Aux outboard

[Shannon]

Just purchased a new new humber destroyer 6.0m. Looking to fit an auxilliary outboard. Will a standard long shaft (20" transom height) do the job or will I need an adjustable bracket.main engine is yamaha 115
Thanks
Shannon

[willk]

Welcome to RIBnet Shannon.

It will depend a little on the actual transom Humber gave you. There's a good chance a 20" will be fine. Most small motors have a 2" bracket, so first thing to do is get a calipers on your transom and see how thick it is. After that, work out where the aux motor can sit without interfering with the turn range of the main motor. At that point, drop a tape vertically to the bottom of the transom - that's the magic height. Most small engines have a leg length of circa 17-18" and you might just get away with one - depends. You'll need the prop to clear the bottom of the hull.

[breezeblock]

I had to do a special bracket for my humber when I had it as there was little or no room to mount anything in the back of it

[Phil M]

The transom top on the destroyers isn't level so fitting an aux without a bracket is not possible (not on mine anyway!).

I did the below, made form a few planks of oak, glued and screwed together then coated in epoxy resin with a glass matt back face (which probably wasn't needed). It mounts using the same bolts as the a-frame to save drilling the transom any more, although I had to replace the originals with longer ones.





Both engines are long shaft. The main engine is offset just over an inch to stbd.

This setup gives full steering of both and works for me. There is no flex or slop like I used to get on the old adjustable bracket. I'll agree it needs a lick of paint though.

Phil