Trolling motor shaft support.

[Skipb48]

How important is it to support the trolling motor shaft when the trolling motor is stowed while on the trailer? Has anybody had problems with the shaft bending while trailering?

 

[eggs712]

I added a stay/shaft support to mine after hearing stories of trolling motors breaking off at the mount and/or damaging the fiberglass from choppy seas. It also helps on bumpy roads when trailered.

 

[airshot]

Often thought about adding a support but never have damaged one.....yet..!
Mine has the carbon fiber shaft with the supposed lifetime warranty against breakage.

 

[cyclops222]

IT is supposed to lay on the deck. A piece of CLOSED CELL rubber mat about 1" is ok to prevent marking the boat deck.

 

[Skipb48]

Thanks for your responses. Mine is a Minn Kota Terrova Quest and the shaft seems pretty durable. The way it is stowed puts it about a foot above the floor, and just inside the gunnel. I don't usually run the boat fast enough in waves that the boat slams up and down, so I'm most concerned about towing and hitting bumps and potholes.

 

[FLATHEAD]

I’ve got one on my Garmin force. Those things bounce around more than you think. Cheap insurance.