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<blockquote data-quote="Piomarine" data-source="post: 405677" data-attributes="member: 16014"><p>Ok so I have a 14' Arkansas Traveler which is a semi-v hull. I have a bow cap on which are mounted my nav light and a docking cleat. I also have a MinnKota 40#/36" transom mount trolling motor. I went with the transom mount over a bow mount cause frankly I have nowhere to put it. I want to mount it at the front but I am running into 2 main issues/questions. Number one can I mount it on the gunwales right behind the bow cap? If I do how much do I risk poorly tracking and can this be corrected by keeping the big motor in the water as a rudder? Second thought, I have looked at mounting plates for the bow cap and they look they could work really well for my needs (especially the one from Fishon, but with my remaining space I am afraid they are all too big. Does anyone make them with a smaller mounting plate? And two can I place it in such a way that it does not impede the view of my nav light?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Piomarine, post: 405677, member: 16014"] Ok so I have a 14' Arkansas Traveler which is a semi-v hull. I have a bow cap on which are mounted my nav light and a docking cleat. I also have a MinnKota 40#/36" transom mount trolling motor. I went with the transom mount over a bow mount cause frankly I have nowhere to put it. I want to mount it at the front but I am running into 2 main issues/questions. Number one can I mount it on the gunwales right behind the bow cap? If I do how much do I risk poorly tracking and can this be corrected by keeping the big motor in the water as a rudder? Second thought, I have looked at mounting plates for the bow cap and they look they could work really well for my needs (especially the one from Fishon, but with my remaining space I am afraid they are all too big. Does anyone make them with a smaller mounting plate? And two can I place it in such a way that it does not impede the view of my nav light? [/QUOTE]
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