From: "Rich Duffy" <duffy@maui.com>
uhh... but seriously folks, Jim's playful note has prompted me to
scratch head and consider the comparative impact (on the transom
structure) of an accelerating motor in the water versus a bouncing
motor on the transom.
I've been following what I took to be the mailing list's group
consensus that it was foolish to trailer the boat with the motor
mounted on the motor mount--that this could easily generate forces
that were far in excess of what the transom was designed to handle.
I don't recall how we calculate impact, but I would guess that we'd
have to figure in the strength of the prop shear pin ... and the
stiffness of the trailer springs (here in Hawaii, we blow off skip
all pothole-impact adjustments).
Has anyone got a good handle on what the math says about this stuff?
Especially with regards to a skimpy little 3.5 Nissan on a P-14
transom?
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