Side Mount Canoe Trolling motor doesn't work well

[@woodsinme]

Whoever is playing the banjo needs a raise!

[@rpeek]

hahahaha... Yea

[@jckdnls9292]

It's the kid from deliverance

[@woodsinme]

@@rpeek I hope you and yours had a merry Christmas and have a happy new year.

[@kelplicker76]

I set mine up so it pushes me along as straight as possible. Then dip a paddle tip in here and there to steer and make corrections. Handles better with a couple of sand bags up front when solo.

[@rpeek]

Good to know

[@failedclown36]

Well, I'm glad i saw your video. Same canoe. I have been thinking of trying this too. That motor is just too hard to reach back behind you. I saw an extension tiller that uses what looks like a ratchet's universal joint adapter. Still trying to figure out how to craft something like that.

[@rpeek]

Takes a while to figure out a process that works.

[@misterbulger]

I run a 55 lb motor on mine just like you have it but further back. Then i made a long tiller extension and i sit in a plastic lawn chair closer the the center of the boat with the battery behind me/ opoosite the motor facing bacwards. I cut the legs down so i sit lower for stability. Then i use the back seat as a foot rest/lunch table. So youre facing backward which is kind of annoying but i do a lot of trolling, so i have two clamp on rod holders and i troll the perimeter of the lakes keeping my focus more behind me. I have a Pelican pretty much the same canoe you have. I clamped a piece of wood between the motor mount and the boat to take strain off the plastic and straighten out the way it hangs. Best finshing lf my life in this setup. And it even takes the waves pretty decent.😅 I probably have 30 full days on the water. It's all about balance and keeping the center of gravity low.

[@rpeek]

Sounds like a good setup.

[@averyhoffman9561]

Love the content man, great video for me, someone who just got a good deal on used 16’ canoe and a 14lb thrust trolling motor. Half the fun is figuring out how to set it up yourself!

[@rpeek]

That's exactly right. Hope you have a ton of fun with yours.

[@Gods-Shepherds]

I've seen guys take and add a little rudder using a cutting board to the back of the motor. Helps it track way better they say.

[@rpeek]

Good idea

[@WILDEATS]

You definitely want to use a quality motor mount which clamps onto both sides of the gunwales of the canoe and extends out several inches which gives you room to operate the trolling motor. Mounting a trolling motor directly to the canoe is not the safest bet. I hope you've found a solution. Best wishes.

[@rpeek]

I was just giving it a try. Thanks.

[@Madocthevindicator]

You gotta be smarter than the motor. Mine works fine.

[@rpeek]

I'm not that smart

[@JR-3030]

You have a square stern...why are you mounting to the side???

[@rpeek]

Experimentation...

[@GeorgiaKayakAngler]

Was thinking of doing the same thing since I can’t walk around or move at all

[@rpeek]

It was worth a try.

[@wittelarry1]

Do you have any idea what you are doing ?

[@rpeek]

Yes. I'm playing. Do you have any idea what you're doing?

[@alanaugust8853]

Should you not have set this up on shore BEFORE you went on the water with it?! And for krise sake, forget about the fricken ducks!

[@rpeek]

Don't be rude now. We all have our own way of doing things.....

[@dip30ful]

Its "christ sake."

[@anthonynewman2579]

Came in to check out the motor not the ducks!!

[@rpeek]

Okay

[@alanaugust8853]

Whose your DADDY DUCK?!?!

[@rpeek]

Yea, who? haha

[@garypic4083]

I was wondering whzat would happen if i did the same thing lol now I know

[@rpeek]

Yea.

[@anthonycoach4551]

Yup you need the moter in the back in the middle put a board in the back and mount it in the center...that's no good on the side u can't steer streight good🙂

[@rpeek]

You are correct

[@michaelhill7927]

Not the brightest star in the night sky, is he?

[@rpeek]

No, and never claimed to be, but I show up.

[@mattnewman2085]

Yeah because that’s not how you mount it bud

[@rpeek]

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[@jckdnls9292]

This guy mounts