Bow of Ranger flexing under trolling motor. Any suggestions?

[darrall]

The bow of my ranger 375v will flex under the trolling motor. I put a big piece of plywood on the underside last weekend and squeezed it up using the trolling motor bolts but it didn't make much difference. So now I'm thinking I might need to put something on the top that will cover the full bow so I can squeeze the bow in between the wood I have underneath with whatever would work best on top. You guys have any suggestions?

Thanks,
Darrall

[twitch]

nice piece of aluminum plate the width of the bolt pattern or a little wider will work and use all the holes for bolts on my Mg I used 6 bolts and 1/4 inch piece of rubber the whole length but didn't have a flexing problem so rubber was for an isulator factor quieter and all.

[kingfisher85]

the nose has plywood encaspulated under the glass, if the holes for the trolling motor wern't sealed you may have a bit of soft wood. You could always do a rot docter treatment on the holes to firm up the plywood.