Abstract: The motor tube carrying the trolling motor at one end and a steering motor at the other end is mounted on a plate detachably supported on the bow or deck of a boat. A gear driven by an electric motor is mounted on the mounting plate and meshes with a rack on the motor tube to raise and lower it in vertical position, and raising the motor tube a predetermined amount trips a latch on the plate to allow the motor tube to rotate bodily with the gear to a horizontal stowed position on the boat. An electronic control box on the mounting plate has a receiver for remote control operation of all three motors.

Abstract: A linkage including a bracket for mounting a trolling motor on the bow or deck of a boat for swinging between operating and stowed positions. Releasable locking mechanism is provided for locking the motor in either position, and the release from one position and translation to the other position is accomplished by a single action on the part of the operator.