Hi Tom it looks great! I have a 175 TXW and am doing the same thing as you are. My question is, how did you route the NEMA and Ethernet from the bow to the helm? Thanks
Great job Tom,... I have a 2019 bass tracker 175TXW, and I also live in PA. I really like the boat. But as you know we have a lot lakes that we can't use our big motor. I just purchased a 55 thrust trolling motor to be mounted on the starboard side. But do to my big motor steering and cabling, I can't mount the additional motor. I have my mini power poles mounted on the port side. Do you have any suggestions?
Well Karl, I have a Talon on my starboard side. I’m not sure why the motor cables are a problem for you. On my port side, I have a bracket for a 7.5Hp mercury engine. ( however, I don’t trailer with it mounted)
thanks Tom, I appreciate you input... I decided to send the additional trolling motor back, and invest in some good lithium batteries for my fortex...now I should be able fish all day...
I have a tracker 190 and I am trying to install a ghost trolling motor. My question is, did your positioning or angle of your ghost mount differ a lot from old trolling motor mount area? I am trying to find the best position with proper overhang and keeping motor head still inside boat. Looks like you angled it different which puts more of the unit in deck area when stowed. Which is what I would have to do. Just checking before drilling new holes. Did you plug your old holes or left alone?
Jasen, my Motor Guide holes did not match the Ghost so I just put it where I wanted it. I believe Lowrance calls for 1” off the bow and, as you mentioned, position the head inside the rails. I do have some exposed holes. You can get plastic plugs to fill them or be lazy like me and place a decal over them. Actually, I believe there’s only one. I’m willing to take some updated photos of the positioning if you like. Let me know Thanks Tom
@@camomano2 I have seen another video of someone installing a ghost on a boat exactly like yours and his motor head looks like its sticks past boat. Yours doesn’t. I was curious if you could send pics of the front over hang. The only way I can get mine head unit to line up inside is to have the front of mount not be 100 percent parallel with the curve to the bow. Hopefully that makes sense. Maybe you could take a couple pics from the front downward angle so I can relate the angle. Thank you for the quick response and pics would be helpful.
Hi Tom it looks great! I have a 175 TXW and am doing the same thing as you are. My question is, how did you route the NEMA and Ethernet from the bow to the helm? Thanks
High Mark, it’s routed along the side in the gray conduit.
You an see it on part 2 near the end of the video.
Great job Tom,... I have a 2019 bass tracker 175TXW, and I also live in PA. I really like the boat. But as you know we have a lot lakes that we can't use our big motor. I just purchased a 55 thrust trolling motor to be mounted on the starboard side. But do to my big motor steering and cabling, I can't mount the additional motor. I have my mini power poles mounted on the port side. Do you have any suggestions?
Well Karl, I have a Talon on my starboard side. I’m not sure why the motor cables are a problem for you. On my port side, I have a bracket for a 7.5Hp mercury engine. ( however, I don’t trailer with it mounted)
thanks Tom, I appreciate you input... I decided to send the additional trolling motor back, and invest in some good lithium batteries for my fortex...now I should be able fish all day...
@@karlstevens6006 I’m in the Northeast. Where are you located?
I have a tracker 190 and I am trying to install a ghost trolling motor. My question is, did your positioning or angle of your ghost mount differ a lot from old trolling motor mount area? I am trying to find the best position with proper overhang and keeping motor head still inside boat. Looks like you angled it different which puts more of the unit in deck area when stowed. Which is what I would have to do. Just checking before drilling new holes. Did you plug your old holes or left alone?
Jasen, my Motor Guide holes did not match the Ghost so I just put it where I wanted it. I believe Lowrance calls for 1” off the bow and, as you mentioned, position the head inside the rails. I do have some exposed holes. You can get plastic plugs to fill them or be lazy like me and place a decal over them. Actually, I believe there’s only one. I’m willing to take some updated photos of the positioning if you like.
Let me know
Thanks
Tom
@@camomano2 I have seen another video of someone installing a ghost on a boat exactly like yours and his motor head looks like its sticks past boat. Yours doesn’t. I was curious if you could send pics of the front over hang. The only way I can get mine head unit to line up inside is to have the front of mount not be 100 percent parallel with the curve to the bow. Hopefully that makes sense. Maybe you could take a couple pics from the front downward angle so I can relate the angle. Thank you for the quick response and pics would be helpful.
Jasen, send me your email.
Trumore@ptd.net
@@camomano2 DONE let me know if something went wrong.I will send again. Thank you.
@@jasenwestcott740 didn’t get it. Send it to my email at trumore@ptd.net.
What year is your boat?
Michael, it’s a 2016 that I purchased in March of 2017.