My experience registering a 12 year old kayak

I've been eyeing that one for a little while now, it looks like a great choice for a kayak. How are you mounting yours?  Newport seems to be one of the only names out there that is making kayak specific motors/mounting solutions.

I'm going to do a DIY sidemount on the rod holders behind the seat. I'll post some build photos when I have it done.

I'm really surprised Minn Kota only makes the Old Town kit and doesn't have some sort of universal adaptation for other kayaks. I think they must have exclusive contracting with Old Town and missed the boat so to speak with Hobie and others.

The Minn Kota solutions I saw involved taking the head apart and chopping the drive shaft down. I think it's 36" standard. Also, they don't explicitly say it's rated for saltwater because they want you to upgrade to their Riptide line, which is $$$. It's probably fine but the Newport motor ticks all the boxes from the get go.

I got a 100Ah LiTime battery to go with it and might also build an ESC+kill switch box for funsies.

I got one of these as a backup for my current controller.

https://youtu.be/WLapcrX9f9U?si=SSYaFh3ny5vzA_Mx