Engine mounting and tilt and trim wires

[Bremar]

Hi
and thanks everyone for the help I’ve recruved so far.
I have a zodiac pro 420 with Yamaha 40hp 2 stroke.
1. The engine is just secured with 2 bolts and the top of the mounting bracket isn’t resting on the transom. Is this ok?
2. The 3 wires to operate the trim tilt at the remote control have 3 connectors spliced in to the wires as if they should feed something else? The trim tilt works tho. Any ideas. (There’s a trim tilt gauge but no sensors on the engine so it doesn’t work
https://imgur.com/a/ikJBObU

Thanks Bremar

[arkamelis]

i believe its fine for an outboard to be mounted higher then the transom top and not resting on the transom top, two bolts holding it on thats not good

[jeffstevens763@g]

People do leave them floating on the bolts usually 4 in my experience but i am old school if it has a place to rest i do if not directly on the transom then with packers OMO

[Max...]

I'm with Jeff - as long as it is not too extreme (ie mounting bolts too close to transom top) then it's a simple job and preferable to pack it out and have a fully solid 'connection'.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Bremar

Hi
and thanks everyone for the help I’ve recruved so far.
I have a zodiac pro 420 with Yamaha 40hp 2 stroke.
1. The engine is just secured with 2 bolts and the top of the mounting bracket isn’t resting on the transom. Is this ok?

as others have said a gap is not an issue (unless you have the dodgy etec where the brackets seem to fail when mounted like that).

Your pic looks like the engine is small enough it was originally supplied with toggle screws/clamps for the transom, but these have been removed. Those clamp bolts are about 1/2 inch. Yamaha's about that size (and possibly others) also come with the option of bolting to the transom with 2 smaller bolts (probably 1/4 inch). I have always viewed mine as to be used IN ADDITION to the main screw clamps. Bigger engines which don't have screw clamps usually have 4 bolts (probably all 3/8"+ diam). In your shoes I'd look to replace the clamps either with original clamps or whatever size bolt fits the thread.

2. The 3 wires to operate the trim tilt at the remote control have 3 connectors spliced in to the wires as if they should feed something else? The trim tilt works tho. Any ideas. (There’s a trim tilt gauge but no sensors on the engine so it doesn’t work

Looks to me like the the tach connections.