DIY Trolling Motor Inexpensive Impact Protection and Cable Lift 

Best lifting design so far! Well balanced with reduced pulling force! Well done!

Another insightful well thought out video. Thanks Aksman

great video on lift ! just what I was looking for thanx

i have been researching endlessly for this a DIY trim system and my idea is almost identical to yours. unfortunately my trolling motor is the minnkota terova. no where to really mount the pulley and if i remember right, the plastic on it is thin and weak unlike the one in this video. I would appreciate it so much if you could maybe look at the terrova and see if you can visualize a similar system like this. i was so looking forward to a working demonstration lol

Excellent !!! You have figured all this out so I don't have to :-) Gave you a sub for that alone :-) Thank you for these videos.

Your videos have help me plan out or improved my kayak! Thank you!!

Thank you, thank youaa. It was easy add on and works very well.

Great idea, thanks for sharing. I'm wondering though, is there any way you could use this lift system with zeroing springs in a pedal steering setup? Of course it wouldn't be practical to mount the springs on the transom as it would require more force to lift the motor. But what about an adjustable spring tensioner in the foot pedals? Would love to hear your input.

I like that one a lot I am going to use this

Hello Aksmaniyak, I was wondering if you hadn't put the tensioner cord on the motor, what would happen. I would think I would lose reverse, but that's OK, I don't need it (I think). I fish where there is a lot of stumps and kind of like the idea of the motor being free to pop up when necessary to avoid damage to the motor/prop. Do you think that would work? Or does the motor try to pop up when you turn. Definitely would appreciate your thoughts on the matter. I enjoy the way you really think things through before moving forward. You save us "trial and error" guys a lot of experimenting. Thanks for posting.

Hi Aksman, where did you get the stainless steel pulley? I went to HD yesterday, all they had was a much larger steel version. Great vid!

I have added this to my motor but now I want to add foot control steering. Do you have any advise on how I can compensate for the added steering line needed when I trim the motor? I can trim it up about 6” so I’m sure I will need to compensate for that on the foot control cables.

Does the paranormal get caught up in weeds and any debris?

Can you use this vertical lift system but have a mechanism for the motor to stay straight (not turn)? The reason is that I have a steering rudder and so I want to use this lift system but have the motorhead stationary.

After cutting that part off, how do you mount that to the 4 hole mounting plate?

May i see close up images of where the shock cord and zip tie are please and thank you?

How do you prevent the motor from tilting when you put the motor to go in reverse? Also, are you able to disengage the motor from the kayak?

Hey Aksman, great content. I have had the same TM on my Nucanoe and for a couple years and have been using the tilt function on a pulley system to raise the motor. I like your vertical method better and have made the modifications. Still frozen here, so have not tested out on the water. I have a concern that with this setup, I no longer can control the turning tension on the shaft with the thumb nut. Suspect that this will require me to keep tension with my feet on my ruder pedals at all times to keep the TM from turning off course on it's own. What is your experience so far?

on your lift what did u run the para cord thru to the seat area [pad eyes ?]

Does your setup still allow you to use reverse? I like the idea of protecting the motor and kayak, but I need reverse thrust.

Rather than using a radiator clamp I just pull the lock lever back and stick a 1/2 ounce flat sinker in between the lever and the housing, if you tie a line on it you won’t loose it and you can just pull it out if you want.

Niceeeee