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<blockquote data-quote="turbotodd" data-source="post: 410544" data-attributes="member: 7376"><p>Can be several purposes.</p><p></p><p>To band-aid a rotten transom, that is one. Protect the finish. Use it for a spacer on a thin transom. </p><p></p><p>When I was tin boat shopping, I looked at all of the major brands and some of the cheaper ones, I noticed that the thickness of the transom was thinner than the more expensive boats. I've hung a few motors in my lifetime on different boats, but I'm finding that the thin transoms are harder to get the motor mounted to them without using a block between the clamps and the transom. Especially if you're not bolting the motor on; those thin transoms can cave in when the clamps are tightened down. The ones I deal with at work are to stout that it's entirely possible to just break the clamp bracket off of the motor by tightening the clamp with a wrench, but the transom will not dent or cave. One guy that worked for me used to crank them down with a crescent wrench and broke one. It amazed me that no damage was done to the transom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turbotodd, post: 410544, member: 7376"] Can be several purposes. To band-aid a rotten transom, that is one. Protect the finish. Use it for a spacer on a thin transom. When I was tin boat shopping, I looked at all of the major brands and some of the cheaper ones, I noticed that the thickness of the transom was thinner than the more expensive boats. I've hung a few motors in my lifetime on different boats, but I'm finding that the thin transoms are harder to get the motor mounted to them without using a block between the clamps and the transom. Especially if you're not bolting the motor on; those thin transoms can cave in when the clamps are tightened down. The ones I deal with at work are to stout that it's entirely possible to just break the clamp bracket off of the motor by tightening the clamp with a wrench, but the transom will not dent or cave. One guy that worked for me used to crank them down with a crescent wrench and broke one. It amazed me that no damage was done to the transom. [/QUOTE]
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