Recent content by Ranger J.

https://youtu.be/ZaqLG9-h5x4 Here is a walk through of the power pole. I have replaced the actuator since the last time it failed. Hope this is useful to you all.

So a bit of an update. The first day of travel on the road and the actuator broke. After tearing everything apart and checking all alignments, and found that many of the holes were not aligned. This put a large torque load on the actuator. When it broke, the pole fell on to the road breaking the...

I got the aluminum from a metal distributor, Ryerson steel $145. The actuator, control, aluminum tip, and fiberglass pole came from Amazon.com $190. Bolts and nuts all came from Lowes $90. The clamp base came from bass pro for $60. So about a total of $485. It was a fun build. I will likely...

https://youtu.be/CO32yb2Af78 Hopefully this works for y'all. I uploaded it to my YouTube. I will get another video of in the water this weekend.

Well, I got the pole secured, and everything wired up. I left the arms at 6' for the time being, but cut the fiberglass pole from 8' to 6'. Now I am going to paint it black or blue, I can't decide which would look better.

I got the pole mounted today. I took it out and tested it, and the pole has a lot of flex. It held the boat well in soft to semi hard bottom, but was not as stable in gravel. The metal tip actually echoed pretty loud across the gravel. I am going to cut the arms down from 6' to 4' tomorrow, and...

If anyone knows how to post videos, let me know. It will make this thread much more helpful.

Thanks! I can't get the videos to post. It weighs about 20 lbs.

I got the angle of the pole fixed. I didn't take into consideration the the dead rise of the transom.

Alright, I got the pole test mounted on the boat, and tested the remote. I found that I miss measured making the mounting bracket. The poles sit at 22 degree angle instead as close to 90 as I thought, but I will work on that tomorrow. I am also considering reducing the length of the poles or...

I found it on Amazon. I bought the fiberglass pole, tip, actuator, and remote from Amazon. It's water resistant. It will extend out 12"

Put in some more work today. Got the pole moving. Video won't upload, will try to get more pictures tomorrow and install the fiberglass pole.

Here is a link to the thread I started for my power pole. https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=42710

Hey everyone, I am working on making my own homemade power pole for my Tracker 195. I am using 3" channel aluminum, HDPE plastic, 225 lb 12v linear actuator, 3/4" fiberglass pole with a metal base tip, and a wireless remote. I worked on it all day today, and for a few hours yesterday. I made...

Will do. Should have everything to build by next weekend.