Hello Everyone,

I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to mounting motors. All I know is my motor was extremely loose on the transom this weekend. When I added my power poles about 4 years ago they had to pull the motor to mount the power pole bracket. I noticed in my driveway when I lowered the poles the entire bracket moved and swiveled on the bolt. I read online and found a few conflicting articles. I "think" that because I don't have a jackplate my bolts need to be tightened at 55 pounds. This is what I did.

But I read some guys tighten them to 80-90 pounds. I found an old mercury article stating that motor to fiberglass should be 55lbs and motor to jackplate can be much more. I just want to confirm this information here.

Also wondering if I should be worried about how loose they were and If I might have caused any unforeseen problems already.

Thank you!
Steve