Ultimate Trolling Motor Setup for a Kayak

[@glencerrato271]

Bro... you did some really good work! You're humble about it and say things like it was no big deal. I am wrapping up my own custom fabrication of the same 65 lb haswing motor on my lifetime Yukon angler. And It took a lot of work. I've been dying to get it on the water. This video gave me the much needed insight on keeping the motor unlocked for forward motion. Having it break from an impact after all that work would be horrible so thank you for that! I hope mine can go as fast as yours! Haha great video and great work 👍 enjoy it and stay safe out there.

[@MTEXX]

Thanks for sharing. I just trashed my Mirage Drive 180 on some shoals and may go this route instead of $1000 for a new drive.

[@racerxny1380]

Great video, very informative. I plan on doing a similar project on my Outback and this video provided an excellent tutorial.

[@pitchkapizda8355]

Great vid great explanation loved it

[@blackwingnut16]

Great video. I've been researching various solutions for my outback and came across your channel. I'm digging this setup, using the rudder for steering. You've saved me a ton of work, thank you!

[@WolfsFishing]

Good Video. I appreciate all the detail you put into the video. Just started looking into motors. Good stuff thanks

[@Dlgeis]

It is best to not run your tm dry. The water seal at the shaft is just an oring and the water lubricates the shaft to rubber interface.

[@OffdayTherapy]

Thanks for the info. I'll keep it in mind. It has corrosion x sprayed on it right before recording.

[@quinnpope8048]

smart man, nice r35 btw

[@RXAngler]

Good stuff dude

[@mikeharvey4864]

Great video. Appreciate the detailed walkthrough. Wondering why you can't just use the controller that is in the head unit? More of a general question, not necessarily directed towards your build.

[@pb-bx1ll]

Great video, thank you

[@naskofilms4077]

Sweet set up!

[@mtnguyen1696]

very nice setup .. what was that v-shaped wing on the motor shaft used for?

[@Dlgeis]

Great info

[@Markchance08]

I’m wondering if I can just remove the head of my trolling motor and extend it to one of my rails?

[@trinacria1956]

Looks nice ! Good to see you understand hull speed. Seen a lot of videos with guys putting multiple motors and wondering why they don't go faster! Bet you spent a lot less than I did with my Texas Power Paddle Marlin Rudder!! How long can you go on one battery charge?

[@OffdayTherapy]

Since it's brushless it can probably go a while. Not even half way I was over 3mph. I added 3000 mah back to a 60000 mah battery.

[@xarrow81]

great video, 👍 what's the other video on this motor on KZbin you was talking about, please?

[@justinharves1062]

Great video! Will that motor head fit through the mirage drive slot? If you had a 2 blade prop?

[@stanlevanduski]

This is a great video; thank you for posting. I've been planning on adding a motor onto my Hobie so everything you have here is perfect. One question; Noticed you're using a 60 amp hour battery. Do you have any experience on how long a full charge will run the kayak. I know it depends on speed, etc, so just an approximate idea would be great. Thanks again.

[@danielfernandez2391]

How’s the trolling motor treating you ?

[@alanberner]

Nice work , I used the POD that came with Haswing , Wanting back up POD , I used a 10 ohm with 1 K resistors sold in surplus electronic shop . Purchased a number , worked but never reached top speed , , Maybe pods purchased are not for my unit , I am wondering what mfg POD you used , and did it come with resistors or you had too solder ? Amazon or other , thanks

[@Redbelo]

Can you turn alright having the trolling and the kayak rudder working together?

[@victoraguilar4607]

What year is your Hobie? How long have you had it? Will you consider a new outback again? Did you buy it new? I'm on the fence between an old town or hobie. Thanks and great videos.

[@BassManStrikes]

You need to add 1k resistors to pins 1 and 3 on your pot and it won't shut off by itself.

[@ericgruel274]

Looks good. Good info to. I bet you could outrun Mark now.

[@OffdayTherapy]

MDLR? In his autopilot, maybe Hullspeed prob tops out still at a Lil over 5mph regardless of thrust. I couldn't definitely get through chop and current better with 65lbs thrust

[@johnnyloy1583]

very good set up! Can i ask if the Haswing tor can hooked up to a PWM?

[@OffdayTherapy]

No. It has one built in. All you need to do is extend the wires. You can also rewire to your own potientmeter

[@johnnyloy1583]

Thank u for sharing

[@markygutierrez4195]

I'm doing the same setup in my kayak. I need help wiring up the motor because I removed the headunit as well and didn't take a picture of how the wiring went before removing the unit. Could you help me out?

[@OffdayTherapy]

Sure. What you need?

[@bobmckenzie6167]

What clamp on bracket is that to attach the steering cables to the trolling motor? The V shaped thing

[@bobmckenzie6167]

is this it?, nice video BTW

[@stinkyjonesboyz2710]

i would like to know that too.

[@texasballistics]

How much you spend for entire setup and how long did your battery last?

[@OffdayTherapy]

269.00 trolling motor, mount 90.00. Pots 12.00, trolling motor plug connection 40.00. Everything else depends on how cheap or expensive you wanna go. I'll say my setup was about 500.00 minus battery because I wanted to be able to easily remove it. Used it for like 30 min and only had to add 3000mah to make my 60000mah battery full again

[@texasballistics]

Keep us updated on how long the trolling motor holds up over time. Nice work 👍

[@darrincavalletti8188]

Great video but I must ask why did you put the resistors on the negative and positive sides of the potentiometer I'm building the same system,also how did you find the off position on the new potentiometer. just trying to understand thanks

[@OffdayTherapy]

Hi. I think it has to be in a certain ohm range.

[@darrincavalletti8188]

How did you find off on the potentiometer or should I have sain neutral. thanks for your guidance on this

[@OffdayTherapy]

@@darrincavalletti8188 OK so now I remember. Originally my potentiometer that came with the motor was acting up. Went on a search and found a motorized kayak fishing group on Facebook. Found someone using a potentiometer and they had 10k ohm resistors wired to positive and negative. The one it comes with does not need resistors but since mine was not working correctly I went with the one off Amazon and it worked fine and has been since. Been out about 6 more times already and no issues.

[@OffdayTherapy]

Also I ended up buying a spare controller because haswing shares parts with another brand but it's exactly the same motor. Didn't end up using the spare just kept the amazon potentiometer wired up.

[@JStarFishing]

@@OffdayTherapy I have done a lot of research and can’t find this information about a spare controller that will work from another brand that uses the same parts as Haswing. If you can’t say here then please make a post in the Motorized Kayak group page for me. Thanks! Oh almost forgot - what is the cleat you’re using? I haven’t seen one that mounts like that. I have some where the rope goes vertically, but I like the way yours pulls from the side instead.

[@DlAM890]

Hi love your video, great info but I was wondering how did you install the 1k ohm resistor?

[@OffdayTherapy]

I'll have to look. Let me see if I have a pic

[@DlAM890]

@@OffdayTherapy would you happen to have a pic not sure why mine isn't working

[@BassManStrikes]

You need 2 1k resistors 1 on pin one and one on pin 3. The pot that's in the head has them on a little circuit board and you have to use a 10k potentiometer. If you don't add the 2 1k resistors it will shut off in reverse when the resistance hits 0 and forward if it goes over like 9k. The resistor on pin one adds 1k and on pin 3 it subtracts 1k thus preventing the motor from shutting off.

[@justinharves1062]

@@BassManStrikescan you put pics of this please

[@conokrasa987]

How do you keep the motor in the straight position?

[@OffdayTherapy]

Just find a center point on the back of the kayak and lock it to that. Like the middle of grab bar

[@conokrasa987]

@@OffdayTherapy how does your motor lock it in? Mine doesn't have a lock

[@dustinhema5215]

Are you still using this setup?

[@dormantmenace]

Those trolling motor plugs suck.. they rott out and corrode even with di electric grease. Use the water tight twist locks instead. They also allow for larger guage wire.

[@IMGhostRogue]

Can you make me one?

[@mannyfeeesh]

In my honest opinion I would rather get a bixpy smaller compact and not as ugly as these trolling motors

[@OffdayTherapy]

I thought about it for a while honestly, but after you add the rear motor mount with the pole that holds the bixpy, you are looking at around 1600.00. This setup cost 500.00 and you can use any battery. Also you get 65lbs thrust so no matter how strong the wind and current this thing still moves well.

[@xarrow81]

lol, bixpy is a toy to this troll motor 🤣 I believe this thing will change the game cause bixpy, NV mk180 and torqeedo are all 24volt plus systems. I'm digging the look of the unit!

[@mannyfeeesh]

You minus will get a boat for a trolling motor. Here in Cali you'll need to go-to DMV to register for it. And prolly get laughed at using that on our waters

[@mannyfeeesh]

@@xarrow81 bring it here to California water you'll need to register that trolling motor. And it'll prolly get trashed in our California water and prolly and get laughed at

[@xarrow81]

@@mannyfeeesh bruh, do you kayak? Bixpy is a joke, minus ! If I was in Cal I forsure wouldn't take a bixpy. Your money, spend it on what you want. Good luck