Any Porta-Bote owners out there?

[Bassman37]

I have a 10 ft Porta-Bote with a 45 MotorGuide trolling motor that I mount on the transom alongside a Humminbird Fishin Buddy. I plan to upgrade from the Fishin Buddy to a new side imaging/GPS fishfinder unit with the transducer mounted on the trolling motor and I am trying to decide where to mount the fishfinder unit.

I am thinking of using a snap type base mount on one end of the middle seat as the seat needs to be removed anyway to fold up the bote for transport.

Is there anyone that utilizes a similar setup on their Porta-Bote that could provide any thoughts or ideas?

Thanks in advance!

[MO_LMB]

I used to have one. I like the idea of creating some kind of bar mount from the two oar locks, and you could set up a sort of dashboard on it if you wanted. 

 

[Bassman37]

Thanks for the good thought.

I am currently using rod holders that I fabricated to fit in the oar locks but I am planning to add Cabela's rod holders to the inside of the transom this spring which would free up the oar locks when not in use.

Thanks again,

Kevin

[Goose52]

Not a Porta-Bote, but I used the oar locks as the mounting location for the dashboard on my canoe.  The dashboard "anchor pins" are just threaded bolts that are a good fit in the oar locks. I just plug those bolts into the oar locks, press down, and the dashboard is mounted. That gives me my sonar unit, the transducer deployment arm w/transducer, a Scotty rod holder, and two tackle trays.

[Bassman37]

Thanks Goose52 for sharing your great setup!

I think that I may go in the same direction as you have.