Minn Kota Ram Mount

[Art Chamberlin]

For you guys that have a MinnKota Terrova I-Pilot trolling motor (I absolutely love mine) I very strongly reccommend purchasing a Ram mount trollong motor stabilizer and putting it on your boat. My good friend, Don Kammerzal, had his Terrova deploy itself last Saturday at approx. 30 mph and it ripped it right off the boat and gone! All he had left was the mount and the plug. For $50 this would not have happened. Hawk, please get one if you already haven't. ........Art 
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[Fishless]

Art, do you know if he had the collar on the troll motor down and tightened? I had not been doing that when on the lake but after hearing about the unscheduled deployment I have started putting the color down and tightening it when on the lake and when the boat is trailered etc.

oh how has fishing been?

[Fish Hawk]

Thanks for the reminder Art. I ordered one from Amazon.com $28.80. That includes shipping.

[timbo]

Fish Hawk
Do you have a link to the ram mount on e-bay?
Thanks
Tim

[Fish Hawk]

RAM Mounting Systems RAM-B-149Z-GA12U It comes with everything you need plus some extra. I could not find just the mount online.
http://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-Systems-RAM-B-149Z-GA12U-Handlebar/dp/B000TFNLAW

[cousinlll]

Thinking we be talking about this:

http://www.ram-mount.com/SearchResults/tabid/38/searchBy/description/criteria/084082079076076073078071032077079084079082/Default.aspx

And this:

http://www.gomobilenow.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=trolling+motor

[timbo]

Thanks for all the help 
Timbo

[Fish Hawk]

LLL links would be the correct mount to use. I'm going to try something a little differant.

[menrats]

isnt that why they have the collar on the shaft. its kind of a pain and i only lock it down for the trail to apache. now ill lock it down most of the time. my powerdrive seems real secure.

[Fish Hawk]

RAM Mounting Systems RAM-B-149Z-GA12U It comes with everything you need plus some extra. I could not find just the mount online.
http://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-Systems-RAM-B-149Z-GA12U-Handlebar/dp/B000TFNLAW

It didn't work. Had to go with plan "B". But it will work for my bow fish finder.

[sandman]

I used one for my bow-mount FF on my olde boat and it held up through some very rough, flat-bottom thrashing.

[menrats]

i just wrapped mine with a bungee. it looks great.

[Fishless]

I still wonder if you have your collar down snug against the motor drive if that is enough, I have locked mine in and tried to pull it up and force it forward to deploy and it won't?

[Fish Hawk]

Fishless,The other reason for the mount is to keep the IPilot from bouncing around so much.

[mrokusek]

I'm thinking of getting a MinnKota Terrova trolling motor and saw this post about it deploying while underway.  I also saw a similar complaint on Bass Pro customer comments.  I want to make sure I get the correct stabilizer that works.  Fish Hawk or anyone, do you think cousinlll's recommended links would work?
http://www.ram-mount.com/SearchResults/tabid/38/searchBy/description/criteria/084082079076076073078071032077079084079082/Default.aspx
http://www.gomobilenow.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=trolling+motor

Or this one?
http://www.amazon.com/MotorGuide-Mount-Trolling-Stabilizer-8M4000976/dp/B004NZKM7E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1307631275&sr=8-2)
This one still seems like I need to use a bungee cord or something as it looks like it just rests on that and doesn't prevent it from going up and deploying.