ledzeppelin135
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2011
- Messages
- 129
Hi all,
I am at the stage where I will be remounting my Merc 50 back on my 59' harvey. I realized that when I had it on previously, it was hanging down too low and I am now realizing that I need to raise it about 3-4", but I am puzzled on exactly how to do this. I understand that this boat is most likely preferred to have a short shaft motor on it, but when measuring the transom, it should be able to accept a long shaft as well. My question is the mounting bracket on the Mercury has a two lower mounting holes, two upper mounting holes, and then the set of mounting clamps on the top as shown in the picture. By raising the mercury 4 ", these clamps will most likely not be fastened to the transom, but by having the two sets of bolt holes fastened to the transom of my boat, would this be ample in holding the motor on? I am wondering if the bracket was designed for this use as well or if it is imperative to have the clamps attached?
I am at the stage where I will be remounting my Merc 50 back on my 59' harvey. I realized that when I had it on previously, it was hanging down too low and I am now realizing that I need to raise it about 3-4", but I am puzzled on exactly how to do this. I understand that this boat is most likely preferred to have a short shaft motor on it, but when measuring the transom, it should be able to accept a long shaft as well. My question is the mounting bracket on the Mercury has a two lower mounting holes, two upper mounting holes, and then the set of mounting clamps on the top as shown in the picture. By raising the mercury 4 ", these clamps will most likely not be fastened to the transom, but by having the two sets of bolt holes fastened to the transom of my boat, would this be ample in holding the motor on? I am wondering if the bracket was designed for this use as well or if it is imperative to have the clamps attached?
