finally got a bracket

[phester]

had some spare time today and started to see were this bracket will mount up properly. I simply clamped the motor to bracket, put the bracket in the down position, set the motor/skeg on a floor jack and just jacked 'er up so the cav. plate is level [+ - 1/2 inch] with bottom of hull/transom. Then I started to wonder which of the TWO cav. plates should I align up to. I know that given the shaft length it should be the cav. plate that is measuring down 20" off the clamps. My motor is a '95 or '96 [J8RLEOD] Johnson 20" shaft, 8 hp. Measuring down from the clamps, it's about 20" to the first cav. plate, then 3 1/2" -4" below that there is another identical plate, just above the prop, and it has an exhaust port on it. My question is can I line up the lower cav. plate? [approx 23-24"] the prop and exhaust port will still be almost a foot under water, or do I HAVE put it the 20"? If I could go to the 24" mark, I get to raise the motor and bracket 3 1/2' to 4" higher and, well, that just works better for me.Anybody got any ideas/suggestions? Thanks fellas.

[phatdaddy]

i had a 7.5 honda kicker on a 19 ft mako. it really didn't matter, because the water will be at the level that it is when the boat is at rest. the kicker will not push the boat fast enough to displace any water. i would put it where it rides the best and kout of the way.

[phester]

thanks phatd, I've got it on the port side of the primary motor about center of the motor cut out and corner of the boat, or in other words, on the flat spot of the second step/chine in the hull. I just don't want to drill a bunch of holes in my transom and come to find those holes not being in the right place.....know what I'm sayin'.....

[woodbutcher]

500.00.
for that bracket ????????? somebody yanked your something ...holychit batman.

Thats incredible I am almost positive I can make that for a lot less $$$$ thats unbelievable.
Anybody got some specs on one of them things???
I'm sniffing out an opper two nitty here.

[macojoe]

He got his for $60 but they go for near $500+

[phester]

yep. I had TheTinMan do a search for me today on it and no sh!t, new lists for 925.00....the lighter one [for 80lbs. or less] is around 750.00. I did see two more on some other fishing/boating sight, they were older and definitely looked "used"....still asking around 250-300. As far as my install goes....nothing major, but it's the first step. I took out four SS bolts from [ I am assuming] previous kicker mount, and ran a 3/8" drill bit in there to oversize it slightly and get into some newer wood. I injected some waterproof Gorilla glue into the holes and had 3/8" glue soaked oak dowels at the ready. Tapped em in nice and snug, I'll do the marine tex tomorrow....then I get to drill into the transom again for the new bracket.

[macojoe]

Nothing like drilling a hole or holes in a perfectly good boat!

I needed a 2" hole for the transducer what a scary thing that is when you look up from the ground! Thank god no leaks!

But you should have seen CB and I when we were done with a hole tube of black 5200!!! I think I still have some on me today!!