R & R Marine trolling motor slide

[Dutchman]

I've been running 1 for about a year .
Cons : could not find a padlock small enough to use on unit to lock it . Called and spoke with owner of r and r , as I did not want to do anything to void warranty. He was very friendly, he said drill it out to a size needed to padlock . Causes loud vibration at certain speeds (my terrova may be to blame , but I doubt it ) . I camp it together tighter with vise grips when and vibration stops . I need to contact R and R about thus, hopefully they will have a solution.

Pros: made 100 times better than MK47 . You don't have to completely remove thumbscrew in 4 ft rollers to slide motor , like you do with minn Kota . Just pull spring loaded pin . I sold a brand new MK47 for a loss when I find this. Big ole 80 lb , 60 in Terrova slides effortlessly with R and R mount . You can remove motor in about 2 minutes.

[Cane Pole]

just exactly how does this get your trolling motor back in boat to keep from hitting bow roller or pontoon trailer stop..the end of the XI5 is curved downward about 4 inches how does bracket keep this bend from getting caught on side of boat? Anybody have pictures of one mounted on boat extended and retracted.. Wanting to put my XI5 on my pontoon but need a way to keep from hitting trailer when loading/unloading.

I put a raised platform on my pondtoon to prevent this from happening. Works great for the past 5 years. My pondtoon is shaped a little different than a tube pontoon.

[cevans]

I just keep slamming my MK PD into the trailer when loading and unloading to tear it up so I can have a excuse to buy a new better MK trolling motor and it just won’t break. When I bread down and buy a new trolling motor will get one of these off R&R as you can’t bet the price!

[blueball]

My R&R mount is shipping from the factory in Texas today. I will let you know how the install goes on my Ranger 619. R&R is manufacturing their plate and selling it to Skeeter as a factory option on some of their boats. I had trouble sourcing one from local Skeeter dealers so I went straight to the source. Good feedback on them online.

I tried to find a MinnKota MKA-47, but they discontinued a great mounting bracket for some reason and I'm not paying $250 for one plus shipping from France (not many trolling motors being installed in Paris, apparently).

Well how have you liked it,thinking about ordering one

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