Brent Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Jake, if you are concerned about lateral forces, build a second bracket and mount the two brackets side by side maybe 8" apart. This would look alot like some common commercial mounts. Eye ball engineering says what you got will work fine unless the motor gets turned to either side, potentially putting on some large lateral forces. Looks to me like there is plenty of cross sectional areas to spread the forward force across...more area than on the commercial brackets I have seen. On my boat I am more concerned about making sure the plywood is plenty stiff to take the forces from the motor. Quote
capt jake Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Unfortunately, that is all of the aluminum that I could find in this configuration. I too am going to add some sort of backing inside the lazarette. Quote
tdrown Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 I just went to the Decka bettery factor store to pick up a battery for the car I am selling. They sell brand new, and new but blemished batteries. If you need a battery they were selling a dual use marine for $39 and deep cycle for $41. My car battery was $36 maybe. It might be a bit much to ship though. Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted April 4, 2003 Posted April 4, 2003 Nice mount Jake! From scrap aluminum? I like it! Quote
Tom Lathrop Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Most outboard mounting screws have holes in the end of the handles. Wire or tie the handles to something solid to keep them from vibrating loose. A small lip at the top of the transom also helps contain the motor. Quote
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