Tommy, I had a powerdrive mounted on my war eagle on one of those brackets. The motor will have to be mounted "hanging" over the edge of the boat some for it to deploy properly. What I did to eliminate that was mount it on one of the quick release brackets. (the aluminum version) It slides back in the boat a few inches and keeps it clear. When ready to fish you just pulled the pin and slid it forward, put the pin back in and fish. Hope this makes sense to you.