount was installed atop my fabricated mount. As the electric trolling motor is fairly heavy, this modular approach permits the electric trolling motor to be mounted after my fabricated mount has been mounted onto the boat. This is this the third such mount which I have produced for the two classic 13' and 15' Boston Whaler boats which I have owned since '86. Details for producing the mount for a classic Super Sport 13 and for this classic Super Sport 15 have been documented within my other project albums within
Whaler Central.

The Minn Kota Terrova electric trolling motor was selected for the following three features:
- Anchor Mode
- Heading Mode (compensates for wind and current drift)
- Track Mode (saves and follows recorded tracks ... great for trolling along regularly fished areas)

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