Hello,
I recently bought a boat with a 9.9 honda outboard. I noticed that the outboard is only attached with the 2 handle screws located inside the boat. There are no bolts holding the outboard to the boat. It seems like there is no room to drill because the inside bracket to transom bolts are in the way. The inside brackets are spaced about a 1/2" off from the mounting holes on the outboard. How important is it to have the outboard bolted to the transom?
I recently bought a boat with a 9.9 honda outboard. I noticed that the outboard is only attached with the 2 handle screws located inside the boat. There are no bolts holding the outboard to the boat. It seems like there is no room to drill because the inside bracket to transom bolts are in the way. The inside brackets are spaced about a 1/2" off from the mounting holes on the outboard. How important is it to have the outboard bolted to the transom?