davehopper8
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I was wondering I am building my first jon and need to know if I should support the transom for my outboard or should I just put the motor on without doing anything. Ive seen a mount that the motor sits in. Do I need one?
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What size are the boat and motor? Do you have any pictures?
screwballl
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It all depends on the boat and motor (individually) sizes, weights and depth of the boat. Some just weld on thick aluminum plates inside and out, others like mine (a 1436) has a 1/2" sealed and painted plywood across the entire transom area with an angled support to the bottom with another thick plate of aluminum sealed and bolted on underneath. Between these 2 it would support a 10-15 hp motor.
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davehopper8
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I have a tracker 1542 brand new and a 9.5 Johnson but when I clamped the motor on back it seemed kinda flimsy.
X53Gunner
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I'm running a 20hp yamaha 4 stroke on my Tracker 1542 with not extra plates and it performs great. I don't believe you need a support plate like you are talking!
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huntinfool
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If you have a strong and solid transom, then you should not need a support. That is what the transom is for. If if can not support the weight of the motor and the bouncing up and down of going down the highway, then it would never be able to support the pressure of the ourboard trying to lift the boat out of the water. I work on boats for a living and I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night! 
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