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Wpruitt, I would like to know how that starboard washer/spacer works out. It seems to me that however slight, there is some flexibility inherent in starboard. I would want that motor to be absolutely and positively secure without any movement at all and seems that teeny tiny movement allowed by the starboard would eventually get larger and larger. I would either replace the starboard with aluminum or stainless steel or very often check the torque of the mounting bolts.
I winter in Ft. Myers and summer in St. Joseph, Michigan. It’s now about 12 years since I’ve joined this group. I gave my 1972 whaler to my daughter and sold the 17’. Bought an O’Day 28 sailboat and sailed on Lake Michigan. Yesterday I bought a 2005 130 Sport.
This is a very helpful thread! I'm working on rigging a used 70hp 2 stroke on my 1977 15 sport and this is what I needed to know.
I'm a little worried about drilling new holes by hand in my transom, but, the old holes must have been from a smaller engine, the hole drilling guide was very helpful too.
