Installing a Motorguide Trolling Motor

Follow along as I rig my new pond boat for bass fishing. In this first video of the series, I'll show you how to go about mounting a Motorguide trolling motor. #boatrigging, #lowrance, #motorguide, #trollingmotor
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[@idigdeep]

Appreciate the time you took to make this complete and we'll explained video

[@magoo72112]

1868 pond boat 😂. Great video!!

[@ScottMcGehee]

actually, it's only 1860.

[@AbideinChristSealed]

Really nice boat!

[@ScottMcGehee]

thanks

[@karenschuster6147]

Said ..."that went pretty well", dry shirt to soaked with sweat..lol

[@ScottMcGehee]

you have to appreciate Mississippi weather....normally just about 10 degrees cooler than Hell

[@arciefan]

I bought a new trolling motor in 2013 thinking my 10 year old motorguide 56# thrust could fail at any time. Here it is 2018 and it is still going strong. It had the old all metal gator mount which is almost bullet proof , but nonetheless yesterday I decided to put the new (new in box anyways lol) 75# motorguide pro with an updated gator mount. The absolute toughest part is access to underneath. I was prepared to remove the front deck for more clearance but ran into trouble there and opted to just cut away part of the deck ( very little amount) to give myself more arm room. The power of that 75 vs the 56 pound thrust blew me away. Took it out today for a trial in very high winds and the power on number 2 speed is more than the old one on number 4 speed. As far as the difference of the mount of the old warhorse mount, vs the new what looks to be pot metal or hopefully it's cast metal is yet to be determined, but I will say this. No more having to loosen up the two wheels on the front of the mount if you hit something and return the mount to the normal straight up position. The new one has the big isolator (basically just a big rubber or poly shock absorber) in the door that holds the motor in the mount. So I'm really hoping that holds up and gives enough to protect the shaft. I had watched your video before and also the one on the wiring and although I still have mine on the left of the boat , I appreciate you taking time to video this. Thanks and best wishes!

[@athaothao2880]

nice motorguide energy trolling motor boat

[@bbbustedflush]

Excellent video-excellent narrative and you skipped over parts like watching you drill holes. Thank you for your time.

[@ScottMcGehee]

+John Last Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@lifeiseverybreathyoutake3576]

+ScottMcGehee instead of the rubber one I'm thinking about the one they use for sheet rock made out of metal might do the jobs dont you think?

[@ScottMcGehee]

who dat If you're talking about the isolators, the rubber absorbs some of the shock and vibrations, so I'm not sure I'd use something metal there.

[@lifeiseverybreathyoutake3576]

what about place some rubber spacing and washer between to absorbs the vibration.

[@ScottMcGehee]

+who dat should work fine. Be sure to use stainless washers

[@waynecasper5346]

I’ll see if I can find one thanks Scott

[@waynecasper5346]

I ran my last one on regular house wall light switch’s and it worked great but it was a double wall switch and so one switch for each motor

[@waynecasper5346]

Ok I find that my 1860 wants to drift even with the lightest breeze so iam go to mount two 55 lb thrust motors on the rear, I did this back in the 90s but had to use two on off switches which is ok but I would rather have just one switch to cut them on at the same. But don’t think it can be done but maybe you have some ideas.

[@ScottMcGehee]

You should be able to wire it to one switch, just need one that rated for the max draw of both motors together.

[@daniellavoie8379]

You could use a relay connected in parallel with the first motor which would control the second motor. Make sure you get the proper current rated relay.

[@thelivinlegend1]

Worked up quite a lather. lol

[@ScottMcGehee]

+thelivinlegend1 Still in the 90's down here, even in October, lol.

[@larryevans6724]

ScottMcGehee

[@waynecasper5346]

Hey Scott are you running any electric motors on the back. If not how do you keep the back of the boat from drifting around on you

[@ScottMcGehee]

Wayne. I'm not running anything on the back, so the short answer is that there's nothing keeping it from swinging around. I generally don't use it on really windy days, so I don't find it's that big of a problem. I've been keeping my eyes open for something to make a rudder out of for this exact issue.

[@CeRiJL]

Hi friend, I need your help, I'm Spanish and I'm fall in love with fishing :) i have a small boat, quicksilver 425 commander, i want set x3 55fw fb 45 but i don't know where to start, how do you set electric motor? thanks

[@waynecasper5346]

Just adds up to a lot of wire to be run and two batteries and two 12 volt motors

[@williamriley2528]

I want to see a new Yammy or Merc go on the back of that baby...!

[@frankieresendez8455]

Would you put a 25 horse on?

[@ScottMcGehee]

I think you can put up to a 40 on it. I wouldn't hesitate to put a 25 on it.

[@三猫-u2b]

You skipped the part where you tightened the screws below the deck. Could you show me how you did that part? Did you crawl through the opening in the cabin or pry open the plate at the bow?

[@ScottMcGehee]

I took out the plate at the bow. You don't have to pry it open, just drill out the rivets and either replace them after you tighten the bolts.

[@waynecasper5346]

Trying to keep from running Four 6 Gauge wires from the back to the front

[@ScottMcGehee]

I understand. That was the biggest problem. Lots of cussing got edited out of the wiring video on that boat.

[@hookinncookin7985]

Hey i have a strange question but i just bought a 2016 1860 sc... And looking at the bow i noticed it isnt straight it bows uo towards the tip.. My trolling motor mount dont sit exactly flush i couldn't really see in your video but is your bow completely level?

[@ScottMcGehee]

I've never notice it sloping up, so I'd say it's pretty level. I'll take a look at it and let you know.

[@marcrussell8485]

I couldn't conceptualize just how the top block part of rubber was still used but not the long rubber part.

[@ScottMcGehee]

I made the hole in the boat just a bit larger than the size of the bolts, cut the part that hangs down off flush with the bottom of the flat top block and ran the bolt through it. I used fender washers and lock nuts below deck to secure the trolling motor. Basically, I used the top part of the block as a spacer and cushion between the trolling motor mount and the deck of the boat.

[@kevinmccollum4413]

The problem with mounting a trolling motor too close to the center is that the base of the trolling motor will hang on the trailer's bow roller when launching or loading the boat onto the trailer. Have you noticed this happening?

[@ScottMcGehee]

It hasn't been a problem, but I can see where it would be if you mounted it too far forward or were on a very steep ramp.

[@waynecasper5346]

Hahahahaha hahahahaha I can imagine, the stuff we try to do to these boats will run you nuts