Installation Specifications; Lifting The Outboard - Mercury 225 OPTIMAX DTS Installation Manual

200/225 OPTIMAX DTS

Installation Specifications

Minimum Transom Opening
Single engine
Dual engine

Lifting the Outboard

Avoid possible serious injury or death. Before lifting the outboard, verify that the lifting
ring is threaded into the flywheel for a minimum of five turns and that the hoist has the
correct lifting capacity for the engine weight.
1. Remove the cowl from the outboard.
2. Thread the lifting eye into the flywheel hub for a minimum of five turns.
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a - Minimum transom opening
b - Engine center line for dual engine - 66.0 cm (26 in.)
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99.0 cm (39 in.)
165.0 cm (65 in.)
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