Should Motor be Straight...???

[06Stratos201PXLDC]

How would this affect performance if your motor is not mounted straight on transome..??? How would you measure to verify motor is straight.??

[Jason Phillips]

Depending on the severity, it could be as little as not noticeable or as much as ill handling at high speeds.

Measuring it should be as simple as measureing the differnence between the top of where the motor is mounted (jack plate or motor bracket) to the top of the transom on each side. You could also measure from the top of the transom down to a bolt hole that goes through the transom on each side and see if the measurements equal.

[06Stratos201PXLDC]

measures .28" lower on left side of JP compared to right..... I would say that's off....the JP is only off by .28..... skeg is off center line on hull nearly 2"... should i get this straightened??

[EJP]

Is the jackplate tight??? Could be the nuts have back off allowing it to sag.

[Blue Steel]

Eric,as much as I want to,I won't touch your second sentence

[C-riggVA]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Purple Haze &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Eric,as much as I want to,I won't touch your second sentence </TD></TR></TABLE>

[Jason Phillips]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Could be the nuts have back off allowing it to sag.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I absolutely hate it when that happens.

In this case, no that is not the problem.

[06Stratos201PXLDC]

She's tight...Nothing sagging... looks like holes were drilled crooked... of by about 5-6mm... best i can measure...

Jason, Thanks for the time to talk to me about my setup.. I feel better about what i was doing...

Jeff

[Jason Phillips]

Glad to do it. Keep us posted. You'll be running AB down before too long.

[06Stratos201PXLDC]

maybe on the highway....but who knows ...my full TX Load is FULL...and he has me by a few pounds...