02-07-2014, 10:28 PM
I am going to show you mine but I want to say first that I believe that the boat that FG posted the picture and the mount of is probably going to serve your purpose better than mine would.
That being said I tried to put a 2.5 HP Coleman gas motor on a Outcast boat. Let me save you some time and money don't do it! The small gas motor is not good on a small boat that is not set up for a gas motor. The gas motor puts TON's of power to the back of the toons. That forces the frame down. When the frame forces down the pontoons push out to the sides. When that happens it bends the frame like you would a wire. After so many bends they break.I know I broke a frame.
![[Image: Pontoongasser4.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/Pontoongasser4.jpg)
After breaking my frame I decided that safety was first. Second I needed to be able to put on a gas motor. Third I needed the front to be open so I can land sturgeon on my lap. SO I got a Skookum Steelheader 10 foot.
![[Image: 3-1-1302small_zps9e348866.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/3-1-1302small_zps9e348866.jpg)
![[Image: P8110033.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/P8110033.jpg)
![[Image: P8110034.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/P8110034.jpg)
![[Image: P8110035.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/P8110035.jpg)
When I need to use fins I sit on the floor of mine.
![[Image: P8110036.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/P8110036.jpg)
![[Image: 8-19-12Secomdfishd.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/8-19-12Secomdfishd.jpg)
![[Image: 8-19-12hfirstfish.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/8-19-12hfirstfish.jpg)
But no boat is perfect. As much as I like this boat, I should say LOVE this boat it is not perfect. This is a very heavy boat, and it is too wide to fit in the back of a truck. If a guy had a flat bed truck it would be fine. But I have to use a trailer with this boat. So I got a second boat to load in my truck. This one is light and easy to load but I am not going to carry it anywhere. I use a electric motor on it because for a few places I go that is all I need, and the electric motor is very helpful in fighting big sturgeon.
![[Image: 6-22-13C_zps51e09238.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/6-22-13C_zps51e09238.jpg)
![[Image: 8-16-13-E_zps3aaa788e.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/8-16-13-E_zps3aaa788e.jpg)
![[Image: 8-16-13-B_zpsb3ea1967.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/8-16-13-B_zpsb3ea1967.jpg)
![[Image: 7-5-13Rsmall_zps5a4bec93.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/7-5-13Rsmall_zps5a4bec93.jpg)
There is so much I like about both boats that I just have to keep a couple around.
Now back to your wishes.
Like I said before on the post to FG, If you used a boat like her's with the gas motor on the back you might be able to turn the motor 180 degrees and have it pull you. I do this with both of my motors when I am trolling with my son and I am pulling his boat. I think your on the right track with a frameless boat. But the other one FG was talking about her husband uses has a good gas motor mount in my opinion. It is the deck design that straps to the back of the toon. The reason I like that design is because it does not put the frame in any kind of bind. It is a good mount. Ron
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That being said I tried to put a 2.5 HP Coleman gas motor on a Outcast boat. Let me save you some time and money don't do it! The small gas motor is not good on a small boat that is not set up for a gas motor. The gas motor puts TON's of power to the back of the toons. That forces the frame down. When the frame forces down the pontoons push out to the sides. When that happens it bends the frame like you would a wire. After so many bends they break.I know I broke a frame.
After breaking my frame I decided that safety was first. Second I needed to be able to put on a gas motor. Third I needed the front to be open so I can land sturgeon on my lap. SO I got a Skookum Steelheader 10 foot.
When I need to use fins I sit on the floor of mine.
But no boat is perfect. As much as I like this boat, I should say LOVE this boat it is not perfect. This is a very heavy boat, and it is too wide to fit in the back of a truck. If a guy had a flat bed truck it would be fine. But I have to use a trailer with this boat. So I got a second boat to load in my truck. This one is light and easy to load but I am not going to carry it anywhere. I use a electric motor on it because for a few places I go that is all I need, and the electric motor is very helpful in fighting big sturgeon.
There is so much I like about both boats that I just have to keep a couple around.
Now back to your wishes.
Like I said before on the post to FG, If you used a boat like her's with the gas motor on the back you might be able to turn the motor 180 degrees and have it pull you. I do this with both of my motors when I am trolling with my son and I am pulling his boat. I think your on the right track with a frameless boat. But the other one FG was talking about her husband uses has a good gas motor mount in my opinion. It is the deck design that straps to the back of the toon. The reason I like that design is because it does not put the frame in any kind of bind. It is a good mount. Ron
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