Customer Reviews

Sevylor Motor Mount

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I bought this motor mount to use on Sevylor Fish Hunter 360 inflatable boat and Minn Kota Endura motor (36 pounds of thrust). First, the plastic plugs that were at the end of steel pipes broke and fell out when I inserted the bent ends of the pipes into the holes in the boat (near oars). Because the plugs broke, it was not possible to put them back. Next, the transom board was too low and it was not possible to install motor on it - the motor screws were interfering with the handle on the boat. I even went to Home Depot, bought a bigger plywood board, made holes it in and finally attached the motor. Finally, I tried it on the water. When in full thrust the motor noticeably bends the steel pipes holding the transom board. At any attempt to row the bent ends of the pipes come out of the holes near the oar mounts and the whole system gets lose. It is not possible to insert them back without completely removing the transom board with the motor, i.e. it cannot be done on the water. The pipes and plastic brackets used to adjust the length of the pipes seem very fragile, however they did not break yet. I wonder what would happen if someone uses it with more powerful gas motor...

I use this on a Sevylor 8ft Fish Hunter 250 raft and it works perfectly with my Minnkota Endura 30 trolling motor. Fits the boat snugly. If you get one you'll notice that the u-shaped bolts that hold the wood to the poles are facing inward in the instructions. I found that the mount fits my raft better with the u-shaped bolts facing outward, which makes the poles spread a little further apart, fitting the sockets on the back of the raft more easily.

The only problem I had was that one of the four wing-nuts came with no threads in it. So I had to grab a wing-nut at the hardware store. No big deal, really. Annoying, yes. But definitely worth it. Shipping was 5 days.

If you have opposable thumbs and half a brain you can mount and use this quickly and easily. Just put it on the boat before you inflate then tighten all the screws afterwards. BAM! you're in business. I don't understand what the bad reviews are about. It's easy, it works, and it's solid and durable. No more rowing! Get your Sevylor mobile! I've got a Fish Hunter 360 and a Minn Kota 50# motor. I'm flyin' around the lake now!

We have a Sevylor 11 1/2 ft boat and this is the transom specifically intended for it. It worked great with the Minn Kota trolling motor we bought, once we made a minor adjustment. While onboard, my husband had to reverse the way the mount is intended to attach to the boat in order for the motor's shaft and propeller to reach deep enough into the water to propel the boat effectively with 2 adults and 3 kids onboard, but it was not a problem, just a minor adjustment. We still recommend it.

I installed the transom mount per the directions and one of the telescoping rod thumb screw mounts cracked when tighten by hand. Be care full not to tighten these screws too much. All other hardware worked as advertised.

I am using this motor mount on a Sevylor Fish Ranger FT280 raft. It's very difficult to insert the mount posts into the designated slots on the raft, I end up spending 15-20 minutes of setup time fighting with it. Instead of relying on the friction, I wish the mount just slipped on and locked down via separate clamps. Once it's attached, it works fine as a mount - I am using a Minn Kota Endura 40, and I've had no problems with it over the past 2 years.

OK lets start buy saying that out of the box it does fit perfect.however the plastic parts are a problem the plastic insert on the end of the bar fall out quickly.not that big of a problem,then there is the tighteners on the extension bars are plastic as well and break after a couple of uses.i fixed it by drilling holes through and now after a little modification it is perfect.so in closing it is worth buy,but be ready to do a little tweaking.

The mount fits my Sevylor HF360 perfectly and installs easily. It makes my Minn-Kota 30lb trolling motor stable and secure. The only modification I made was too extend the battery cables so I could put my marine battery up front in the boat to help weight distribution.

You have to have a mount for any inflatable boat. But when I used it the bracket on the side broke and now it isnt securely on there anymore. Tried to call for a replacement part and haven't heard back for sevylor. I wouldn't recommend this product. Make your own mount or buy and fix this one to make a better quality item.

I bought this poduct about a month back and have had no problems with it at all so far. i dont know why so many people are complaning about it being crapy but it fits perfect with my K105 sevylor caravelle inflatable raft. well i guess some people just have bad luck sometimes