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gerald j. dombrowski
Member
Username: jerry101
Post Number: 35
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 07:38 pm: | 
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i've got a 14 ft aluminum fishing boat and i want to install a long shaft outboard motor on it ,the transom measures 17 " hi..... what do i have to do to the trani to make this engine work for me? |
David Townsend
Advanced Member
Username: daviet
Post Number: 116
Registered: 08-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 08:59 pm: |
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If your long shaft motor measures 20", you need to make a 3" extension for your transom. |
C.DeF.
Member
Username: ipmarine
Post Number: 37
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 11:51 am: |
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Gerald,
What size motor do you plan on installing. I have an aluminum outboard bracket that should raise the motor enough. It would bolt right to your transom.Let me know if your interested |
gerald j. dombrowski
Member
Username: jerry101
Post Number: 38
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 11:17 pm: |
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the motor i have is a 7.5 mercury (1976)the transom is 15 ' hi, and the motor measure from the top where it rests on the top of the transom to the top of the cavitation plate measures 22 1/2 " which means i have to raise the motor 7 1/2".if this outboard bracket would work,how much are you asking for it? |
C.DeF.
Member
Username: ipmarine
Post Number: 38
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 09:51 am: |
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I'll take a measurement and a picture. I don't think it will raise it 7 1/2" though. On a boat & moter of that size you could theoretically run it a little deeper unless you are running in shallows. It won't perform as well but it'll put you on the water. Can U get a picture of the your transom (from inside & back)? |
