Bow mount trolling motor

[Thistledew]

I own a 1976 Starcraft American 15. It is a closed bow and I would like to mount a trolling motor up on the bow. The fiberglass seems solid and I can stand/sit on it no problem currently. My question is should I reinforce the bow to mount something like this and if so how should I go about doing so? Any help and input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[NicoPags]

hi.

Shouldn't need to reinforce anything. Your glass up front is probably a lot thicker thank your picturing. Install to factory spec, if you don't trust that you could sandwich a piece of ply underneath the bow.

 

[Thistledew]

Ok thanks. I'll take a closer look!

 

[ib18]

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I own a 1976 Starcraft American 15. It is a closed bow and I would like to mount a trolling motor up on the bow. The fiberglass seems solid and I can stand/sit on it no problem currently. My question is should I reinforce the bow to mount something like this and if so how should I go about doing so? Any help and input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

No need to reinforce anything but you may need to add more holes on the bow mount plate depending on your mount. I installed a bow mount 50" shaft foot controlled TM (12 bolted screws) before and recently just replaced it with a hand control (4 screws but I added 4 more to fasten it for good). The last thing you want is your whole rig drop into the bottom of the water because a lousy bow mount.