Mercury 200 Verado FourStroke Operation, Maintenance & Warranty Manual page 139

ACCESSORIES MOUNTED TO THE TRANSOM CLAMP BRACKET
Mercury Marine has been made aware that certain aftermarket marine
accessories, such as emergency boarding ladders, shallow water anchors,
transom wedge kits, and tow sport attaching devices, have been mounted to
the boat by use of the same fasteners that secure the outboard to the transom
or jack plate. Using the same fastener to secure both an accessory and the
engine to the boat compromises the ability of the fasteners to maintain the
proper clamp load. A boat with loose engine mounting fasteners creates the
possibility of performance, durability, and safety issues.
Avoid serious injury or death resulting from a loss of boat control. Loose
engine fasteners could cause the transom bracket to fail, resulting in a loss of
the driver's ability to control the boat. Always ensure that the engine
fasteners are tightened to the specified torque.
Acceptable Accessory Mounting to the Transom Clamp Bracket
After the engine is mounted to the transom or jack plate in accordance with the
engine installation instructions, it is acceptable to attach an accessory to the
boat by use of the unused bolt holes in the transom clamp bracket as shown in
Figure 1.
The following list provides additional guidelines for mounting accessories to the
transom clamp bracket.
• The accessory fasteners must pass through the boat transom or jack
plate.
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