This guy by me is parting a 83 scarab III out and I bought the drives, tie bar, gimbals, and the transome plates. So I got the drives and rams off and in my basement, and cannot get to 2 nuts on for the gimbals, the transmission bracket is in the way I got the 4 nuts off above the transome, and the 2 at the very bottom any suggestions? I get a socket half way on it and it slips off.



I had the guy give me a receipt and if he sells the motors soon that I can get the gimbals and transome plates off easy. I just want get most of it home. I want the gimbals ans I can wait on the transome plates.

Are you trying to get the transom assembly out of the boat with the engines and trannys in the boat?

Ah yes, this is a superb pain. You can get a box wrench on and approx 1/764th of a turn at a time. It takes forever!

Get a shallow socket and a short universal on there.

I can come back for the transome plates later, im just worried about the gimballs now.

By the way kvot sweet boat. You need video of it running

If the motors are not on 4 point mounts, ( front and rear plates ) what is going to hold the engine up when you remove the gimbal assembly?

Kris Vogt

Khris the Gimbals should just unblot from the inside with the 8 3/4 nuts, then it should just come off the transome am I correct?. All the steering is disconnected. I know you cannot take the transome plates off untill the motors and transes are out. do you have a phone number Kris so maybe you can help me with the answer

just left you a message