I want to buy a trolling motor for my 1748 PD. I would like to mount it on the bow with an alligator type base, but I am open to other ideas. I would like to have it hand controlled so I don't have a foot petal to deal with. What have y'all done? Send some pics to show your set up please.

i used the minn kota quick release bracket ( hockey puck style). easy to install and clean when the trolling motor is removed.

That's exactly what I went with. I put on the Minn Kota quick release with a 45 bow mounted Minn Kota (hand control). It is a beast. It looks really good and works really well. Thanks for the tip!

do you think that is the best way to go or should i go and get prodrive to put a mount on my boat.

The way I did it is cheaper. But the tradeoff is that I used a piece of pressure treated plywood to bring the quickmount level with the bow of the boat. I think it looks good. But, Prodrive will weld a mounting plate on that looks better. I live a couple of hours from Prodrive and getting the time to get there, get the welding done, paint etc. was too much for me. I painted the plywood and mounted the trolling motor in about an hour and a half. Given my circumstances, I would do it the same way again.

yea i live in north la but plan on heading down there this week to get some warranty work done anyway. besides my wifes cousin works for pd and he does all the painting on the boats etc so not too wory about that but thanks for the input.