That's what it's for.
You need to put something in between the skeg and bottom of the boat to keep from tearing a hole, but that is the whole reason for the swivel bracket
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| Author: | mudbuddy 23 [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Swivel bracket good or bad |
I just got a 23lt with swivel bracket and the person told me dont trailer with the motor swiveled in the boat good or bad. |
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| Author: | cb5331 [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
That's what it's for. You need to put something in between the skeg and bottom of the boat to keep from tearing a hole, but that is the whole reason for the swivel bracket
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
I have the swivel bracket, but i haul it hangin out the back for more storage in the boat. You may want to build some type of transom saver to reduce the shaft bouncin. |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
Here is the one I built, i took a peice of 1 1/2" 1/4" wall pipe. I drilled holes in each end and ground a "channel" for the skeg in one end. Pin one end into a short peice of channel iron bolted to the trailer and the other to the skeg. bungee down the tiller and it ties all together really strong. |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
One mo |
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| Author: | AJB [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
I swing mine into the boat during travel down the road. I made a bracket out of two 1x4's and a couple pieces of 1/4 inch plywood. This way the it fits down inbetween the 1x4s and doesn't sit on the floor of the boat. |
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| Author: | take'emgator [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
The whole point in the swivel bracket is to put the motor in the boat or the shaft part anyways. Cut you out a little square out of 3/4 plywood and put it under the skeg and you'll be absolutely fine! |
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| Author: | earl33 [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
| Author: | da go get'er [ Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
I personally never saw the point of one of those swivel brackets. The handle is just about as long as the shaft. I think the handle is less than a foot shorter than the shaft thus making very little difference. Maybe if you had to make it fit into a garage but thats about it. Plus it picks the engine up higher on the transome and therefore loosing performance. If you have a short shaft motor it looses even more performance due to the angle at which the prop is in the water. I find just using a ratchet strap and looping it aroud the handle works fine. |
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| Author: | mudbuddy 23 [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swivel bracket good or bad |
The guy told me that the welds would brake so have you ever herd of that or is that just to scare me. |
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