Patent ID: 8684328

Claim:
A trolling motor mount for mounting a trolling motor to a top wall of a hull of a watercraft, the trolling motor mount comprising: a mounting base having a cavity extending there through for receiving the top wall and including a trolling motor receiving portion with a top wall, a front wall and a rear surface, each of which extend between and are in contact with a first and second side surface interior wall of the mounting base; a U-shaped bracket with a planar front surface and two side surfaces oppositely disposed on the front surface, the side surfaces including longitudinally extending channels disposed therein, the bracket pivotably coupled to the mounting base through the longitudinally extending channels for rotation generally perpendicular to the mounting base cavity, the bracket disposed at a lower edge of the mounting base cavity, the bracket being slidable as well as pivotable relative to the mounting base for contacting an exterior surface of the hull; and a lock operably coupled to the mounting base for removably fastening the mounting base to the watercraft, the lock operable on an interior surface of the hull wherein the lock includes a pivotable threaded bearing.