Mercury 40 FourStroke Maintenance And Installation Manual page 92

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.
INSTALLATION
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