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How to Make a Canoe Motor Mount
How to Make a Canoe Motor Mount. Getting out on the water with your canoe is such a refreshing activity. It is a time to exercise, to clear your mind and just get away from the everyday details of life. However, one of the problems with canoeing is coming home. So many times, it is easy just to go and go without thinking of how long it is going...
Getting out on the water with your canoe is such a refreshing activity. It is a time to exercise, to clear your mind and just get away from the everyday details of life. However, one of the problems with canoeing is coming home. So many times, it is easy just to go and go without thinking of how long it is going to take to get back. Mounting a little motor on the back of the canoe is a great way to save on the muscles when getting home seems to take forever.
Things You'll Need
2 1/2-inch wingnut washers
2 5 1/2-inch long 1/2-inch bolts
2 6-inch long 1/2-inch bolts
2 1/2-inch locking nuts
4 1/2-inch washers
1 2x4 hardwood plank
1 4" x 8" x 1.5" hardwood plank
Measure out two pieces of 2x4's, preferably oak or other hardwood. One should just sit inside the back of your canoe from side to side while the other should be eight inches wider than the outside width of the canoe, in the same spot (about 12 inches in from the back). Feel free to give them a good sanding and coat of polyurethane if you wish.
Put the boards flat on top of each other, the longer one on the bottom and two inches overlap on one side and 6 inches overlap on the other. Drill a half-inch hole through both five inches in from the ends of the smaller piece. Place a 6-inch half-inch bolt through both holes and lightly secure with a wingnut washer.
Tilt the longer piece on its side so it is sitting with the two holes facing you and drill two half-inch holes down through it, one inch in from the end and the other three inches in from the six-inch overlap end.
Drill two half-inch holes in an eight-by-four-inch piece of one-and-a-half-inch-thick hardwood plank. Center the holes so that they are two inches apart and that they line up with the holes drilled previously on the long board. Now drill a 3/4 inch hole over the backside of the plank, but just one half inch deep. This will allow the nut to sit flush with the surface of the wood.
Slide two bolts in through the long 2x4 and through the four-by-eight section of wood and tighten securely with washers and locking nuts.
Place the short board under the inside of the canoe and the long board on top of it on the outside of the canoe. Tighten together with the wing nut washers securely. You might have to use a pair of pliers, as you do not want it to slip. You now have a base to clamp your electric motor onto. Use a large marine battery to offset the weight by positioning it at the bottom of the boat. Sit low as the balance will be off.
