The first time I saw Capt. Terry's teak splashwell "shelf", my jaw hit the floor with envy. It really is pretty, and ties in so well w/ his teak gunnel covers and lower teak gunnel shelf trim. The extra seating or cocktail table would be a major plus too!!
Related to the splashwell. When my motor is up at the top of it's trim, it will hit the back corner of the splashwell on the starboard side, if flopped that way. It only happens on that side so either the motor isn't perfectly centered, or the hemco splashwell is offset, or slightly misaligned upon installation. Sometimes at anchor I purposely turn motor to the other side so it doesn't rest against the splashwell at anchor. I wonder if the "clutch" in my new NFB steering will prevent this?
...Anyway, it's never really a problem, besides a scar on the motor covers and a slight rash on the hemco unit where it makes contact. This year however, when prepping the boat at the ramp, the motor had flopped to that side while trailering. My girl wasn't aware of the "issue" and used the rear trim up/down in an instant to move the motor lock and "cruuuuuncccchhh!" a little more edge-rashed / flattened on that radius. A disheartening moment, but no significant damage.
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