DIY Kayak Trolling Motor Mount (Lifetime Tamarack Pro) 

Absolute legend, I didn’t think about making a mount like this!

I'm glad I came across your channel, brother! I have the same kayak and after a recent fishing trip with my wife and son I got really interested in adding a motor to my yak. Since my son is new and my wife can't handle paddling, I end up tethering kayaks to mine and pulling em. I love them dearly, but paddling for other kayaks limits how far we can go and how fast. I've been planning on adding a motor to help give my arms a rest without getting dragged back out by the wind a current while pulling them. Seeing this process done on my exact kayak has given me a lot more confidence and direction on the parts list. Fantastic video! Appreciate you taking the time to film this and put it up. 100% sub from me!

Nice!! I may have seen this before, but don't remember 😂. If i did, i used basically the same thing... Thanks for pointing it out on my video 😅 Just subbed!!

Thank you for making this video. I'll be building a modified version of your mount for my kayak. The issue I have is that my kayak does not have a perfectly horizontal surface at the ideal location for the mighty mounts. The surface is slightly tilted in just a few degrees. I'll have to use two L brackets on each side to mount the cross bar to.

This is a fantastic DIY build! Thanks! I just finished a DIY wireless trolling motor build video for a transom mount minn kota and might modify my regular Tamarack using some of your tips!

This looks simple enough to do and maybe I will get into the pwc or whatever it is called

I have that same kayak. That is the best motor mount assembly I've seen yet...and so simple. Awesome video...I subbed

very clean and simple build. Im actually going to try something similar for my lifetime yukon.

Oh I can’t wait to see how this works out on the water. Thinking about doing this to my tamarack.

Excellent video just purchased my material awesome just about 40.00 can't wait to put it on my Moken 10v2

Excellent job man. Thanks.

Nice setup! I’m using this for my lifetime. I had something similar but yours is better and lil more simple than mine! I subbed! 💪🏾💪🏾

I have a 27 lb thrust Minn Kota oh I'm definitely doing this hookup thanks for the great video.

Nice I made my mount out of all wood but I might make a metal one now

Solid design!

Awesome , that’s a pretty clean setup. It’s hard to find a mount that will bolt on to the PRO. Waiting on the next video of how you set it all up.

Great job.

Thanks for this video. New friend here.

Ok. Rear mount vs side mount. Is the extra steering install and PWM worth the effort, extra holes in the yak? Stability should be good enough unless you need to zoom on the ocean. I’ve owned a Hobie which I installed a motor in the hull. I know the advantage of a motor and peddle drives. Not a fan of always using paddles. That’s old school! Much simpler side mount install utilizing the rod holders behind the seat on my Tamarack pro.

Excellent vid. Is the PWM necessary with Newport 35 thrust? I just purchased it. Can’t you control power from the handle? I guess not…too bad if true

Looks good man, EZ build works fine i guess? wd

Good day, I reached all three of my nearest Home Depot and Lowe Centers, and I was unable to secure a square tube@ 1/8 thickness. Did you order online? I really like this trolling motor mount, and I wonder if the cross bar @ 1/16 thickness will be strong enough for my kayak.

Looking good. Will there be more vids on the rest of the build?

The mighty mount that you have on your kayak…. what is it held down with? Nuts and bolts? Or something else? And has it ever come loose since you installed the mount?

Hey, Bassman. How are the rivets holding up?

I assume you did not need to secure the back of your mount to your kayak? Thanks

How do you tilt the motor. If you get in shallow water

did you make the width between the L metal struts the right width to hold a battery?