My dual console has a nice size flat area at the bow I would like to try to use to mount a trolling motor. The trolling motor is meant to mounted at the stern with the screw clamp style bracket. I also would like to make everything removeable and to have all mounting hardware flush with the deck to avoid a tripping hazard. My current idea is to use the hatch for the bow anchor storage to attach the mount I must build to clamp on the motor. The reason I like the hatch is that there is already a cutout for the anchor line, thus the compartment is not meant to be water tight, so any open holes when the mount is removed won't matter, also I can get to the underside of it. The first thing that comes to mind when I think about how to attach the mount to the hatch is to use something like a t-nut to screw into, but that would not work for fiberglass. Maybe if there was something like a thru-hull fitting with threads inside the hole. Any ideas? I suppose I could just use a simple nut and bolt, but it wouldn't be as clean and convenient. Also, do you think there would be too much stress on the hatch?
Here is a pic of the bow and a rough outline of the mount I would build.
Here is a pic of the bow and a rough outline of the mount I would build.
