Rudder mount location and moving it
The rudder bolts to the center Power-Pole position on the stern, but every Cajo rigid hull has two flanking Power-Pole mounts you can offset it to if you want a trolling motor in the center.
The rudder bolts to the center Power-Pole position on the stern. But the stern of every Cajo rigid hull has three Power-Pole mounts — center plus two flanking — so the rudder can move to either side if you want to free up the center for a trolling motor.
The three Power-Pole positions
The stern bolt pattern is consistent across the lineup (Terra 116, Outpost 100, Outpost 128, all Highlander inflatables). Three Power-Pole Micro Anchor footprints:
- Center — default rudder position. Best for rudder authority because the blade sits in the centerline stream behind the hull.
- Port flanking — left of center.
- Starboard flanking — right of center.
Same bolt pattern at all three. Same hardware. Moving the rudder is just unbolt, re-bolt to the new position.
Why you'd move it
The most common reason: you want to center-mount a trolling motor that's designed for the centerline (some Power-Pole-base motors are built around that exact footprint). Offsetting the rudder to a flank gives you back the center mount for the motor.
A Power-Pole Micro Anchor itself is another reason — owners who run a real Power-Pole for spot-locking sometimes offset the rudder to clear the center mount for the anchor.
Honest hedge on performance
We haven't run formal testing on rudder performance with the blade offset to a flank position. Several customers have done it successfully, but we can't quote you exact authority differences vs. centerline.
If steering precision matters more than motor placement to you, the more common move is to leave the rudder centered and side-mount the motor on one of the flanking positions instead. Newport NK180 Pro owners often go that route.
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