RUNNING TILLER MOTOR AS TROLLING MOTOR ON 24 FOOT BOAT

[newtoboat101]

24 foot thompson boat mercruiser 5.0 lx /alpha1 gen 1 outdrive ,does anybody run a tiller motor as their trolling motor,i see a million tiller outboards for sale ,but zero with control box ,for trolling can i hookup a tiller motor,and steer boat from rear of boat (when trolling )saw a video on youtube called downrigger 101 and saw the guy had a tiller trolling motor and steered from back of boat while fishing (trolling)

 

[Scott Danforth]

millions of people use a tiller as a kicker. some make a bracket to run a steering link from the I/O to the tiller, many simply steer from the back.

 

[jimbo_jwc]

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Here is an example of how I set up mine Its a Thompson 196 Sea Rage . Nice boat, it has the same bait boxes as my 23 ' Fiberform .

 

[redneck joe]

your swim platform will limit tying together. there is an EZ Steer product for remote electrically driven steering and I have an extension handle i bought here on iboats and if i am using as a kicker, not a troller at 2 mph or less the main sterndive works unless very windy

 

[redneck joe]

oh and get an electric start. Wish i had, a conversion on mine will be about $800 this winter, parts only. Long shaft too. Your boat I think is similar to mine.

 

[newtoboat101]

nice ,thanx all ,will be changing or eliminating swim platform to accommodate outboard ,definitely a long shaft, what is the advantage of electric start?other than easier to start

 

[redneck joe]

leaning over the back of the boat, falling in, cussing because your shoulder is 50+ years old and bitching at you because you are leaning over the back of a boat pulling 10-20 times.

 

[newtoboat101]

lol that's to funny ,but all true thanx

 

[Scott Danforth]

unless you plan on a dedicated fishing rig, I would simply put a low pitch prop on the motor, idle down and go fishing vs pulling the swim platform...... however that is me.

on a swim platform similar to what you have, we made up a clamp-on bracket that we could mount a kicker when fishing Lake Erie. it was a backer-board, 4 bolts thru the swim platform slats and a L-bracket of aluminum. hung a 3-hp on there......

and yes, Dad did fall in trying to start it....

the following year we had a 3hp minn kota clamped to it with 4 batteries on board.

 

[redneck joe]

I want to have the kicker for a get me home propulsion source but i have friends that use these


http://www.iboats.com/Boat-Parts-Ac...ed.1--filter.prod_name?q=Trolling plate&s=sol

 

[jimbo_jwc]

unless you plan on a dedicated fishing rig, I would simply put a low pitch prop on the motor, idle down and go fishing vs pulling the swim platform...... however that is me.

on a swim platform similar to what you have, we made up a clamp-on bracket that we could mount a kicker when fishing Lake Erie. it was a backer-board, 4 bolts thru the swim platform slats and a L-bracket of aluminum. hung a 3-hp on there......

and yes, Dad did fall in trying to start it....

the following year we had a 3hp minn kota clamped to it with 4 batteries on board.

Yep 4.5hp Johnson has been real handy and easily removed but never did .