Installation; Mounting T He O Utboard M Otor - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Installation

Installation
The i nformation p resented i n t his s ection i s
intended a s r eference o nly. I t i s n ot p ossible
to p rovide c omplete i nstructions f or e very
possible b oat a nd m otor c ombination. P roper
mounting d epends i n p art o n e xperience a nd
the s pecific b oat a nd m otor c ombination.
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WARNING
O verpowering a b oat c ould c ause s e-
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vere i nstability. D o n ot i nstall a n o ut-
board m otor w ith m ore h orsepower
than t he m aximum r ating o n t he c apac-
ity p late o f t he b oat. I f t he b oat d oes n ot
have a c apacity p late, c onsult t he b oat
manufacturer.
I mproper m ounting o f t he o utboard m o-
l
tor c ould r esult i n h azardous c ondi-
tions s uch a s p oor h andling, l oss o f
control, o r f ire h azards. F or p ermanent-
ly m ounted m odels, y our d ealer o r o th-
er p erson e xperienced i n p roper r igging
should m ount t he m otor.
Mounting t he o utboard m otor
The o utboard m otor s hould b e m ounted s o
that t he b oat i s w ell b alanced. O therwise, t he
boat c ould b e h ard t o s teer. F or s ingle-en-
gine b oats, m ount t he o utboard m otor o n t he
centerline ( keel l ine) o f t he b oat.
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1. C enter l ine ( keel l ine)
Mounting h eight ( boat b ottom)
The m ounting h eight o f y our o utboard m otor
affects i ts e fficiency a nd r eliability. I f i t i s
mounted t oo h igh, p ropeller v entilation m ay
occur, w hich w ill r educe p ropulsion d ue t o
excessive p ropeller s lip, a nd t he w ater i n-
takes f or t he c ooling s ystem m ay n ot g et a d-
equate w ater s upply, w hich c an c ause
engine o verheating. I f t he e ngine i s m ounted
too l ow, w ater r esistance ( drag) w ill i ncrease,
thereby r educing e ngine e fficiency a nd p er-
formance.
Most c ommonly, o utboard m otor s hould b e
mounted s o t hat t he a nti-cavitation p late i s i n
alignment w ith t he b ottom o f t he b oat. T he
optimum m ounting h eight o f t he o utboard
motor i s a ffected b y t he b oat/motor c ombina-
tion a nd t he d esired u se. T est r uns a t d iffer-
ent h eights c an h elp d etermine t he o ptimum
mounting h eight. C onsult y our O utboards d eal-
er o r b oat m anufacturer f or f urther i nforma-
tion o n d etermining t he p roper m ounting
height.
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