Jorgerivadeneira Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Bought a 97 hewes RF and it was set up for a trolling motor. Has the plug coming out of the deck. Any idea where I can get a cover for this ? It’s wide open and can see into the deck. Don’t know what to do about the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 When I installed my trolling motor, I used this 3" access plate made of 316 stainless with a rubber o-ring seal, to run the TM power cord through the deck, where the center pop-up bow cleat used to be: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CRR6ELW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1 I drilled a 7/8" hole in the stainless plate for a watertight compression fitting to run the power cord through, and mounted the trolling motor plug below deck, out of the weather. This SS access plate is also available in larger sizes (or a plastic plate could be substituted, if larger size is needed). Btw, I ordered two of these plates, to have a second screw-in cap (without a hole drilled in it) to use when the TM is not needed, and taken off the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 One more thing... probably overkill, but I ground down the second access plate frame and used it as a backing plate, for extra strength under the deck, and through-bolted the two together, kind of like a Klegecell sandwich... 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgerivadeneira Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, geeviam said: One more thing... probably overkill, but I ground down the second access plate frame and used it as a backing plate, for extra strength under the deck, and through-bolted the two together, kind of like a Klegecell sandwich... 😀 Very interesting there. Looks very clean. I would of figured that the trolling motor manufacturers offered a plate of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Maverick/Hewes (MBG) sells a similar kit that might work as well. You'd need to make sure the diameter is large enough to cover the hole, but here are the part numbers copied from a post on this forum: "Did a little research on Larry's plug set up. Here are the part numbers and you can order them through your dealer. Pretty slick. They use a threaded deck fill and some coax adapters to pass thru the deck." MBG part numbers 54049000 31015001 31015002 31015003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgerivadeneira Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, geeviam said: Maverick/Hewes (MBG) sells a similar kit that might work as well. You'd need to make sure the diameter is large enough to cover the hole, but here are the part numbers copied from a post on this forum: "Did a little research on Larry's plug set up. Here are the part numbers and you can order them through your dealer. Pretty slick. They use a threaded deck fill and some coax adapters to pass thru the deck." MBG part numbers 54049000 31015001 31015002 31015003 And this is through a non hewes dealer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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geeviam Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Customer Service should be able to help - they will either sell direct or point you to your nearest Hewes dealer: Hewes Maverick Boat Group, Inc. 3207 Industrial 29th Street Fort Pierce, FL 34946 Phones: (888) SHALLOW (772) 465-0631 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgerivadeneira Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, geeviam said: Customer Service should be able to help - they will either sell direct or point you to your nearest Hewes dealer: Hewes Maverick Boat Group, Inc. 3207 Industrial 29th Street Fort Pierce, FL 34946 Phones: (888) SHALLOW (772) 465-0631 Thank you so much, is there a website by chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Jorgerivadeneira said: Thank you so much, is there a website by chance. https://hewes.com/ Also a link at the bottom of this page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgerivadeneira Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, geeviam said: https://hewes.com/ Also a link at the bottom of this page Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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