[quote=Quarath][quote=andrewscott]i truly think a rear cheta mount is a better choice... as you can lift the engine out of the water after you need it.. on the front beam you will have to remove the trolling motor, and store it somewhere or risk it being ripped off (and flying back at you) when you get some speed..
BUT .. if its what you want to do... i would think most trolling motors come with adjustable cleats and could just screw on/off the beam... if i am wrong ... you may need to build/weld some system...
as per raising your main on the water... yes.. no fun at all... as you raise it... any wind will cause you to rotate and sway around.. making raising it much harder.
Dustin, If you dont use the ring system... you will need a super strong cleat to withhold the halyard pressure when you are underway... plus your halyard will stretch and create more pocket in your main (not desired in 25+).[/quote]
I have no immediate plans to sail without using the ring, that was just a thought on if I had to raise/lower after exiting the marina. There really isn't much of anywhere there you can put to beach to do this. There is beach but it's very soft marshy clay. Kinda quicksand like. And very very shallow so you have to walk through a lot of it.
Just a few months ago some poor drunk sap went for a walk in the shallows by Saltair and drown stuck in the mud in a little tide pool.
A cheata would be great but they are way out of my price range. I saw pic of someone who had one on the front beam and thought if you could rig something that could rotate and lock either up or down so it could sit horizontally when not in use. And also so the motor it self was locked when down so it did not have to turn so it only provided propulsion and all steering was done at the helm then you(or crew) could turn it on and then move back to helm quickly. All this is along way off for me just random thought on how to make it easier for me to sail more in the future. If I can navigate the marina I could realistically sail a few hours in the early evenings after work during the week and every weekend instead of just the ones we manage to arrange camping on.[/quote]
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