Transom v. Bracket Motor Mounting?
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:37 am
Hello, I’m a proud new owner of a 1982 Spindrift DS1. Currently cleaning it up, having a wonderful neighbor help me with an internal CB repair, and ordering missing hardware (tabernacle pins, sail battens, and spreaders) and fresh line.
The Question: The DS came with motor mounting brackets (picture) installed at the outboard transom well location. Is there a benefit to using the mounts? My only guess as to the purpose would be to move the motor aft to keep clear of the traveler, rudder and the like. Seems like the weight and torque is going to be applied to the transom either way, brackets or not. Or maybe a larger motor won’t swing properly in the limited space so those set it back to give clearance?
I’d prefer to transom mount for the sake of simplicity if it’s all the same...
The Question: The DS came with motor mounting brackets (picture) installed at the outboard transom well location. Is there a benefit to using the mounts? My only guess as to the purpose would be to move the motor aft to keep clear of the traveler, rudder and the like. Seems like the weight and torque is going to be applied to the transom either way, brackets or not. Or maybe a larger motor won’t swing properly in the limited space so those set it back to give clearance?
I’d prefer to transom mount for the sake of simplicity if it’s all the same...