outboard bracket

[rolmops]

I started a similar thread about a year ago and I cannot find it back so here is a short history. The bracket is on a 19 foot Islander and has a 9.9 2 stroke Johnson. The problem is the proximity of the cables to the stern when the bracket is raised. They touch the stern and bend in a bad way. I was advised by a board member to use longer cables with a full loop with large radius. That did not solve the problem. Now I am going to try to put a 4 or 5 inch wide aluminum aluminum I-beam between the stern and the bracket in order to move the bracket farther away from the stern thereby creating enough of a distance for the cables to loop around instead of bend. Did anybody try this? If so, is there the need to lower the entire bracket farther down because wave action may cause the 9.9 prop to come out of the water when the stern goes over the top of a wave? Or is that negligible? How much harder will it be to get up on plane because the weight is now farther back? I do have trim tabs.
Thanks for any shared experience help and opinions, Cornelis

 

[jbuote]

Sorry I can't help with this issue, but if it helps, is this the other thread you were referring to?
https://forums.iboats.com/forum/boa...-and-controls/10508124-breaking-remote-cables

 

[rolmops]

Sorry I can't help with this issue, but if it helps, is this the other thread you were referring to?
https://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...-remote-cables

Yes that is the thread. Thank you for finding it.
As it turns out I went with Bondo's advice without even realizing it,probably because I did not understand what he suggested to do at the time.
Maybe you can also explain to me how to find my threads back.

 

[jbuote]

Sending a PM so I don't pollute your thread...

 

[JimS123]

Personally, I think moving the bracket back isn't a very good idea. There is a similar problem if you have a main engine connected with the old style cables when you tilt the motor up.

You need a loop in the cables. Simple fix.

(1) When in the up position the motor needs to be high enough that the prop doesn't touch the water at idle or on plane. (2) When down, the prop needs to be below the boat, not necessarily the cavitation plate at the boat bottom.

You're not going to plane the boat, so having it come out of the water in a wave probably isn't going to be an issue. Of course, moving the bracket back could make that an issue. You need a balance between requirements (1) and (2).

 

[rolmops]

That would be the preferred way, but my transom is very high and that makes that solution impossible