DIY $2 Motor mount for inflatable & rigid kayaks

I recently purchased a very small $60 Intex K1 inflatable kayak. In this video, I show how I made a motor mount with my Rockwell Bladerunner to attach to the kayak. If you don't have a Bladerunner you can use a jigsaw. I will be posting a video of me using the kayak next week. The cost to make the motor mount was less than $2.
I am using an old lightweight 12 pound thrust Shakespeare trolling motor. The motor does not have a lot of thrust but only weighs about 6 pounds and is a good match to the tiny kayak. It will be interesting to see how fast I can make the light kayak move with the low powered trolling motor. On the plus side, the motor should use very little power which brings me to the subject of the battery I am using.
I bought the sealed Mighty Max 12 volt 35 amp trolling motor battery on amazon and it only weighs about 17 pounds. The low amp draw of the motor should allow me to use the battery long enough for my expected use. I am hoping to get at least 2 hours of use from the battery and when combined with my paddling and taking advantage of wind and tide should last well past my desire to sit in the kayak.
I always try to go upwind or up current in my boating adventures which allows me to use the wind and tide to take me home and make any paddling easy.
The motor mount will have very light forces applied to it and should work fine. I will add rod and net holders on the opposite side from the motor which will balance the mount better. I may add some bracing by attaching a cord to the interior of the kayak where the seat straps attach on the side and take some pressure off of the side mount attachments.
Adding up everything,I am over the 220 pound weight limit of the boat by 10 pounds so will only be using the boat in protected non alligator water. More importantly, it will be unlikely I will be able to get back in the kayak if it overturns so I want to be close to shore in calm water. Always wear your life preserver and make sure you can climb back on board any overturned boat or make sure you are close enough to shore you can reach shallow water to stand up and get back in the boat. Ask me how I know.:)

thanks for watching.
I have links below to amazon where you can see reviews and purchase any item mentioned and I also have a link to my playlist on my channel where I will be posting updates on the kayak and motor.

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