sidechoke67
Petty Officer 1st Class
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I just bought a '01 Glastron 175 to use mostly for tubing with my 3 kids. I will also use it for bass fishing, and would like to add a trolling motor. I don't see an obvious flat spot on the bow, and am wondering if mounting something on the swim platform is an option.
Everyone seems to agree that you have a lot more control with a bow-mounted trolling motor. However, is anyone use a transom mount on a 17+ foot boat? If so, how hard is it to steer, etc? Are we talking a little difficult or nearly impossible? I am thinking that I can fish from either the swim platform, or else sit on the transom with my feet on the swim platform if it is a little choppy. My boat has the removable stern seats on either side of the engine doghouse, and I am thinking that I might also be able to take a seat out, and stand inside the back corner of the boat and still reach the trolling motor handle.
If I went the transom mount route, I can't think of a way to rig it so I can retract it when not in use. I am thinking of using a removable bracket, building a "L" bracket on the adapter plate, and then just taking the motor off when not in use(?)
I'll keep looking into options for a bow mount. However, right now I keep looking at the bow, and thinking "man, that is awfully curvy" then I look at the swim platform, and think, "man, that is awfully flat...". I also keep looking at the nice bow-mount motors and think "man, that is kind of expensive" and then look at the transom mount motors and think "hey, that is kind of affordable."
Thanks for any thoughts!
Everyone seems to agree that you have a lot more control with a bow-mounted trolling motor. However, is anyone use a transom mount on a 17+ foot boat? If so, how hard is it to steer, etc? Are we talking a little difficult or nearly impossible? I am thinking that I can fish from either the swim platform, or else sit on the transom with my feet on the swim platform if it is a little choppy. My boat has the removable stern seats on either side of the engine doghouse, and I am thinking that I might also be able to take a seat out, and stand inside the back corner of the boat and still reach the trolling motor handle.
If I went the transom mount route, I can't think of a way to rig it so I can retract it when not in use. I am thinking of using a removable bracket, building a "L" bracket on the adapter plate, and then just taking the motor off when not in use(?)
I'll keep looking into options for a bow mount. However, right now I keep looking at the bow, and thinking "man, that is awfully curvy" then I look at the swim platform, and think, "man, that is awfully flat...". I also keep looking at the nice bow-mount motors and think "man, that is kind of expensive" and then look at the transom mount motors and think "hey, that is kind of affordable."
Thanks for any thoughts!