I also used a newer '90s Evinrude 9.9 a little bit, although I think that was before I set up full controls. I didn't have one of those, so improvised a little. The old Chryslers used a banana style steering bracket that replaced the regular handle. I used a bracket that could be raised and lowered. What type of kicker motor did you have on the Catalina? What kind of speed range did you get with the kicker (speed at idle, speed at wot).Ĭodger - I used an old 10hp Chrysler Sailor ('76) - started out with the extra long shaft (sailboat model), then converted it to a long shaft. In the Chris Craft, there was a gas tank along the transom, and that made access difficult. The backer was held in with most of a tube of 5200, along with the through bolts - have to let the backer dry in place first, then drill for the through-bolts. The motor bracket was through-bolted through the transom and the backing plate. I used plywood backing fit (as best I could) to the inner contour of the transom - 3/4", as I recall, doubled at the point where the bracket was to be attached. As you point out, there is an issue about backing. Oldboat1 wrote:I had a 26' Chris Craft Catalina without a swim platform, and managed to mount a trolling motor bracket to the transom. Garelick makes a stainless one that appears to swing up, and mounts flat to the platform, and this may work but seems more complex than needed (and not as sleek looking, in my view.) I've had one before, but seem to be hard to find. My current boat (Trojan F26, when the current owner gets the prep work completed) has a swim platform, and I'm thinking of mounting a kicker to the swim platform - looking for a stationary bracket made for that purpose (Bayliner style). Just to keep options open, I used a Garelick bracket that holds the motor bracket (bracket slides into the mounting bracket). The rig worked fine, and proved to be very sturdy. I had a 26' Chris Craft Catalina without a swim platform, and managed to mount a trolling motor bracket to the transom.
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