Installation; Outboard Installation - Mercury 200 Verado FourStroke Operation, Maintenance & Warranty Manual

INSTALLATION

Outboard Installation

MERCURY MARINE VALIDATED ENGINE MOUNTING HARDWARE
IMPORTANT: Mercury Marine provides validated fasteners and installation
instructions, including torque specifications, with all of our outboards so they
can be properly secured to boat transoms. Improper installation of the outboard
can cause performance and reliability issues that can lead to safety concerns.
Follow all of the instructions relating to the outboard installation. DO NOT
mount any other accessory onto the boat with the fasteners provided with the
outboard. For example, do not mount a tow sport bars or boarding ladders onto
the boat using the mounting hardware included with the outboard. Installing
other products onto the boat that utilize the outboard mounting hardware will
compromise the ability of that hardware to properly and safely secure the
outboard to the transom.
Outboards that require validated mounting hardware will have the following
decal on the transom clamp.
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FASTENING HARDWARE SPECIFICATION (NOT FACTORY SUPPLIED)
IMPORTANT: Mercury Marine has designed and tested the engine when it is
directly mounted to the transom, jack plate, or setback plate using the mounting
hardware included with the engine. Torque requirements have been
established using the hardware included with the engine. The use of mounting
hardware not supplied by the factory, must be equal to, or greater than the
following specifications.
• Bolt specifications:
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