I put my plan together last week when I flew from Iowa to Fort Myers Beach Florida where I store my i12 in my condo, I put a 18 lb Watersnake trolling motor on my i12, and it worked great, can use the hand rudder to steer the i12. this is my part list: one 2x4x5ft. Two 2x4x22 inches. Four 6 inch stainless steel turn buckle, four S-hooks, four eye screws. Two 1/4 x 6 inch J-hook bolt and nuts,Foor 3inch L bracket, Four Hobie tri-ring glue on patches, all hardware stainless steel because oh saltwater, center the 5 foot 2x4 on edge behind the seat on top of the 22 inch 2x4 centered on each side tube, screw the 22 inch 2x4 to the 5 foot 2x4 and a 3 inch L bracket on each side, screw a eye screw on each side of the 5 foot on edge 2x4, drill a 1 3/8 inch hole about a 6 inch turnbuckle away from eye screw, glue a Hobie tri-ring glue patch under the 1 3/8 inch hole, hook one end of the S-hook to the Hobie tri-ring and the other end of S-ring to eye end of turnbuckle and the hook end to the eye screw, tighten to adjust, the i12 is about L36 inches wide, giving you about a foot on each side of tubes for trolling motor, rod holder tubes and what ever you want to put on, drill a 5/16 inch hole on the top edge of the 5 foot 2x4 above the Hobie factory plastic eye, hook 6 inch J-hook to plastic eye, adjust everything to fit. Take care---Frank
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