watch our conversion from sterndrives to outboards from running sterndrives to again running outboards in only 5 days!!! Tune in next week for day 5 and the first test run
So no reinforcement of transom and hanging 2 OB off the back on a hull that was not designed for that application no concerns of stress related failure of transom ?
I like their concept of going to the OBs but almost all IO to OB conversions I’ve seen had transom knees glassed and mechanically affixed into the stringer system. A lot of weight gonna be pressed onto that wedge between the bracket and transom. Love to see a one year later report.
After inspecting the transom condition on this boat and taking into account the increased area for which the load is distributed by the bracket, and 35 year experience in this business making all kinds of modifications to boats and building boats it was determined that is would not be necessary. and when we were finished and test ran the boat it was proven that we were correct as there is no movement. On this particular model and the shaping of the transom by the factory on this model made it possible to do without further structure
