HavasuDreamin'
07-08-2002, 06:09 AM
Alright, every time I go out it seems like something new breaks on my machine. I don't know how you guys in the boating business deal with this crap..........for example my simple problem turned big problem as follows:
Out on Saturday on a rough reservoir in my small 19' Elim Daytona. Find a cove and stay out of the way for most of the day. At the end of the day we go bouncing all over and then find a sand bar to hang out at for a few more. I am looking things over and notice a 2 inch by 7 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch thick plate not in the correct postion, located at the bottom of my motor bracket assembly and sticking out. Two bolts screw up through the plate into the motor bracket, one on each side and apparently one bolt came loose and fell out letting the metal plate pivot on the other bolt. When I got home, I figured I would take the other bolt out, and put lock tite on it and put it in as well as a new one. When taking the remaining bolt out, it snapped leaving most of the rest of the bolt in the bracket. Tried vice grips to get the rest of the bolt out and it would not budge. http://free.***boat.net/ubb/mad.gif
Question.........what is this plate used for? It goes from one side of the bracket to the other across the very bottom portion of the bracket assembly. The bottom of the plate almost looks like a honey comb type grid pattern, the top is flush.
Can I run the boat without the plate? I think I can as I do not see what this plate does? It doesn't look as though it holds anything together.
Last but not least.....if I can run the boat the rest of the summer without this plate, how does one properly fix the bolt that snapped (during the off season)? My guess is that the bracket needs to come off, be turned upside down and have the bolt drilled out then re-threaded for the next size up bolt? Correct? What tools are needed to do this? Drill press and threading tool? By the way, this is a Mercury 2.4L V-6 O/B. Thanks.
This side faces down.......or faces the water. http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Gearhead_Garage/Other_Equipment/Outboard_Part_1.JPG
This side faces up.........or faces the bottom of the brackett assembly. http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Gearhead_Garage/Other_Equipment/Outboard_Part_2.JPG
[This message has been edited by HavasuDreamin' (edited July 08, 2002).]
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Out on Saturday on a rough reservoir in my small 19' Elim Daytona. Find a cove and stay out of the way for most of the day. At the end of the day we go bouncing all over and then find a sand bar to hang out at for a few more. I am looking things over and notice a 2 inch by 7 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch thick plate not in the correct postion, located at the bottom of my motor bracket assembly and sticking out. Two bolts screw up through the plate into the motor bracket, one on each side and apparently one bolt came loose and fell out letting the metal plate pivot on the other bolt. When I got home, I figured I would take the other bolt out, and put lock tite on it and put it in as well as a new one. When taking the remaining bolt out, it snapped leaving most of the rest of the bolt in the bracket. Tried vice grips to get the rest of the bolt out and it would not budge. http://free.***boat.net/ubb/mad.gif
Question.........what is this plate used for? It goes from one side of the bracket to the other across the very bottom portion of the bracket assembly. The bottom of the plate almost looks like a honey comb type grid pattern, the top is flush.
Can I run the boat without the plate? I think I can as I do not see what this plate does? It doesn't look as though it holds anything together.
Last but not least.....if I can run the boat the rest of the summer without this plate, how does one properly fix the bolt that snapped (during the off season)? My guess is that the bracket needs to come off, be turned upside down and have the bolt drilled out then re-threaded for the next size up bolt? Correct? What tools are needed to do this? Drill press and threading tool? By the way, this is a Mercury 2.4L V-6 O/B. Thanks.
This side faces down.......or faces the water. http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Gearhead_Garage/Other_Equipment/Outboard_Part_1.JPG
This side faces up.........or faces the bottom of the brackett assembly. http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Gearhead_Garage/Other_Equipment/Outboard_Part_2.JPG
[This message has been edited by HavasuDreamin' (edited July 08, 2002).]
[This message has been edited by HavasuDreamin' (edited July 08, 2002).]
[This message has been edited by HavasuDreamin' (edited July 09, 2002).]