transom trouble
 

I have a problem and I am hoping for suggestions....I recently bought a 76 CC with a blown motor, the boat seemed solid (floor and transom)I purchased a 140 suz. 4 stroke after it was installed I had a leak by the bolt hole....the boat yard that installed the motor just told me that the tran. is soft in that spot so the bracket bent, that's why I have a leak (they think it can be repaired by cutting the bracket and re gluing everything)....my question is this if I replace the transom (after the season)how do I deal with my brand new 20 inch Suzuki, I assume the correct thing to do is raise the transom, but then what?

Re: transom trouble
 

First question would be which size boat do you have?

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Re: transom trouble
 

If they cut away the bracket and redo the transom, why can't they use the bracket over again to accomodate the suzuki? I'm assuming this is a 20' with a 140 on the back right? Show us some pics and we can help. Best of luck with it!

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Would a soft transom really bend a motor bracket? Is there that much torque?

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Blackfin, We need more info...........

Re: transom trouble
 

sorry guys I was away from my computer.....the boat is a 20 the soft spot is where the lower port side bolt goes through the transom.....the boat yard tightened and glued it up yesterday so the leak is gone, but you can see that the metal plate on the insibe of the transome is bent,from the bolt being tightened....I'm going to try to get through the season,but I have to do something this winter.

Thanks, Blackfin

P.S. the boat runs great with the 140

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I was actually refering to the metal plate, not a bracket sorry

B.F.

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a picture is worth a 1,000...

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When I first noticed some flex on my transom I used this method to determine the flexing. With the boat on the trailer and the motor slightly raised( like you were trimed for wot) have someone stand on the motor fins and softly bounce up and down. If there is flex. You will see it.

If you can make it through the season, great but start making plans for a new transom now.

Re: transom trouble
 

Raise the transom to 25", extend the motor. Mercury and Johnrude make kits to convert a 20" to a 25", I would assume Suzuki does as well. The Merc kit consists of a driveshaft extension, shiftshaft extension, a longer water pump tube, and a 5" spacer that bolts to the bottom of the midsection housing, and to which the lower unit then bolts up. I bought one for a friend off of ebay two years ago for under $300. The original price was twice that.
Kepp the motor, extend the housing.