Ok. Here's the solution:

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I cut a heavy piece of aluminum angle into a bracket to fit around the trolling motor mount.

The only remaining issue is some play in the aluminum. I may need to fashion a way for the bracket to make contact with the boat instead of hanging in space. That's what I was trying to accomplish with the fender washers but I didn't have enough of them.