Charlie Will it work if you rotate the motor 180 deg? George -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Fortner Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 11:14 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Honda 2.3 tilt on an M15? On Sat, May 23, 2015, at 19:56, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
Charlie- Why don't you put 2" spacers between the mount and the transom?-
Wise advise! And not terribly difficult. My port cockpit locker pan had been cut, so I didn't need to install an inspection port to reach the mounting nuts. I used 2" thick HDPE I bought from McMaster-Carr. (See the first attached photo.) The spacers ended up being 2" thick, about 3" wide, and about 11" long. Bolts were 4" long 1/4 x 20, but I could have used 3.5" long bolts. You'll need a 7/16" box end wrench, the longer the better. The HDPE was easy to shape with handtools. It was like cutting a block of cold lard. The second attached photo shows that this was only 99% successful. The motor will now tilt and lock, but only if it is twisted to the side a bit. Not perfect, but a huge improvement over not locking in the up position at all. The problem is the gas tank cap. If the cap were a little shorter it would clear the transom without having to twist the motor to the side. Charlie