10
CXO300
INSTALLATION MANUAL
4.0 MOUNTING THE OUTBOARD
4.0
MOUNTING THE OUTBOARD ONTO THE TRANSOM
4.1.0
Before you drill the mounting holes, make sure that:
4.1.1
The outboard is appropriate for the vessel.
4.1.2
The mounting hole positions are identified correctly.
4.2.0
Make sure that the vessel is rated for the power output of the outboard(s).
4.3.0
Make sure that the vessel transom is sufficiently strong to mount the outboard.
4.4.0
Make sure that there is sufficient clearance to steer and trim the outboard engine(s).
4.5.0
Make sure that you use an applicable method to identify the correct center line of the
outboard. For example:
4.5.1
Identify the center point between two chines and draw a line down the centric-V of the vessel,
as shown on Figure 4.5.
4.5.2
If you are not sure about the center line position, speak to the boat builder for aid.
4.6.0
Make sure that you use the center line mark as the datum (the fixed starting point to measure
the distance from the center line) for installing multiple outboards.
4.6.1
Use the table in figure 4.6 to determine the distance between centers and any applicable
steering system limits.
D
D
C
C
B
B
A
A
Figure 4.5. Vessel
with center line from
the transom to the
center-V.
Figure 4.4 Vessel displaying center lines on the vessel and on the outboards
A - 30
°
B - 337mm C - 565.6mm D - see figure4.6
