After receiving some feedback, I have altered the design of my mount to include an additional means of securing its aft end to the hull. This has been easily accomplished by installing a 3/8" stainless steel eye within the mount's upper aft panel. A 3/8" stainless steel turnbuckle will then be used to connect the eye nut of the bow eye to the aforementioned 3/8" eye bolt. The additional security measure should greatly reduce the risk of shearing the norman pin when operating in rough conditions. Should the mount's locking key have interfered with the turnbuckle, then the aft edge of the locking key would have been notched to provide the necessary clearance for the turnbuckle to be tightened or loosened ... ultimately, this modification to the locking key proved unnecessary. The turnbuckle also provides additional protection against the mount's locking key inadvertently backing out.

Is the turnbuckle overkill? Perhaps, but this addition is cheap insurance against loosing the almost $1900 trolling motor, Minn Kota mount, and the fabricated mount over the bow.

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Date: 09/01/21 - 4:40 AM
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