General Guidelines - HONDA marine BF40D Instrucciones Del Montaje

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• Install the outboard motor on the center of the
transom securely and be sure that the boat is well-
balanced.
CENTER LINE
BOAT TRANSOM
• As a general rule, the outboard motor should be
installed so the anti-cavitation plate is parallel to
the boat transom.
• If the boat transom angle is less than 8°, the
BF40D or BF50D anti-cavitation plate will not be
parallel to the boat bottom when trimmed to the
lowest position.
TRANSOM ANGLE
ANTI-CAVITATION PLATE
• The BF40D and BF50D outboard motors are
designed to be installed on the boat transom with
the following transom board thickness.
Boat transom board thickness: 35 – 57 mm
(1.4 – 2.2 in)
Installation Height Check
NOTICE
The water can damage the outboard motor when it
enters the idle port. Be sure to set the outboard
motor installation height according to the following
procedure.
• The outboard motor installation height shall be 0 -
50 mm (0 - 2 in) when the transom height of the
boat is subtracted from the transom height of the
outboard motor.
Note that this dimension is just the standard.
Optimal installation height differs depending on the
boat type and shape of the bottom of the boat.
Refer to the boat maker's recommended installation
height and determine the optimal installation height
by test cruising the boat.
• If the outboard motor is installed at too low (deep)
position;
- It reduces operating stability.
- It reduces high speed sailing performance.
- Water splashed over the wash board can be
jetted out and fan out the stern of the board.
- It lacks airiness of the boat.
- It gets heavy steering.
• If the outboard motor is installed at too high
(shallow) position, it causes cavitation when sailing
on the choppy water or sailing at high speed, and
the boat does not sail smoothly.
1) Use a pencil and tape measure to locate center
line.
Put one end of the tape measure on a chine and
place the other end on the upper edge of the
transom, somewhere past the "visual" center.
Place a mark on the transom and record the
distance measured.
BOAT TRANSOM
KEEL
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CENTER LINE