Installing the Base on Your Boat

MOUNTING & SETUP

Decks up to 7/16" thick

Where access to the underside of the deck is not available, the mounting base can be mounted using wellnuts. Use the base as a template to mark locations and drill four 1/2" holes. Mount the base using four 1/4-20 x 4" truss head screws and four wellnuts. Tighten the screws so the wellnuts are firmly compressed as pictured.

Decks thicker than 7/16"

For decks thicker than 7/16", or where the underside of the deck is accessible, mount the base with screws, nuts, and washers. Use the base as a template to mark the locations and drill four 9/32" holes. Use four 1/4-20 x 4" truss head screws and four each flat washers, lock washers, and nuts. Fasten the base to the deck as pictured. NOTE: Wellnuts cannot be used on decks thicker than 7/16".

Decks thinner than 1/4"

Use a Cannon deck plate to prevent deflection and add stability to decks thinner than 1/4". Use the deck plate as a template to

mark the hole locations.

Deck up to 7/16" Thick

Wellnut

If access to the underside of the deck is not available, the deck plate can be mounted using screws and wellnuts. Drill 1/2" holes. Use four 1/4- 20 x 2" flat head screws and four wellnuts to mount deck plate as pictured. Tighten the screws so the wellnuts are firmly compressed.

Where the underside is accessible, the deck plate can be mounted using screws, nuts, and washers. Drill 9/32" holes. Use four 1/4-20 x 2" flat head screws, nuts and washers (flat and lock). Fasten plate to deck as pictured. To secure the mounting base to the deckplate use four 1/4-20 x 2" truss head screws.

Decks up to
7/16" Thick	Base
	Base

Wellnuts

Decks Thicker	Base
Than 7/16" Thick

Washer, Lock Washer,

and 1/4-20 Hex Nut

Screws

Deck Plate

Deck Thicker Than 7/16”

Washers, Lock

Washers, Screws,

& Nuts

NOTE: When using the telescopic boom, we strongly recommend the use of a deck plate on all boats to provide adequate stability for the downrigger.

The Low-Profile Swivel Base mounting follows the same procedure as for the deck plate except that four 1/4”-20 x 2 1/2" truss head screws are used to fasten the mounting base and four additional 1/4”-20 x 2 1/2" truss head screws fix the swivel base to the boat deck.

Low-Profile Swivel Base