canoe outboard mount

Post by **highlander** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:45 pm

Hey all,

I have a 15' grumman canoe and a trolling motor/deep cycle battery... Looking for a decent motor mount. I'd also be interested in perhaps making one -- but obviously don't want to lose the motor due to poor craftsmanship

Ideally it would be not very wide when looked at downwards b/c of a lack of space on the gunwales behind the back seat (see pic)

Suggestions?

Post by **plncrzy** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:13 pm

i made mine out of 2X4, a block of hardwood, 6" lag bolts,washers and wing nuts.... super easy to build, took me about 30 min with a skill saw......

1Cut one piece of 2X4 about 12" longer than the width of the canoe where you want it mounted.

2. cut second piece so that it fits just under the gunnels. You will need to mark the wood with a pencil to draw the correct angle.

3. Bolt/screw/glue the hardwood to the 2X4 where you want to mount the motor.

4. drill holes through both 2X4 just a few inches in from the gunnels.

5. put lag bolts with washers through and attach wing nuts....

Thats about it... the two 2X4's clamp together between the gunels and the motor stays in place.

I did this for my 16' with a Honda 2hp 4 stroke and it worked just fine.

Post by **highlander** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:55 pm

Yeah, i've considered this, but a 2x4 sitting widthwise will pretty well have me sitting on a ledge

A 2x2 might work widthwise but wouldn't be as strong...

How about my options with some kind of metal?

Post by **plncrzy** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:58 pm

not sure if 2X2 will give enough "clamp" strength ... maybe....

Post by **Mr.J.** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:19 pm

i don't really have the time to go into a detailed reply but a good strong mount is not tough to make

Here's some pics of mine

Some good wood and some angle iron for support and it is a compression fit on the gunwhales (sp?)

Post by **joco** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:47 pm

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joco

Post by **highlander** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:49 pm

Joco -

I started work on one today. I hit up home depot yesterday to pick up some materials and brainstorm and came up with something.

I just need to sand it down and seal it and i'm done. I'll take photos to wrap things up once it's fully complete.

You can add it to your photo list

Ian

Post by **joco** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:56 pm

this is great cant wait to see it.

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joco