DIY Trolling Motor Mount for Canoe - Adjustable

DIY: Side Trolling Motor Mount for a Canoe or Small Boat - Adjustable. made from scraps lying abound the shop. Here's how to put one together. Subscribe to follow my new boat project...
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[@r.williamcomm7693]

You have a beautiful canoe. The wood is classy. Excellent motor mount!

[@mydreamboatproject]

Thank you , I appreciate it. :-)

[@FrankLadd]

Nice job!

[@mydreamboatproject]

Thanks Frank, happy to have you aboard :-)

[@jeffbuzzard6837]

Nice job, if I may ask where did you find the knobs for the clamping screws, I love your design.

[@mydreamboatproject]

I found them at our local Ace Hardware store.

[@RidersInBlack]

Love the video! Overall what is the length of the main top piece with the Motor mount? And the 2 adjustable pieces underneath?

[@mydreamboatproject]

Not sure, I made it so long ago. I just custom fitted it to what I needed.

[@osu_zach]

Wood this style gunwale clamp work with aluminum gunwales?

[@mydreamboatproject]

Sorry but no idea. I guess it would depend on the shape but you'll have to try it to see.

[@rightyouareken7587]

Nice job. What size motor do you have? I just finished mine the other day for my 17ft aluminum canoe. Came out real nice. I have have a 40lb and was surprised It wasn’t faster and struggled a bit going against the tide. We were approx 500lbs of total weight.

[@mydreamboatproject]

it was a 55lb but I ended up selling it. I'm looking for a 7 - 7 hp gas one now. Electric didn't have enough juice to get me all the way home when I was returning to the boat launch.

[@michaelsimpson9779]

Nice work. Not that there's a lot of thrust, but that pair of steel brackets at the rear of the mount pad, will they not "open up" under power? Is there anything mechanical tying the front of the pad to the cross piece? Just a thought.....

[@mydreamboatproject]

Hi Michael, thanks for your comment. The only thing holding it on are the motor clamps. Betweem the screws, L-clamps and glue it's pretty sturdy.

[@phmanch88]

What did you use to make the slots

[@mydreamboatproject]

Used a drill on each end and a jig saw in between.

[@scottsouder6450]

Does the job, and wood looks way better than the metal one that would have cost you 170 bucks.

[@mydreamboatproject]

Thanks Scott! $170? Yikes. With the handles, bolts, washers, wood, brackets and epoxy I probably have about 15 - 20 bucks invested.

[@scottsouder6450]

@@mydreamboatproject I have built 5 wooden sailboats, and refurbished around 20 fiberglass boats now (and 1 aluminum which I will never repeat). I have learned to always save scrap wood no matter the size and shape of the piece. Little things like this save a fortune and they really do look better on a wooden boat in the end. The more wood the better looking to my eye. I am in the middle of an outrigger canoe project of my own right now, so I will be coming back to this video for reference soon. Look on Amazon or Cabelas etc... they really are around 170 bucks for one of these.

[@mydreamboatproject]

@@scottsouder6450 I save quite a bit of it but am very limited for space. When I get too much I bring the smaller pieces to my neighbor for kindling.

[@thomashunter5174]

Where did you find the handles?

[@mydreamboatproject]

@@thomashunter5174 Hi Thomas; a local hardware store ordered them for me but I found that most small hardware stores have them.