My understanding is most pontoons need a 20.

Pontoon motor mounting height. In fact unless you have a bunch of power say 100 hp or more mounting full down is the best setup. The hulls in question are two 40 ft 12 M long pontoon hulls 3 ft wide and draft is 12 inches. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 11 of 11 Posts.

The motor was too high but mounted as low as possible. The motor also looks like it is bolted as high as it can be. Replacement transom can be difficult to find and locating one that properly fits an old boat can be difficult.

Adjusting the mounting height of an outboard on the boat transom can affect performance and. A transom for a boat with 21 23 or 25 pontoons might not work. This is a photo with the projected waterline at 12 inches marked in red.

The height of the outboard is one of the most critical elements of setup and thats why outboards have a series of vertically aligned mounting holes on the motor bracket allowing for adjustment of the engine height. The motor will be mounted on a centered pod suspended below the 2x6 deck beams. Some bay boats and flats skiffs also have jack plates to facilitate adjustments in outboard motor height.

The engine will sit too high. From what I understand about pontoons is the way to set motor height is to raise it a bit at a time until it starts losing prop bite then drop it back down. Beginning boaters should be aware of the boats measurements.

Providing directional control 6. To achieve this the motor itself has to be attached at the correct height. Home Forum Ask A Member old questionmounting height for pontoon motors This topic has 6 replies 3 voices and was last updated 5 years 7 months ago by johnyrude200.