Rhodan Slide Mounting Puck for Gen 5 GPS Trolling Motors (AM10054)

The Rhodan AM10054 is a slide-in mounting puck for Gen 5 Rhodan GPS Anchor trolling motors. It sounds simple, and it is, but if you own a Rhodan you already know how much a second mounting point can change your setup. This is the base that lets you slide your motor on and off in seconds, or move it from one boat to another, without pulling tools out or unbolting the whole assembly. It's molded from acetal, a tough, low-friction engineering plastic that stands up to constant sun, salt, and the repeated slide-on, slide-off cycle it's built for.

Here's the problem it solves. A Rhodan GPS Anchor trolling motor is a serious piece of gear, and most owners mount it once and leave it. But plenty of anglers run more than one boat, a bay boat and a flats skiff, say, or they want to pull the motor off for storage, transport, or security between trips. Bolting and unbolting the mount every time is a chore nobody enjoys. The slide puck fixes that. You install a puck at each spot you want to use, and the motor's matching slide base drops into any of them and locks in place. Now the motor moves with you, and the pucks stay put.

This is the Gen 5 version, cut specifically for the slide-mount design used on Rhodan's fifth-generation motors. That compatibility matters, because the puck and the motor's base have to mate precisely for the connection to be secure and rattle-free out on the water. Using the right generation puck means the motor seats the way Rhodan engineered it to, with a solid, confident lock rather than slop. If you're running a Gen 5 Rhodan, this is the puck that matches it.

The acetal material deserves a mention because it's the right choice for this job. It's dimensionally stable, so it holds its shape and its tolerances in heat and cold. It's self-lubricating and low-friction, so the slide action stays smooth season after season instead of binding up. And it shrugs off UV and saltwater, the two things that destroy lesser plastics on a boat that lives outdoors. You want this part to just work, quietly, for years, and the material is a big reason it does.

One important note on installation, and please read this before you order. The AM10054 is the puck itself. The mounting hardware is sold separately as the Rhodan AM10057 hardware kit, which is the slide-puck hardware set for Gen 5 motors. If you're setting up a fresh mounting location, you'll want to add that kit so you have the correct fasteners to secure the puck to your deck or track. Buying them together means you've got everything you need to get the new spot ready.

Who needs one? Any Gen 5 Rhodan owner who wants more than one place to run their motor. Add a puck to your second boat and share one motor across both. Add one to a trailer or storage rack and pull the motor off between trips so it's not sitting out. Add one at the bow and another spot you occasionally fish from and switch as the day calls for it. It's a small part with an outsized effect on how flexible your Rhodan setup can be. Set your locations, drop the motor in, and go fishing. That's the whole idea, and this puck is what makes it work.

Think of it as building out a system rather than buying a single accessory. Each puck you add is another place your Rhodan can live, and because they're all cut to the same Gen 5 slide standard, the motor treats them identically. There's no re-learning, no re-calibrating, and no fumbling with a different mount at each spot. You get the same solid, repeatable connection every time, whether you're dropping the motor onto your primary boat at dawn or moving it to the skiff for an afternoon on the flats. For anglers who value their time on the water, that consistency is exactly what you want from a mounting system.