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The Rest of these pics are post "glueing" after being shaped and sanded incase it's not aparent from the pictures the shape is quite like this /|
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The Parts list is
3 X 1.25 "through wall" galvanised plates
1 x 1.25 Right angle (street elbow)
1 x 1.25 8"(for me) nipple {pipe}
3' of poplar 6"x .50 board
4 #20 nut/bolt 3"
4 .25 5"
The board is cut 6"x7" and shaped down to about 5.75 x 6.75 on the bottom side and 5.50 x 6.25 on the top and 4" thick on the bottom and about 3.5 on the top which makes a trapazoid (which btw is PERFECT for the minkota)
The assembly you will notice is two board bolted through the #1 through-wall this gives it most of the strength that is required but it's not enough wood to clamp the trolling motor nor is it simple to cover up the bolts ...
You will also notice the hollowed out portions of the boards to accomadate the through-wall plate to be hidden and flat inside
The other two board mostly add hiding but they also add a little strength due to the fact that the bolt threads are epoxied in those boards as well
Please as questions if you have em this took quite a bit of planning and grinding with the angle grinder
but it is utterly perfect EXTREEMLY STRONG I can lift the whole front of my boat by the pole with no creaking or flexing or anything..The other two through-wall one is mounted on the deck and one under the deck as a backing plate. This makes the boat to mount strength Although I have a piece of 2x6 mounted under my decking board it only is fileted onto the board most of the strength is in the deck to boat fiberglass mounting.....
