Off-Center Mounting of Outboard
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:21 pm
Q1: on a SPORT 15 Is mounting an outboard engine off-center a normal installation?
Q2: is a list to Starboard at rest normal for a SPORT 15 hull?
BACKSTORY: The outboard on my SPORT 15 I bought in Summer 2021 is mounted off center by 1/2-inch. The lower [Port] hole is 27-inches from the [Port] gunwale; the lower [Starboard] hole is 26-inches from the [Starboard] gunwale.
Sitting at the dock, the boat has always [had a list to Starboard]. I always thought [the cause of the list to Starboard] was the weight of the console"and battery on the [Starboard] side, but I see now that the [off-center engine] mount contributes to the list.
[To correct the off-center engine mounting] will be VERY tricky--if even possible. New 1/2-inch-diameter holes will have to be drilled about 1/2-inch away from the existing 1/2-inch holes--and that might not go wellI.
I'm giving serious consideration to moving the console to the [Port] side of the boat, but doing so would require modifying the steering, the throttle will look goofy and so forth.
It's my first powerboat. I have been a sailor all my life before this.
Give me your thoughts [on moving the console to the Port side of the boat and on drilling new holes and on the effect of the engine being 1/2-inch off center]
Alan
Q2: is a list to Starboard at rest normal for a SPORT 15 hull?
BACKSTORY: The outboard on my SPORT 15 I bought in Summer 2021 is mounted off center by 1/2-inch. The lower [Port] hole is 27-inches from the [Port] gunwale; the lower [Starboard] hole is 26-inches from the [Starboard] gunwale.
Sitting at the dock, the boat has always [had a list to Starboard]. I always thought [the cause of the list to Starboard] was the weight of the console"and battery on the [Starboard] side, but I see now that the [off-center engine] mount contributes to the list.
[To correct the off-center engine mounting] will be VERY tricky--if even possible. New 1/2-inch-diameter holes will have to be drilled about 1/2-inch away from the existing 1/2-inch holes--and that might not go wellI.
I'm giving serious consideration to moving the console to the [Port] side of the boat, but doing so would require modifying the steering, the throttle will look goofy and so forth.
It's my first powerboat. I have been a sailor all my life before this.
Give me your thoughts [on moving the console to the Port side of the boat and on drilling new holes and on the effect of the engine being 1/2-inch off center]
Alan