# NE Dory motor mount

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/ne-dory-motor-mount/50032>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [May 4, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/ne-dory-motor-mount/50032 "2023-05-04T15:14:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Karl\_Pieragostini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Karl\_Pieragostini](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Karl_Pieragostini)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/ne-dory-motor-mount/50032/1 "2023-05-04T15:14:21Z")

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I just bought CLC's ash motor mount to use on my NED with a Newport trolling motor. &nbsp;The site description for the mount says it needs a minor modification to work on the NED. I haven't found any description of what this modification is. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Whitehurst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Robert\_Whitehurst](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Whitehurst)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/ne-dory-motor-mount/50032/2 "2023-05-05T09:32:28Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;My guess would be extending the slots for the gunwale clamps to reach the sides of the NED? &nbsp;The Sassafras is pretty narrow at that aft location. &nbsp;Or shave down the motor block to lower it a bit because the NED gunwale is higher?

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**Author:** ![John\_Cornellier](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/john_cornellier/32/252_2.png) [@John\_Cornellier](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/John_Cornellier)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/ne-dory-motor-mount/50032/3 "2023-06-04T00:21:31Z")

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I have a NED and I just clamp the Newport motor to the boat with a few spacers under the gunwale. The motor has excellent rotation and tilting, so I don't use any special mount. Ping if you want more info.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Thorndike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jonathan\_Thorndike](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jonathan_Thorndike)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/ne-dory-motor-mount/50032/4 "2023-06-20T17:23:52Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;I bought the same mount, excited to use it. &nbsp;I learned that, after trying it out, it's not wide enough to mount far enough forward to avoid the motor contacing the rudder. &nbsp;I played around with the idea of mounting it on the bow, and with even building a motor case to mount it forward of the dagger box. &nbsp;I also considered building a new rudder that integrated a motor into it, but bailed on that because it would be terrible for sailing. &nbsp;I even considered an add-on angled bracked on the transom. &nbsp;Ultimately, I decided that the NE dory jusy ISNT a great boat for a motor, which is what Jon Harris has said repeatedly. &nbsp;I decided what I actually wanted for motoring and sailing was a Goat Island Skiff. &nbsp;The Jimmy skiff would fit the bill as well as some other flat-transom models (Tenderly, perhaps), or the much different SW dory. &nbsp;