Newport or Torqueedo question.

[Hobious]

anyone running a Newport motor or Torqueedo on their kayaks?

what do you do with the motor up/down pull cords when you take the motor off the kayak?  there is a carabiner or knob on the each end, so you can't remove it entirely.  I can see that going everywhere in the back of my truck going 65mph. 

tactics or logistical help?  I might try to come up with a strategy to allow me to take off everything and stow it all in the truck. 

[J.W.]

I haven't seen either one in person, but on the Newport, it looks like the cables connect to a ring, which goes through that upright piece. Could the ring be swapped out for a split ring? If so, you might could take the cables completely off and stow them.

Like I said, I've never seen one in person, so I may be way out in left field here.

[Hobious]

i think i have it.  lines go thru an uninteruppted ring on the motor mount.  so there is no full removal. 

one more piece of the puzzle and i will put it together this week. 

[J.W.]

Let us know how it goes. The only motor like those I've ever seen in person was one of the bigger styles of Torqeedos. Mounted on a pontoon boat of all things.