Bolting on a 15hp outboard?

[Fenlander]

Does anyone bolt on their 15hp to their SIB? Never bothered with a 10hp but the 20hp on my GRP boat was always bolted on. Wonder where a 15hp falls in this?

[LWman]

I dont think so, iv got a 30 on mine and its only on thumb clamps, seems to hold well & hasnt moved when attached. Itd be a bugger to take off if its bolted

[T 15]

If not bolted on, then make sure you have a rope/wire attached from outboard & transom with not too much slack, so if the outboard does work loose then it will not fall into the water.

[kubcat]

I use a bolt with a wingnut as well as the clamps on my 20hp. If the clamps get loose, the motor moves a bit to warn me to retighten.

[LWman]

Originally Posted by T 15

If not bolted on, then make sure you have a rope/wire attached from outboard & transom with not too much slack, so if the outboard does work loose then it will not fall into the water.

Thats a good way to protect your investment, i think ill have to do that myself! 8-)

[m chappelow]

i have never bolted an engine on , even up to a 40 hp ,but i have always had some form of teather should it come loose so that it wont fall overboard ,some peeps tie the clamp handles together as most if not all have a hole through them ,some engines have a hole in the casting for using as T15 said a cable or rope to a strong point .
most engine manuals state that some form of teather should be used .

once saw a brand new engine slip off a transom when the driver put full lock on , it just twisted its self off .
had he had some sort of rope tied to it he could at least have retived it ,once heard of a swivel parting on an old engine leaving the clamps still in situ but dont know if it was true,

[Fenlander]

I always use a tether something like my current one...



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The Mariner manual says the tether should either be so short the outboard can't rise off the transom or long enough that it can come off and stop due to the kill cord then hang below for recovery.

Their worry at anything in between is that the outboard comes off at speed, keeps running, and powers into the boat.

I've gone for the long option as I thought the very short rope could still allow the outboard to skew round with the prop cutting through a tube end.

Suitable bolt/s with large wing nut so no spanners needed sounds worth looking into.

[Seabay]

Originally Posted by kubcat

I use a bolt with a wingnut as well as the clamps on my 20hp. If the clamps get loose, the motor moves a bit to warn me to retighten.

Top Tip ! Thank You

[saltyseadog]

until I read this thread I've never bothered bolting my 15hp and it has never moved....

...but I reckon I'll be doing something about that after reading this

[rarms]

Think of using bolts also as a theft deterant.

My 25hp has two M8 stainless bolts through the second set of holes. It has the normal thumb nuts too, but means that no one is going to nick it without a couple of 13mm spanners, not quite as wasy as just the thumb nuts.