Steering Clearance (Clarence)

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randlemanboater

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Anyone else have this problem? My steering rubs on the transom. I had to grind down the transom cap so that I didn't have to turn left all of the time. (Sure thats fine on Sunday, but.....)

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Anyone else have this problem? My steering rubs on the transom. I had to grind down the transom cap so that I didn't have to turn left all of the time. (Sure thats fine on Sunday, but.....)

101_0062-4.jpg
 
Anyone else have this problem? My steering rubs on the transom. I had to grind down the transom cap so that I didn't have to turn left all of the time. (Sure thats fine on Sunday, but.....)

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I have never seen that either? Is there anything between the motor & hull?? Is the motor bolted tight to the boat?
Thats weird
 
I have never seen that either? Is there anything between the motor & hull?? Is the motor bolted tight to the boat?
Thats weird
 
I have never seen that either? Is there anything between the motor & hull?? Is the motor bolted tight to the boat?
Thats weird
 
Looking at the pic again there really looks like the motor is sittin to far back, like there is something between the motor and hull??
 
Randleman, you dont have the back side of the motor bracket shimmed out with washers or something like that do ya ?.
Or one hell of a thick transom cap ?? ???
 
Looks like the motor isn't flush against the transom, but thats already been said. I think what I would do assuming it is against the transom, is grind that notch out a little deeper for clearence, seal it up with either epoxy or thicked gel-coat, and be done with it.
 
The transom cap is keeping the motor from pulling all the way up to the transom, but it lacks less than 1/8" being there.

I guess the thing to do is pull the motor back off and grind off the back of the cap.

There was a gouge already there from the original 20" motor, and you can see the gouge from the 25" motor on the top of the cap.

I was wondering when something was going to give me trouble, everything has been going too smooth.
 
Stinky_Hooker said:
Thas odd.....Ive seen em tight but dang, thats rediculous. :-/

Get you a jack plate!! ;D
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I was thinking about one anyway, but didn't want to deal with changing the steering cable right away.

I might as well put on a jackplate cause I am going to have to take the motor off again anyway.
 
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