Outboard Motor Owner's Manual

3. Motor Attachment
Attach the stern bracket to the transom and tighten the clamp screws.
CAUTION:
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While operating the boat, check
the tightness of the clamp screws
occasionally.
Tie a rope through the hole in the
stern bracket and secure the other
end of the rope to the bo,at. This
will prevent accidental loss of the
motor.
Motor Angle (Cruising)
Adjust the motor so the axis of the
propeller is parallel with the water
surface.
CORRECT
GIVES MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE
5. Motor Angle Adjustment
If the propeller axis is not parallel
with the surface of the water, adjust
the angle of the motor by relocating
the adjusting bolt on the stern
brackets. There are four adjustment
positions.
1. Loosen the wing nut to free the
adjusting bolt.
2. Adjust the angle of the motor, and
tighten the wing nut. Be sure that
the bolt .head and wing ntit are
seated in one of the four recesses
on the adjustment slot.
CCAMP‘SCREW
INCORRECT
CAUSES BOAT.TO “SQUAT”
INCORRECT
CAUSES BOAT TO “PLOW”
ADJUSTING ROD \AND WING NUT
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the motor or boat, make slire the ad-
justing rod is locked.
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