DIY Kayak Trolling Motor Black Ops Steering Control Arm

This is an inexpensive trolling motor steering control arm.
Parts:
Black Ops Seat Post Clamp
1/4-20 Aluminum Turnbuckle (2)
1/4-20 Nuts (4)
1/4 Nylon Washers (2)

[@ronaldkondler5792]

Sir,....You have the VERY BEST mod ideas!!! Time and time again!! One of the neatest of your VERY SIMPLE ideas was to have the steering cables come together at a short distance from the troller,...THEN fan out!! Thus, a much greater range of troller rotational travel!! Simple idea BUT A FABULOUS ONE!! THANK YOU FOR SO MANY OF YOUR OTHER GREAT MODS AS WELL!!!!

[@Aksmaniyak]

Thank you very much Ronald! I'm glad that I can help others.

[@WISCOFISHINGANDOUTDOORS]

Thank you for being brief. Thank you for the idea. Thank you for not playing shit techno music over your instructions.

[@Aksmaniyak]

No, thank you for understanding and appreciating my style of videos!

[@cmgoulart]

Very usful information and well explained. Watched alot of your videos and wanted to say thanks for the time and effort you put into your tutorials. I fish out of a X FACTOR and Predator PDL now and regret selling my Frontier 12 now. You gave me many new ideas and one of them is to look out for a F12 on Craigslist and add it to my arsenal . Thanks again

[@Aksmaniyak]

Thank you Carlos. Yes, the F12 is a great kayak.

[@unicornbaits1622]

Awesomeness! Definitely using on my build. Appreciate the vid great info.

[@Aksmaniyak]

Thanks!

[@cutley2b]

Another great video! Question….why did you elect to make this instead of the mainstream control arms? More throw with your length?

[@Aksmaniyak]

Thanks. Simple; the parts were easy to get and I thought it looked slick.😄

[@IRBent2]

Simple design. Have you determined the optimal eye bolt length from the center of the motor shaft that gives you the best turning radius? To me it looks like if the center of the eye bolt was 6" from the center of the shaft, you'd have to pull your cable 6" forward to get the motor to turn to a 45 degree angle. I think if your eye bolts were angled back on a 45, you could double the motor angle with the same pull. Have you experimented with any of his yet? I'm in the planning stages with steering being an issue since I can't use foot controls.

[@Aksmaniyak]

The eyebolt length on that design is based on a 1/4 - 20 off the shelf size. Some people have bent the arms at 45 degrees with success. I ran my steering cables through an eyebolt mounted in front of the shaft on the centerline. That gave me almost a full 90 degree turning radius.

[@IRBent2]

@@Aksmaniyak nice idea, adding the eyebolt on the centerline to help turning angle.

[@Aksmaniyak]

Thanks.

[@Aksmaniyak]

Here is a video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqCYoYmen55khdU

[@Illylover-de4nj]

Thank you!!!!

[@Aksmaniyak]

Glad to help.

[@lexicase8805]

Im not sure why you need to rethread the turn buckles if each one has a right and a left hand thread, why not just use the right thread side of each turnbuckle? That way the two left hand thread ends are left as they are since it doesnt matter what thread they are

[@Aksmaniyak]

You could, but it is much simpler to have all the threads matching if you need to break it down or replace parts.

[@JonathanStrait]

How do you keep this from rusting? I'm considering covering it all with some 'rubber' paint once fitted correctly. My total cost on this was ~$16, about half what the plastic ones on Amazon go for, thanks for the idea!!

[@Aksmaniyak]

You are welcome Jonathan. It shouldn't rust since the turnbuckle body is aluminum and the eye bolts and hardware are stainless.

[@mattheus23]

Do you have a video of how you ran the steering cables? Just curious I've been debating adding a motor to my yak and after seeing some of your mods I'm excited to get to it this winter!

[@Aksmaniyak]

Yes, I have shown how to run the cables. I have done it on several kayaks so just check the video titles for one that might work best for you. Let me know if I can help narrow down your search.

[@mattheus23]

Thanks! I just found one that looks like it might work, winter project for sure! Great videos!

[@theenglishchannelfishing9337]

thanks for the great video. All i can find are M4 turnbuckles? Do you have a link to something that will work? thanks!

[@Aksmaniyak]

I need to be in the store to see them because they are not online but this is a link to a similar. www.homedepot.com/p/1-4-in-x-7-5-8-in-Zinc-Plated-Steel-and-Aluminum-Eye-To-Hook-Turnbuckles-5-Pack-9070335/310149886

[@sonnyjim7579]

What made you change your design from the first one? The original seems much easier

[@Aksmaniyak]

This is just a more sleek design and change keeps the design mind fresh.

[@jshall1000]

Did u use 2 turn buckle shafts. Im about to use your method and when u showed how it looks before being put together i wasnt sure if i need 2 shafts

[@Aksmaniyak]

Yes, I used 2 turnbuckles.

[@jshall1000]

@@Aksmaniyak can i ask prob a stupid question. Is there a reason to change the 1 tb from left to right threaded. Can it be tighten down lefty ?

[@Aksmaniyak]

@@jshall1000 Not a stupid question. Yes, you could do that but sometimes ( a lot of times...lol) I'm anal and like things to be the same.

[@jshall1000]

@@Aksmaniyak lol me too. Im trying to figure out how to put pvc ove the tb because in my goofy mind id like the way it looks

[@Aksmaniyak]

@@jshall1000 I get it but I like the turnbuckle look.

[@chandizzle4930]

How would you change speeds?

[@Aksmaniyak]

This is used with a remote speed controlling system.