Thread: Ix5 trolling motor report

Here are a few pix of how I had to mount it, so it wouldnt interfear with my Cumblerland crappie T bar or hang over the side of the boat.

My TM hangs over the front of my pontoon but I have a quick release so that it doesnt hit the dock or trailer. I can also leave it at home if we are just going out to ride around and swim.

Today I reversed my winch to try and get it out of the way when winding in

Originally Posted by brettw

Today I reversed my winch to try and get it out of the way when winding in

How did it work out Brettw?

Haven't been out yet.
it may be nuts but I was / am having wind up issues

Yeall, here's another tip for you.
I was just looking at the Xi5 mounted on my slide plate and i was looking to see how it could be mounted without the slide plate.On a triton bass boat, i see no way of mounting the xi5, straight to the bow, without the head and large portion of the shaft sticking out past the side of the bboat.If you to turn it, to keep it from sticking out, then most of the mounting hole locations, on one side would be to far out to use.There still needs to be some form of an extra mounting plate used. (Just some info for ya to keep in mind, if your going to install one) This is a ruff drawing, but will give you an ideal of were it would have to be mounted, to be able to use the hole mounting locations, on the base of the trolling motor. This would put the most of shaft and head of the trolling motor out over the side of the boat.

I tryed mounting mine according to Moto guides instructions, and You can clearly see how it would of hung over the side of My BT pt175, I dont think MG thought about the sharp angle of most bass boats bowls when they created them. I ended mounting it back away from the center line of the boat, which included relocating the bowl light and left the original Tm holes which I bought some plastic plugs to hide, Ive only had my boat out once since installing and didnt have any issues docking the boat or winching it up on the trailer, and I was by myself on a windy day, all and all I love the thing and cant wait to use it on a regular basis.

I've yet to see a tm that didn't stick out past the bow a bit. I don't understand how one could foul on a roller while loading/unloading. The roller should be below the bow. Could you be backing the trailer too far into the water? Does the front roller have a height adjustment? I have a Minn Kota that's been on three different boats and had to mount it to where it stuck out on each one. I can't see the problem is much different than most other TM in the history of Tms.

Give us a more consise description of the xi5 issues.

Originally Posted by Crappie Reaper

I've yet to see a tm that didn't stick out past the bow a bit. I don't understand how one could foul on a roller while loading/unloading. The roller should be below the bow. Could you be backing the trailer too far into the water? Does the front roller have a height adjustment? I have a Minn Kota that's been on three different boats and had to mount it to where it stuck out on each one. I can't see the problem is much different than most other TM in the history of Tms.

Give us a more consise description of the xi5 issues.

I agree reaper. I put the MK Terrova on the tracker like in the pictures and it did hang over the front. I had shortened it so it was not so tall and that helped the head from hanging over the side so much.
And then the cover never did fit the boat as good as it did before. But you have to give some were.
And yes if you back the trailer in too far you will have issues and a chance to get into the TM.
This type off motor has to hang over because of the way they deploy. if they would fold up like a regular motor then they would not hang over. The sliding plate would help the hang over part.

CR,WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT IS RAMPS THAT ARE STEEP,EVEN BACKING IN A LITTLE WAYS THE ANGLE IS WRENCH IS HIGHER THAN BOW OF BOAT,NO PROBLEM ON SLANTED RAMPS