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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Nope...you can do it yourself on any flat hard surface.
Basically, the trailer jack (given you have one) does the work for you.
Step 1: Attatch tie downs from the boat to the trailer.
Step 2: Lower trailer tongue jack down as far as it can go.
Step 3: put blocks under the skeg of the motor and trim the motor out until the skeg base is flat on the blocks.
Step 4: Remove the upper mounting bolts from the transom
Step 5: Loosen the lower mounting bolts, so that the motor mount can slide. It may take a little grunt-work to get the motor mount loose since silicone is used and will act like glue.
Step 6: Slowly raise the tongue jack...this will force the stern of the boat down, and when the motor is free from the transom, it will slide easily.
Step 7: Continue to raise the jack until your upper mounting bolts line up where you want them with the motor.
Step 8: Re-insert upper mounting bolts. Be sure to put a ring of silicone around the big washer on the front side of the transom, then around the bolt after you push it through, before installing the nut. Tighten nut (and lock nut if a second one was supplied)
Step 9: Add some silicone around lower mounting bolt, then tighten nut.
Step 10: lower tongue jack, remove blocks.
Step 11: Take boat out after a few hours and test...
The first time you do it, you will be nervous..but...once you do it, it will seem like a piece of cake to change it if you so desire.
Steve |
