05-10-2012, 06:49 AM
OK, TubeDude, here it is.
Pictures of the PVC motor mount I crafted for my Escape. I haven't put it in the water yet, but it's lookin' good on saw horses [
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Plenty of room behind the seat to sit back and put my feet up.
I'm going to put 2 of the blue crates, one on each side of motor for battery, cooler, dry bag, etc.
I will have it tied down 3 ways, 2 in the front and one in the back.
One thing I need to check, will I have enough clearance for propeller from Escape. I may have to do a little tweaking before the test run?
Edit: I just read WaveWolf's post on propeller length. I have a MinnKota 30 on my Escape. For sure I am going to recheck the distance between top of prop blade and the bottom of Escape.
P.S. The pictures are really small. Wonder why?
Doesn't look that way on my computer.
[blue] UPDATE: Here's the latest pic of my Escape with the motor mount at a lake. Joni, you're right about too much weight in the back. Fortunately, when I sat down, the Escape leveled off but not to my satisfaction. I had thoughts of a big wind gust coming up and flipping my over backwards. Didn't happen, thank goodness. Pat suggested I add a little floatation to the underside and that should do the trick.[/blue]
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Pictures of the PVC motor mount I crafted for my Escape. I haven't put it in the water yet, but it's lookin' good on saw horses [
] Plenty of room behind the seat to sit back and put my feet up.
I'm going to put 2 of the blue crates, one on each side of motor for battery, cooler, dry bag, etc.
I will have it tied down 3 ways, 2 in the front and one in the back.
One thing I need to check, will I have enough clearance for propeller from Escape. I may have to do a little tweaking before the test run?
Edit: I just read WaveWolf's post on propeller length. I have a MinnKota 30 on my Escape. For sure I am going to recheck the distance between top of prop blade and the bottom of Escape.
P.S. The pictures are really small. Wonder why?
Doesn't look that way on my computer.
[blue] UPDATE: Here's the latest pic of my Escape with the motor mount at a lake. Joni, you're right about too much weight in the back. Fortunately, when I sat down, the Escape leveled off but not to my satisfaction. I had thoughts of a big wind gust coming up and flipping my over backwards. Didn't happen, thank goodness. Pat suggested I add a little floatation to the underside and that should do the trick.[/blue]
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