Raising transom to 25"

[dcobbett]

Bigshrimpin,

The second picture is ugly as well. Not much connecting the 5" riser piece to the rest of the transom.

Attached are some pictures of the plate on the transom of the boat I just bought. I'm told that it was installed when the boat was commissioned. It's the full width of the cap, the outer edge is bent and the inner top edge is welded. It's 23-1/8" from the bottom of the hull to the top of the plate, and the width at the cap is about 2-1/4".

The 175 mariner didn't create and visible movement or stress on the transom. Also, the rest of the transom is very clean and absent the usual array of holes and devices. The holes in the lower starboard side were for a depth finder, and they appear to have been properly sealed.

I'm told the current bolt pattern in the plate is consistant with OMC's current bolt pattern. At 23" to the top of the plate, can I buy/install either a 20" or a 25" engine for this transom?



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BTW, sorry for the white stuff in a couple of the pic's. Mother Nature's contribution for the day.