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Old 12-28-2008 | 07:33 PM
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I was wondering How I would move the motor forward as far as the rear engine mount on a bravo style boat where the bellhousing is the mount. I WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD 1". iS There a bellhousing with a adjustable mount or do you have to make a spacer for the inner transom.
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On our Factory 1 boat we bonded a 3/4" plywood piece about 6' bigger around inside the boat. It held up perfect.
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On our Factory 1 boat we bonded a 3/4" plywood piece about 6' bigger around inside the boat. It held up perfect.
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Old 12-28-2008 | 09:08 PM
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Old 12-28-2008 | 09:43 PM
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I would just use a rear racemount ,,,where u dont need the inner transommount.
Goes inbetween the bellhousing and the engine and bolts to the stringers .
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Old 12-29-2008 | 01:51 PM
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I would just use a rear racemount ,,,where u dont need the inner transommount.
Goes inbetween the bellhousing and the engine and bolts to the stringers .

How would that work, surely you need the splines of the shaft to engage in the drive plate? Hence the reason for the min/max measurement for the transom thickness.
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Old 12-29-2008 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by johnlomant
I was wondering How I would move the motor forward as far as the rear engine mount on a bravo style boat where the bellhousing is the mount. I WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD 1". iS There a bellhousing with a adjustable mount or do you have to make a spacer for the inner transom.
It might help if you explain more about what/why you are doing this. If you are going to move the engine forward, I dont see how you will reuse a coupler. You would have to use a driveshaft, which probably means an ext. box.
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Old 12-29-2008 | 07:38 PM
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Just trying a idea that I have. The new hp couplers stick out 4"s past the bellhousing so 1" will not matter.
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Old 12-30-2008 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ExcaliburHawk40
It might help if you explain more about what/why you are doing this. If you are going to move the engine forward, I dont see how you will reuse a coupler. You would have to use a driveshaft, which probably means an ext. box.
I was thinking the same thing. Why 1 inch??????


Originally Posted by johnlomant
Just trying a idea that I have. The new hp couplers stick out 4"s past the bellhousing so 1" will not matter.
Although the snout on the coupler sticks out farther, I'm not sure if the spines extend at all. They definately do not extend the entire length.
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