07-19-2016, 09:27 PM
[#0000FF]I have mounted electric trolling motors on tubes, toons, yaks, rafts...everything but bathtubs. If you can dream it you can do it. I have seen several canoes with side mounts.
The biggie is fabbing a mount that is strong enough to move the whole pontoon. No problem with the directional. You just have to stay on the control handle with a delicate touch. It will want to shimmy one way or another. But it's all a matter of lift, thrust and drag. No different than if you mounted on the back but were dragging a big basket of fish on one side. Once you get it running steady in the right direction you are good.
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The biggie is fabbing a mount that is strong enough to move the whole pontoon. No problem with the directional. You just have to stay on the control handle with a delicate touch. It will want to shimmy one way or another. But it's all a matter of lift, thrust and drag. No different than if you mounted on the back but were dragging a big basket of fish on one side. Once you get it running steady in the right direction you are good.
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