Installation - Honda BF9.9A Owner's Manual

3. INSTALLATION
It is your responsibility to choose a boat suitable for the engine.
BF9.9A: 9.9 HP (7.4 kW)
BFlSA: 15 HP (11.2 kW1
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Do not exceed the boat manufacturer's power recommendatidn.
Damage and injury may result.
1. Installation position
Install at the stern, at the center
line of the boat.
2. Installation height
For proper ropeller depth and
engine coo ing, the boat and P
outboard motor transom height
must match. .
Three outboard motor transom
heights are available. Match
your boats transom height to the
outboard motor transom height
shown below.
The anti-ventilation plate should
be O-50 mm (O-2 in) below the
bottom of the boat. With the
boat in the water, loaded and
motor off, the anti-ventilation
P
late should be about 100 mm
3.9 in) below the surface of the
water.
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Running the outboard motor
without sufficient cooling water
will damage the water pump
and overheat the engine.
STERN CEiTER
MOTOR
EFM
mm
in)
7