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July 14, 2023, 08:44:13 AM
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umecheme

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Transom Holes
« on: July 14, 2023, 08:44:13 AM »
Getting to a point where I'll be drilling holes in the transom.  I have the old holes to go by, but want to make sure I keep everything straight, and don't want to have to be wallowing out holes to make them fit.  I found jigs for Evinrude transom bolt patterns but they're crazy expensive.  I'm sure someone on here has a crafty way they've done it to be super accurate.  What's my best approach?

July 14, 2023, 08:57:00 AM
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umecheme

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Re: Transom Holes
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2023, 08:57:00 AM »
P.S. I'm trying to not put the outboard on the boat to do this... I have the outboard in a separate garage, and its going to be a process to move it from the attached garage to the detached garage.  Might be easiest to mount the motor with bolts to a 2x12 in that garage, then clamp the 2x12 flush with the top of the transom and use that as a template? 

July 14, 2023, 09:00:50 AM
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umecheme

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Re: Transom Holes
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2023, 09:00:50 AM »
Also, by how much are people over-drilling these holes before they refill and re-drill?  3/4 inch hole for a 1/2 inch bolt?

July 14, 2023, 09:53:20 AM
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Re: Transom Holes
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2023, 09:53:20 AM »
print this out to scale

July 14, 2023, 10:56:45 AM
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umecheme

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Re: Transom Holes
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2023, 10:56:45 AM »
Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

 

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