Sea Doo Sportster with Trolling Motor

Sea Doo Sportster owners would like to use their boat for fishing. One of the biggest challenges is to find an easy and non-evasive way to incorporate a trolling motor onto the boat. Some people have been able to mount a trolling motor from the front of the boat but have experienced challenges (poor steering control + takes up limited space). My design has the trolling motor mounted in the back in a very concise and efficient fashion. This video provides step by step instructions as to how anyone can build a rear transom apparatus to enable the mounting of a trolling motor on their Sea Doo Sportster. Feel free to comment on the video if you have found it to be useful. Here's to great days of fishing on the lake !! Good luck !!

[@edwardpon9068]

It looks good. I have 2001 seadoo speedster, and I am trying to attach a trolling motor and fish finder

[@slicker420]

Very nice design! And great explanation, thanks and god bless

[@allanbaldawi4896]

Great video, really nice setup, thank you for sharing it.

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

Thanks for watching!

[@gillermedia1205]

J man, hey very compact great design, no drilling and no permanent change to deck. Question I have the model where there’s the visual water cooling stream that exits from the ski hook. You have any issues with this? I assume I’d have a whole puddle on what ever plate that would be centered on back if in contact with deck. I thought of three Ways to solve this, instead of your plate being flush on the deck, do 2 or 3 strips of wood with rubber to lift the deck off by 3/4 in. Or on your upright transit plate make a cut out so water can pass through and flow over deck and out to river. Or add a hose to divert the cooling water. Thanks for the ideas!

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

Sorry for the late reply, I have been on the RV trail with virtually no internet access. I have not had the problem you are describing. My deck remains dry wen running both the jet motor or the trolling motor. Not 100% sure of the model you are describing but your solution sounds very good. Raising the plate seems like an excellent solution, happy modifying.

[@jeffburrows6828]

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing. Is that starboard material?

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

Hi Jeff. I used 3/4 inch plywood for the platform and simply painted it and then 2 coats of polyurethane. Is that what you were wanting to know?

[@aliv9780]

Can you mount gas motor?

[@wearzymaan1541]

Great video. What size shaft and how many lb of thrust? Thanks

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

40 lb thrust. Shaft size?

[@aliv9780]

Super

[@blockchainbandit1484]

okay so I have shown this to people in the sea doo community and they love it could you make me one i have your same boat hull I believe.

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

Sorry for the late response, I have been RVing for the past 2.5 months and have neglected the channel. I have no problem building one for you but we would need to work out details like where you live, shipping, my fee for building it, etc.? Let me know if you are serious. I tried to provide detailed instructions, have you considered giving it a try yourself?

[@lifeofbru8929]

Hey, I'd love to buy one off you if that's something you'd still be willing to do? Let me know. Thanks!

[@hunternguon8741]

I have an 03 sportster le and trying to put in a troller motor and your vedio is great! My boat only going 35 mph and should be going 50 so you have any idea that would help please help?

[@gillermedia1205]

Go to seadoo forum. I have a 95 sportster and 36mph on our choppy river is about as fast as that boat can handle. If yours has the 717 engine and only doing 35 then theres a handle full of items to go after including wear ring and impeller inspection.

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

Don't forget carb rebuild if you have the carb model. This really helped my performance.

[@danavalitutti7824]

WOW!!!!!!that is awesome transom. I have the same problem with my seedoo boat. but how is it to drive and control with the trolling motor and handle in the back of the boat. thanks again for the video

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

Thanks for your comment. I typically sit on the motor cover with my feet on the back platform and steer from that point. The trolling motor works very well and the boat stays relatively straight as long as you don't try to over steer. If you give the trolling motor a chance to move the boat in the direction that you want you will be very satisfied. When I started using the trolling motor, I was trying to get the boat to change direction too quickly and I found I was always having to counter steer to correct my original setting. Now I simply make small changes at the motor and I am having greater success. You just get better at it with practice but the transom setup works great for me. Good luck.

[@danavalitutti7824]

@@j-maninthegarage7249 thank you for the comments back on driving the boat it must be like docking it takes practice. When I am done with mine I'll have to share a pic with you. Thanks again

[@DSM4EVER95]

I want to see it in action

[@j-maninthegarage7249]

I will bring out my go pro the next time I am out and will post something for you to see. May not be this season though as I am still traveling in our RV for awhile longer. The video is on my list of things to do. Thanks for your interest and sorry for the late reply.