Dumb ? about motor mounting

[UNCC Grad]

I am a novice at boating and I am having trouble with water spray traveling up my motor shaft and back into the transom. Is it possible to move the motor up on the transom so that the L-shape motor bracket no longer attaches to the transom. All that will be holding the motor to the transom is the 4 mounting bolts.<br /><br />The motor is a 40 hp Mariner 4cyl and is mounted on a 1648 Alweld aluminum tunnel hull boat with all-metal transom. Right now the cavitation plate is located half way between the bottom of the hull and the top of the tunnel.<br /><br />I have considered a manual jackplate, but if I can safely run the motor mounted higher on the transom without one, I would like to go that route.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: Dumb ? about motor mounting

The 4 bolts are whats holding it now. Youll be fine.<br /><br />And BTW -- you are correct that if its mounted too low a spray of water will come right on in. Not a dumb ?.

 

[UNCC Grad]

Re: Dumb ? about motor mounting

Thanks Dhadley. <br /><br />On a side note, my company is performing some work to the new Walmart Distribution center near you guys in Arcadia. I work for a commercial refrigeration contractor as an engineer. I hoipe everything is getting back in order down there after Charley. Take care and God Bless.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: Dumb ? about motor mounting

Thanks UNCC. It'll be a long time before things get back to "normal" but we'll be OK.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words.