design flaw or transom rebuild?

#1 09-10-2009, 11:37 AM

i'm new to this site so i hope i'm posting in the right area. i bought a 1975 v20 steplift a few months ago. i love the boat. its the the best riding boat i've ever owned. after i bought it i noticed that the steering rod from the engine starts to hit the transom when the rod is almost fully extended. the previous owner dug out a slight channel to accomidate the rod. the transom seems to be pretty solid but it has a bow to it. the top cap looks like it was molded this way also. so my question is should the transom have a bow to it or should it be flat?

Mulv80 · #2 09-10-2009, 11:47 AM

All the V-20 transoms have a slight bow to them. As long as there is no flex when you apply pressure to the transom your good to go.

nipper · #3 09-10-2009, 11:49 AM

I have an I/O cuddy, and I never noticed the slight bow until I went to put on a full transom width swim platform. The non-bowed platform really showed quite a bow to the transom.

#4 09-10-2009, 11:53 AM

thanks guys. the transom seems pretty solid but it just seems strange that the steering rod hits the transom. could something be set wrong?

RWilson2526 · #5 09-10-2009, 12:13 PM

I think I remember somebody else talking about this a while ago.......maybe they'll speak up....

RABBITFISH · #6 09-10-2009, 05:05 PM

How about posting a pic of the steering rod where it hits and the mounting setup??