![]() ![]() Fully adjustable - locks in 4 positions Strong stainless steel springs to aid lifting Heavy grey. The backplate where the engine is bolted to the POD has two sets of holes I’m using the upper set so water was filling POD though the bottom set of holes if I bolted the engine to the bottom set of hole water would come though the top set of holes so I sealed the bottom set of holes. Anodised marine grade aluminium alloy 20 H.P rating. The bracket offers positive buoyancy, better hydro dynamics, less draft, more cockpit room, longer boat feel and performance. Quieter, smoother, more fuel efficient, greater range, lighter weight, HP to weight ratio compared to stern drive packages. ![]() Do you have any photos of your current set up I would check the transom of a 1967 boat really close. Mine also started with an OMC inboard/outdrive but was completely trashed. The biggest change in performance is actually just the outboard technology. ?1.is the POD designed to be filled w/ floation to minimize how much water can be inside POD? I currently don’t have any floation inside POD. Building an outboard transom bracket requires a STRONG transom to start with because the 'leverage' of weight alone stresses the transom and when an outboard is hung out there a couple of feet the pure physics of pressure/weight fall into place. Where the bottom part of POD contacts the transome there is a ¼” opening I believe this opening was designed to drain saltwater from inside the POD to prevent rot however it also fills the POD halfway w/ water. It started as a 29” POD I reduced it to 18” (did’nt want alot of setback engine interfering w/ fishing and increasing the water level) but did need enough setback to route control cables,steering tubes, fuel/oil lines, engine harness ect. 11° Single Brackets 13° Single Brackets 15° Single Brackets 30' Single. I have a older Armstronge stainless steel (late 80s bracket I refer to as a POD) In this video I will be transplanting a 2 stroke 150hp Mercury XP outboard in place of the old OMC I/O with Volvo leg. Armstrong Positive Flotation Outboard Brackets are the finest outboard mounting systems in the industrysetting the standard for outboard propulsion. 12' Mini Brackets 7' Mini Brackets 9' Mini Brackets Outboard Engine Bracket Accessories Single Engine Brackets. Couple ?s on inboard/outboard conversion to outboard bracket ![]()
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