Advice on putting a motor on this inflatable

[novrain]

hi all,

been a while since I've come on. flat out with work and the new baby.

got a question here regarding inflatable boats. a good friend of mine (keen fisho too) has just bought an inflatable boat online. its a seahawk 400 or something similar to this - see attached pic.

he is thinking of getting a motor of some sorts to put onto it. i was and actually still am concerned about this because my thinking is that this won't work if there's wind, waves, current etc. will probably only work in calm waters like gold coast canals, college crossing, schultz etc.

anyway, could i get some recommendations on what he could do in terms of putting a mount on it because obviously i will have to be on the inflatable as well. its a 4 man inflatable but no way are 4 people are going to fit on it and fish so i guess 2 at a time and that's pushing it with all the gear and stuff, battery etc. there's no hardboard flooring, just inflatable chambers.

thanks for the advice guys. much appreciated

rgds

Merv

[madmullet]

not my cup of tea...... good luck with this one

[Gad]

I am of the reasoning that if it was meant to take a motor,there would already be a mounting plate/bracket on it, or an obvious fixture to which you could mount the plate/bracket as an extra.

[dan25]

I had something similar a few years ago. It said that an electric could be fitted. There should be some sort of label on the backside of the boat, that says the rating etc. If it doesn't, then im guessing it's not designed for it.

[BassTracker]

good luck

[Bi_polar]

The Seahawk 400's have a maximum horsepower rating of 75hp, but to mount a motor you will need a piece of 6 x 2 hardwood to bolt to the inflatable chambers and then bolt your motor to that.

Good luck

[Bi_polar]

No seriously.... DONT DO THAT....maybe you can fix a bracket system through the rollock loops and to the back of the boat.

[BassTracker]

You could go down to centerlink with a pair of flippers in your hands and say "Anyone want to get paid to come fishing" then hand them the flippers and show them how to read your hand help GPS

[Runty66]

I think you can Buy, if not make a clamping thing which goes on both sides of the inflatiable and then you clamp the motor onto that.. is it an electric?

[zan0_15]

You could go down to centerlink with a pair of flippers in your hands and say "Anyone want to get paid to come fishing" then hand them the flippers and show them how to read your hand help GPS

hahaha

[Gad]

try this

rubberboats.com/product/motor-mount-kit.html

[wesfish]

buy another inflatable with a wooden transom suited for a motor

[mangrove jack]

do yaself a favour and give it a miss

[novrain]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I have been quite apprehensive since the start

cos he is adamant it will work whereas i dont see it being all that safe or stable.

I guess i'll still pass this feedback and advice on to him and go from there. I really dont want

to be floundering in water trying to paddle to shore cos im sure i will need to be in there with him too!

The things we do for a fish. Sigh

[Scope]

Merv I have an old sevlor motor mount at work I'm pretty sure. I'd like to keep it but I can probably make you up a copy if its any good. Give me a bell if you're interested!

Cheers mate

[novrain]

Jono!

Its been a while! Been too slack on my end. Having a kid is seriously a second full time job.

I'll have a chat to this mate of mine and see what he thinks.

[Scope]

haha Nice one mate, how is fatherhood anyways?

Let me know how you get on with your mate