I have a sunbird bowrider with a volvo aq125a / 270 setup. When I am out on the water I notice quite a bit of movement in the motor. It seems like a lot but its really the front of the motor moving up and down only maybe 2-3 inches. I found tons of threads about outboards saying they should not move at all. But this is a 4 cylinder inboard hanging out from the hull with no other support. The gelcoat is fine and with all my weight on the outdrive I can not really see any flexing in the hull itself. It looks maybe more like the mount is shifting.
How much flex is too much with this thing? Has anyone ever added a front motor mount to remove some of the stress from the hull?
How much flex is too much with this thing? Has anyone ever added a front motor mount to remove some of the stress from the hull?