On Oct 26, 10:11 am, wrote:
On Oct 25, 10:52 pm, "
wrote:

I have finally found the dimension of the Yamaha 8hp outboard when it
is fully titled up. It takes close to 11" from the edge of the
transom inward toward the bow. This means I must remove those two
boxy structures at the stern of my boat; otherwise, the outboard would
not have room to tilt up, or I would have to mount it higher than
where I want it to be.

I found the info inwww.shipyardisland.com--not through their home
page, but from a search engine (Yahoo).

Hope this info is useful to someone.

Jay Chan

http://www.discountmarinesupplies.co...=71388&product...

Thanks for the suggestion of a retractable outboard motor bracket.
But I have decided to get rid of the boxy structures from the stern of
the boat for an unrelated reason anyway (to add livewells and storage
space). And I also feel that mounting the kicker directly onto the
transom probably is a better idea anyway -- at least this is easier
and cheaper to make the kicker power-tilt.

Jay Chan