Trolling Motor Bracket Adapter Kit (TMB101)
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2021 Anchor-Caddie
Step 3 of 8
Dry Fit all pieces of the adapter kit, including your chosen quick release bracket.
This step is probably the most important step of all the processes. Although it’s not difficult, you want to make sure you
take the time to get the best alignment possible to have your anchor nest as centered on your bow as you can.
Our adapter kit has so much adjustment possibilities that you have several different positions and adjustments that can
be made to get it as centered as possible, if not perfectly centered.
If you already have a quick release bracket installed, you will not dry fit with the whole quick release bracket, you will
just dry fit the adapter kit over that installation using your new quick release bracket Top Plate.
Looking at the pictures below, you can see the different options to get your proper angle and overhang.
If this is a new installation,
you need to get your quick
release bracket base
mounted on the bow of
your boat. In this example,
we start by setting it close
to the corner of the bow.
Now, set the adapter kit
on the quick release
bracket to see where your
center will end up. Now
let’s slide the adapter kit
forward to see if we can
get it aligned.
But since this is a new
install, I’m going to Flip the
adapter kit 180 degrees
and pull the quick release
bracket back a bit.
As you can see, sliding
the Base Bracket
forward, we can get
good center alignment
but with more overhang
of the Base Bracket.
As you can see, by pulling
the quick release bracket
back, I can also get good
center alignment with a
more compact installation
reducing overhang of the
Base Bracket.
Now that you
have the location to mount the quick release bracket, it’s time to mount the base plate of your
quick release bracket.
If you already have your quick release bracket installed from a previous installation, skip to step 5.
Set your anchor nest on to
the adapter kit as a last
verification to make sure
it is centered and that
when you have your
anchor stowed, it doesn’t
touch your bow.
