Due to the location of the motor you can turn the boat nearly on a dime troll forward back the boat up and other tight maneuvers.
Transom mount trolling motor on front of jon boat.
In order to install a bow mount motor you ll need a flat deck and room to install it on the front of the boat.
Additionally they are harder to install and take up more deck space than comparable transom mount motors.
Trolling motors are generally mounted in one of two places the bow or transom.
The boat size is critical in determining the right transom mount to use.
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In order to install a bow mount you must have sufficient room up front as well as a mounting bracket or plate to affix the housing.
This can be done on metal or wood.
Many can be operated via a foot pedal or remote control.
Bow mounted trolling motors are usually used for low speed operation while fishing.
Now you need to figure out how to mount your transom mount trolling motor on the bow.
This is because the motor is pulling your boat from the front instead of pushing from the back like your standard outboard motor.
So i thought it would work perfectly.
Bow mount trolling motors are much more agile than transom motors.
Boat size differs and the same thing is applicable to the transom mount motor to use.
When you do this it needs to be reliable sturdy and hopefully last you a long time.
There are two kinds of trolling motors available.
A bow mount trolling motor installed at the front of the boat and a transom mount trolling motor manufactured for the back.
If for instance that the size of your aluminum boat is put at sixteen feet then it can make sense if you use a 12 volt motors for it.
How to make an inexpensive bracket for your transom mount trolling motor on the bow of jon boat.
1 the boat size.