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#1841010 - 12/30/07 07:40 AM Loose trolling motor
little minnow Offline
Angler

Registered: 11/21/07
Posts: 486
Loc: Fort Worth
Hey guys,

My trolling motore mount was loose so I replaced the bolts with new ones. (The rubber on the old ones had dry rotted off). It seemed fine at first, but now it is already loose again. Any suggestions. Thanks.

Josh
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#1841027 - 12/30/07 07:55 AM Re: Loose trolling motor [Re: little minnow]
bassaholic022 Offline
TFF Team Angler

Registered: 02/22/07
Posts: 4360
Loc: Cherokee Shores Cedar Creek La...
Try using locking nuts if you're not already.

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#1841039 - 12/30/07 08:01 AM Re: Loose trolling motor [Re: little minnow]
spanky's Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 04/24/07
Posts: 2641
Loc: Hurst texas
You have the t square rubber mounts...your holes in deck are probally to big..Take t square and cut the long threaded piece off...Use that as your spacer between deck and trolling bracket..Get new STAINLES STEEL BOLTS WASHERS AND LOCK NUTS...This should fix you up...OOPS use the square piece as the spacer..


Edited by spanky's (12/30/07 08:02 AM)
Edit Reason: spell
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#1841042 - 12/30/07 08:02 AM Re: Loose trolling motor [Re: bassaholic022]
gary purdy Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 05/24/03
Posts: 1605
Loc: Littlefield Tx USA
Sounds like you need to, what we call hard mount it. Bolts with large washers and self locking nuts all stainless.

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#1843521 - 12/31/07 06:39 AM Re: Loose trolling motor [Re: gary purdy]
little minnow Offline
Angler

Registered: 11/21/07
Posts: 486
Loc: Fort Worth
Thanks guys. I will give that a try.
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#1846461 - 01/01/08 08:47 AM Re: Loose trolling motor [Re: little minnow]
Coolarrow Offline
Angler

Registered: 09/01/03
Posts: 386
Loc: Daisetta, tx
That's just what I did to mine and it fixed everything!!

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#1848295 - 01/01/08 11:47 PM Re: Loose trolling motor [Re: Coolarrow]
gclark Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 09/14/06
Posts: 2577
Loc: Lewisville, TX
Yep, me too. A tip for ya. Use hardened stainless steel hardware, large area washers, and lock nuts. Fiberlocks will work. I used some junk hardware from Lowes probably made in China. First big wave and hard landing 2 of them sheared.

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