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Ric Stott



Help with motor mount

2020-11-17; 10:00:20 EST

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2013-07-01

Posts: 431

Steven 
I’m glad my pics came through. 
Yours a looks more like Cary’s than mine.
You both have have plastic outside of the U channel.
I think mine rails are screwed to the transom using screws from the laz, that is, the inside of the transom - directly into the plastic strips on the inside of my rails. 
I have a 1/2 plastic running vertical on the inside of each U channel.
The StarBoard or whatever that is, decreases the dept of the u channel by 1/2”, so there is only a 1/2” channel to hold the motor on the boat.
The mount and transom was very weak in the area and the whole transom flexed - even in the area the rails attached, which hold have stiffened it vertically at least.  

I like your set up better and will move in that direction.   
It appears that your Plastic strips are screwed into the transom at like- 3” o.c.
The material looks to be about 3/4’ x 1” - can you confirm that for me? 
Are those thru bolts? 
What is the backing behind the transom?
How are the U channels fastened to the Plastic strips on each side? 
Thanks - that’s alotta questions.  
Ric Dadventure 


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