Suggestions please

Wylie Crappieman · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 07:56 am Post subject: Suggestions please

Ok..

I have a float tube.. I know, not news

I want to add a trolling motor to it.

Here's my idea, to a cetain extent.

PVC.. I've thought that since there is a PVC bar that rins across the lap, that I could start there. Not sure it would be sturdy enough. But, a possible option nonetheless.

Run a stick out from the bar. and then work on adding the parts there to drop the motor down from. If this turns out to be to weak. Then I thought of making the whole thing surround the tube with spray in foam in it all the way around using some bigger conduit. I know there are some Genius' on this forum that are full of s$%^.

I mean ideas.

So, without too much sarcasm. Let your ideas start here.

fishin1 · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 08:00 am Post subject:

i just wanna be there for it's maiden voyage

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Wylie Crappieman · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 08:24 am Post subject:

No problem.. There may be tickets sold, for my favorite charity..

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JerryK · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 08:35 am Post subject:

I'd be awful scared of getting my feet caught up in the blades!
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ScottB · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 08:40 am Post subject:

What about forgetting the trolling motor and add on the motor from one of these?

http://koolatrononline.stores.yahoo.net/aqua-glider-sea-scooter.html

I have seen similar things in the store cheaper. It would be safer than having a trolling motor hanging down.

Wylie Crappieman · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 08:49 am Post subject:

I already have a trolling motor for the plan. I like that little motor, but to spend another $150.00 on a motor that I'm not sure I can trust for any extended period of time is kind of scary.

I'm not worried about my feet in the motor. I'll be wearing fins anyway, and I will put a guard on it.
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After you do your chores son.

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ScottB · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 08:59 am Post subject:

You could make something like this then:

Maybe shorten the shaft on the motor too.

Wylie Crappieman · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 09:04 am Post subject:

Remember, my tube is not round. It's a U shaped Tube. I like that idea, But, I'm not sure it would do what I want. I don't want to clamp my motor on. I want to Run the pole thru a hole.

I wish I knew how to draw it and put it here for you to see.
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Lord, can I go fishin?

After you do your chores son.

Yessir..Thank you!

Bruce · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 11:32 am Post subject:

Post a picture of your tube so we can see what we can modify.

Wylie Crappieman · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 12:21 pm Post subject:

Not really sure how to do that.
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Lord, can I go fishin?

After you do your chores son.

Yessir..Thank you!

Liverpool_Fan · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 01:02 pm Post subject:

be really careful on where you put the trolling motor so it will be a sufficiently safe distance from your feet calves knees etc.

It takes a millisecond for a trolling motor to necessitate a trip to emergency for stitches......... trust me !!

I am not sure, but I thought I saw flipper Joe with a TM attached one time.

good luck with it.
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Red Raider · Minnow Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Status: **Offline!**

I went to high school with a guy named Edwin Evers that won several bass tournaments out of what he called a "Kick Tube" when he was young. Always pictured it to be some type of motor on a float like you are talking. He's a pro Bass Angler now and you could e-mail him to ask:

edwineversbasspro.com

New to the board and enjoy the commentary. Thanks.

ScottB · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 01:58 pm Post subject:

I talked to guy here at work that uses a cordless drill with a long bolt in it and a trolling motor prop for his float tube. He carries a couple of extra batteries with him.

KeithC · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 01:58 pm Post subject:

Red, as a kid, I remember ads for that 'kick tube' in Outdoor Life magazine. If I recall, it was an innertube with 2 separate paddle-like gizmos that you strap to your lower legs. When you kick, it was supposed to propel you forward.
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Wylie Crappieman · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 02:19 pm Post subject:

I have drawn a picture in PAint. I'm at work, and don't know how to post this picture. If I could email it to someone it may give you an Idea of what I'm trying to do.
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Lord, can I go fishin?

After you do your chores son.

Yessir..Thank you!

Liverpool_Fan · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 02:42 pm Post subject:

here you go
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Wylie Crappieman · Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2007 03:01 pm Post subject:

Ok, the Tube already has a PVC pipe running across it. I am thinking of connecting another to it to extend it out, then using some stuff I have seen at Home Depot, to drop the post thru.
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Lord, can I go fishin?

After you do your chores son.

Yessir..Thank you!