Bracket mounting question

John R · #1 04-16-2003, 02:37 PM

Thanks! I guess I need to know the formulas [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] .

Reason why I was asking is that if I went with a bracket on my existing nice shape 25 notch, I would rather not redo a perfectly good transom just to have one big piece to close it off. I would fill in the rest of the notch (and do something creative like a transom livewell) but mainly not needing to redo the entire transom.

I am insterested in how to figure it out. And no real need for a 30" motor - I was just locked in to notch thinking...

Thanks....

Grind & Giggles - any good recommendations for that manual jack plate? and there are no penalties for that? Someone mentioned that there was potentially problems...

Jpilot · #2 04-17-2003, 05:37 AM

You will be sorry if you do not close in the transom. It will really finish the boat off if you do. I made that mistake already, and am now closing mine off.

John R · #3 04-17-2003, 09:12 AM

Oh, if I bracket, I completely intend to close it off - just not redoing the whole transom. I would close it off with a live well it just would not be a major load bearing piece like the existing transom - make sense? I swear I'm losing my english with this crappy weather - hit 80 yesterday but won't break 40 today...

other tom · #4 04-17-2003, 09:21 AM

Your bracket will be custom made anyways, and yes, they can build it to accomodate a 30" shaft engine. You want the bracket mounted as low as possible to get the most flotation though so it will look a bit odd. Jackplate by CNC will do the trick. Are you stuck with a 30" shaft motor? It sounds like you have a 25" transom now...

John R · #5 04-17-2003, 09:57 AM

Part was just ignorance on my end (that's why I'm asking [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )... Right now I have a 25" notch with twin 20" engines that I will sell (hopefully) soon. I'm also not 100% certain if I would get a bracket or not and was asking to weigh that against a 30" motor and some kind of smaller buildup of the transom...

I'm floating a couple ideas at the moment...

One of which is: If while I'm waiting to sell the 20 inch motors and decide to run just one of them, is there a Jacl Plate that can be used to mount an engine down? Or will steering and controls, and tilt prevent that from working?

Thanks....

SECF3114M73J · #6 04-17-2003, 10:44 AM

John, years ago when most outboards had 20" shafts (this was mid 70's when V6 O/B just came out)prior to this most 23's had twins(mine had twin 65 hp. mercs. talk about a dog!)A local guy put a 20" motor on his 23 fter. I think he had to cut a deeper transom notch.His motor was half submerged a good bit of the time. It's not a good idea unless you plan to rig a snorkel for the motor.

hermco · #7 04-24-2003, 06:33 PM

You will have to add 5" to the transom heighth to accomodate twin 25" shaft motors or a 30" shaft single.I do this by getting a 2" x 6" board from lumber yard rip it to 5" and glass it on top of the existing transom cut out.

d.h. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]