Thread: Ix5 trolling motor report

I don't think they made this trolling motor to be mounted on a bass boat?
I had three issues while mounting it.
(1) If I used the holes that were already drilled in my boat (for the motorguide digital tour) that I replaced.The head of the Xi5 would stick way out over the side of my boat.I had to turn the trolling motor and make new holes.
(2) when I turned it to keep the head inside of the boat radius, i was limited to were I could drill holes.
(3)It wouldn't work for me, sticking out so far over the front, so I had to make a slide bracket, so I could get it back inside the front of the boat while launching.

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.