Motor Attachment; Motor Angle; Motor Angle Adjustment - Honda BF8A Owner's Manual

3. Motor attachment
Attach the stern bracket to the
transom and tighten the clamp
screws.
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Before operating the boat, check
the tightness of the clamp screws.
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Tie a rope through the hole in the
stern bracket and secure the
other end of the rope to the boat.
This will prevent accidental loss
of the motor.
4. Motor angle (cruising)
Adjust the motor so the propeller
shaft
is parallel
with the water
INCORRECT
INCORRECT
CAUSES BOAT TO CAUSES BOAT TO
"SQUAT" "PLOW"
5. Motor angle adjustment
If the propeller shaft is not parallel
with the water surface, adjust by
changing the transom angle
adjusting rod position.
There are four adjusting stages.
1. Push in (A) the adjusting rod,
twist upwards (B) and pull out to
CLAMP SCREW
SAFETY ROPE
CORRECT
GIVES MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE
TRANiOM ANGLE
ADJUSTING ROD
I
UNLOCKED
POSITION
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remove.
2.lnserting the rod in the proper ToCHANGE
hole, twist it down to lock.
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To prevent damage to the motor or
boat, make sure the transom angle
adjusting rod is locked.
LOCKED POSITION
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