Coulda swore someone on here made made a custom spare trolling motor prop holder under their front deck lid. But i cannot find the post anywhere. Anyone else do this? It was basically a nut/bolt drilled through the support under a deck lid. Ill link a similar product I found that is way over priced. I know i can build this myself for $6 at lowes.
https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/MDX_...e-MDXPDMK.html
I just leave it on the cardboard and keep it in one of the boat storage compartments.
Haven’t had any issues yet.
I just throw one in the rear hatch area and I’ve never had a problem with it breaking or getting lost
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Same here.Originally Posted by jimsch
Mines back in my battery compartment with a new nut, washer and pin taped inside it.
Same, although I do keep in one of those Bass Mafia heavy clear zipper bags.
I actually bought one of those MDX spare prop mounts that TW sells, but never really felt like drilling into a rod locker lid... seems like the screws would just come up through the carpet lol.
I use a Rubbermaid container for prop, nut and wrench
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easy to do, drilled and tapped a hole on the support beam on right side rod locker. mount prop and its out of the way and secured until needed. I also had some rubber matting that I installed between the prop and the support beam so it seats down better and not have hard surface to surface contact. PM me if you need a picture
Mines in under drivers seat storage with the boat tool box
Zip lock bag under the seat.
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Not sure if this is what you are looking for but it has worked great for years. It’s a piece of laminate flooring (free sample from Lowe’s). Epoxied a countersunk carriage bolt so the back is flush. I used a piece of seadeck under the prop so it adds some resistance and keeps the nut tight. I used one of those TH marine prop nuts but you could just use a regular nylock nut to accomplish the same thing.
Total cost is about a dollar for the stainless bolt if you don’t wanna use the TH prop nut. Not sure if the seadeck is necessary but I have a lot of it laying around so I put some on there.
i probably had better pictures in my original post if you can look it up by searching my old posts. It was a few years ago.
Last edited by Paintworx; 05-07-2025 at 07:50 PM.
you put the mounting screws thru one of the braces under the lid
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Took mine and with spare pin and nut, wrapped up in shrink wrap and threw it in the front compartment
Wrap it up in a towel and thrown under my seat storage never had a problem,also got some big zipper bags from some tackle deal and that is what holds my scale spare prop and other stuff also
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Put a keyhole slot in the storage/ rod locker reinforcement and mount a bolt.
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I’ve carried a spare trolling motor prop for 38 years, running… never needed to use one though. They are so small and thin, I agree, simply placed in a ziplock (to hold spare nut & pin) and in any compartment of your choice. They just don’t get in the way, but you’ll probably never need one either.
I keep mine in a Ziploc bag with spare washers, pins, and nuts in the storage compartment under the console seats.
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I keep my Ghost props in their boxes till I need one. The boxes are small and fit on the shelf inside the rear side storage boxes on my Ranger. I see no need to bolt them to anything. Now my spare Fury? It has to get bolted into its holder between the batteries, in front of the charger.
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