▁out board ▁motor ▁or ▁on ▁a ▁bra cket ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁purpose . ▁ ▁A ux ili ary ▁power ▁for ▁precision ▁man eu ver ing ▁of ▁the ▁boat , ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁ang ler ▁to ▁cast ▁his ▁b ait ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁fish ▁are ▁located . ▁T rolling ▁mot ors ▁designed ▁for ▁this ▁application ▁are ▁typically ▁mounted ▁in ▁the ▁bow . ▁ ▁History ▁An ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁article ▁in ▁Scient ific ▁American ▁entitled ▁" A ▁Port able ▁Electric ▁Prop eller ▁for ▁Bo ats " ▁stated : ▁" B rie fly ▁described , ▁it ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁mov able ▁t ube ▁which ▁is ▁h ing ed ▁at ▁the ▁stern ▁of ▁the ▁boat , ▁much ▁as ▁an ▁o ar ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁sc ull ing . ▁The ▁t ube ▁contains ▁a ▁flexible ▁sh aft ▁formed ▁of ▁three ▁co ils ▁of ▁ph osph or ▁bronze . ▁This ▁t ube ▁extends ▁down ▁and ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁water , ▁where ▁it ▁car ries ▁a ▁prop eller , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁in board ▁end ▁an ▁electric ▁Motor ▁is ▁attached , ▁which ▁is ▁itself ▁driven ▁by ▁batter ies ." ▁It ▁was ▁invent ed ▁and ▁sold ▁by ▁the ▁Electric ▁Bo at ▁company . ▁ ▁The ▁electric ▁t rolling ▁motor ▁was ▁invent ed ▁by ▁O . G . Sch midt ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁F argo , ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁st arter ▁motor ▁from ▁a ▁Ford ▁Model ▁A , ▁added ▁a ▁flexible ▁sh aft , ▁and ▁a ▁prop eller . ▁Because ▁his