|
Forums59
Topics1,057,109
Posts14,279,842
Members144,604
| |
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
|
|
 Re: Anybody had a transom crack on a Ranger
[Re: fishingtomato]
#5939650
03/11/11 02:01 AM
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 16,501
Westside.
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 16,501 |
Lake tested it yet? I am thinking bout doin same thing to an 87 skeeter
|
|
|
Re: Anybody had a transom crack on a Ranger
[Re: Bass Art]
#5942055
03/11/11 06:39 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 14,766
Stump jumper
TFF Guru
|
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 14,766 |
"The stresses of running a large outboard on the lake are far greater than the stress of trailering it down any road."
That should be obvious to anyone that has run a bassboat on plane in any water that isn't flat.
Put your boat in the water, ease it up near the bank, get in the water and give it a hard shove. See how far and fast it goes. Then imagine that all of the power that is pushing it down the lake is bolted to the top of the transom and trying to twist it off of the back of the boat. I think I've read that the force is over 4000# on the top of the transom. That was always my thinking until I read the article. The article may have been more about the bottom of the hull rather than the transom.
2200 Bay Champ/200 Mercury Optimax
2017 Tundra TSS 4x4 Crewmax 5.7L
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|
