Sears Gamefisher 298.585130 Owner's Manual page 6

Outboard motor 1.2 h.p.
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BOAT
MOUNTING
Mount
the motor
on the center
of the boat
transom
(stern).
(See Ftgure4).
CAUTION
Hand
t_ghten
clamp
bracket
clamp
stud
handles
stmultaneously.
Do
not
use a
wrench
or
any
other
device
that
would
cause damage
to brackets.
Occasionally
check
to be
sure
lamp
stud
bandies
on
transom
mounting
bracket
are
tight.
(See Figure
5)
To obtain
thp best performance
from
your
outboard,
the following
boat
transom
speci-
frcations
are recommended:
(See Figure
4).
Transom
Angle
(See View
3):
.........
t 2 to 15 degrees
Transom
Height
(See View4):
.............
20 inches
The
angle
of
the
motor
column
is easily
adjusted
bv
removing
the
Hitch
Pin
and
changing
the
Tilt
Lock
Bracket
Pin
in the
three
t3)
different
angle
positnOn
holes
located
on
either
side of
the right
or left
Transom
Mounting
Brackets.
Each
angle
position
elevates
five
(5)
degrees.
Try
center
hole position
f_rst.
(See Figure
6},
TO find
the correct
angle
poslt=on,
make
a
test
run
at
full
throttle
with
your
usual
loading
in the boat.
Always
stop motor
to
change the Tilt
Lock
Bracket
Pin.
The cor-
rect
angle
Posnt_on
wil!
have
your
boat
traveling
with
the
bow
slightly
higher
than
the
stern,
but
should
not
porpoise
[bow
r=ses and falls rapidly
and continuously).
Be
sure Tilt
Lock Bracket
Pin is always
pushed
completely
through
both
Transom
Mount-
ing Brackets
and Hitch
Pm is secured.
WARNING
If the motor
column
is tilted
too far out-
ward,
the
boat
is likely
to
porpoise
or
eavitate
at
full
throttle,
which
can
be
dangerous
because
a cross wind
or a wave
could
suddenly
deflect
the
boat
into
a
dangerous
turn,
Also,
if
the
motor
column
us tilted
too
far inward,
the bow
of
the
boat'will
dig
in,
which
can
be
dangerous
when
crossing
a wake
or tn
rough
water.
Do
not
run
motor
in
the
storage
position.
{Sea
View
1 and
2,
Figure 4)
Secure
motor
to boat
wrtb
Safety
Chain.
Chain
not included
with
motor.
Figure 4
.... ! ._
__
20°"
View 4
Figure
5;
TRANSOM'
13RI._€I_ET
CLAMP
STUD
HANDLES
STEERING
TENSI(
SCREW
TIL T
LOCK
BRACKET
PIN
AND
HITCH
PIN
Figure 6
7.
STEERING
ADJUSTMENT
Tighten
steering
tension
screw
using a screw-
driver
for desired steering effort,
(See Figure
6).
I
CAUTION
There
is a possibility
of
losing
screw if
backed
out too far,

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