Outboard rigging experts

[Chisox]

Dave,

The fixture rests on top of the transom cap where it is clamped in place, so it is imperative that the boat gets decked so that the hull-to-deck joint (typically 2 1/2") is the same on either side of the transom. The motor center is found taking measurements from both sides of the hull, never the deck, as often the deck will have a larger gap on one side than the other, which means the deck has shifted to one side (happens a lot). But the real key is the hull-to-deck joint height be consistent on both sides...

[Cracker Larry]

Yes, like 250 said, it uses the top of the transom for alignment, and it has 2 index marks to align with the center line on the boat. Here is a pic of mine so you don't have to visualize..

It is not unusual for production builders to put the cap on cattywhompus (that's a technical word ) which throws off the jig alignment with the transom center.

[nate.]

the motor on my 2006 mitzi skiff was mounted crooked by the meth heads at the factory. i dealt with it for a while then finally took the motor off, "beveled" and cleaned out the holes then filled it with six10 epoxy from west marine. i redrilled em and remounted the motor myself. took a few hours.

[Throwinwood]

the motor on my 2006 mitzi skiff was mounted crooked by the meth heads at the factory. i dealt with it for a while then finally took the motor off, "beveled" and cleaned out the holes then filled it with six10 epoxy from west marine. i redrilled em and remounted the motor myself. took a few hours.

Here's a pic I took the day I visited the factory . Looks like the guy on the left has a jig mounted to a hull bottom and is drilling away. also look at the hull to the right , engine holes are already drilled . I was pretty sure it was done this way at this factory but the pic is proof. At this facility the decks travel down one side of the plant and the hulls are on the opposite side. Both sides have a "cutting area" where all the holes /grinding is done.

This just means "IMO" that the "FIBERGLASS ENGINEER" that worked on my boat just blew the jig alignment ,either it slipped or it had some crud on it when it went up against the bottom of my hull .

[Chisox]

the motor on my 2006 mitzi skiff was mounted crooked by the meth heads at the factory. i dealt with it for a while then finally took the motor off, "beveled" and cleaned out the holes then filled it with six10 epoxy from west marine. i redrilled em and remounted the motor myself. took a few hours.

Here's a pic I took the day I visited the factory . Looks like the guy on the left has a jig mounted to a hull bottom and is drilling away. also look at the hull to the right , engine holes are already drilled . I was pretty sure it was done this way at this factory but the pic is proof. At this facility the decks travel down one side of the plant and the hulls are on the opposite side. Both sides have a "cutting area" where all the holes /grinding is done.

This just means "IMO" that the "FIBERGLASS ENGINEER" that worked on my boat just blew the jig alignment ,either it slipped or it had some crud on it when it went up against the bottom of my hull .

These "Fiberglass Engineers" are not rocket scientists, no matter what builder they work for...

As I said in my PM to you, the holes are crooked, and they need to be fixed and the job done correctly...

[wiley]

Did you ever get this worked out?

[Throwinwood]

Actually the boat is going to a new dealer for the bellcrank recall on the Verado This fri. and they are calling the area ranger rep to come out and look at it.

The service mngr seems pretty sharp. He told me he has seen other motors mounted crooked from ranger .

I'll report what they say.

[Throwinwood]

UPDATE..................

Dealer/ service mgr. confirmed motor was mounted crooked and contacted the factory . Also had area rep come to look at it . Rep stated "this is the worst one I have ever seen"

Rangers answer ...... Sorry can't be crooked leave it alone. This was looked at before and we still believe the motor is mounted correct .

Rep contacted factory and was told it just looks crooked leave it alone.

Service mgr sent 2 very nice emails with pictures as requested. Answer ....boat is now out of warranty if customer wants us to look at it he can bring boat to factory and we will look at it or we will pick boat up at dealership with our transport during a delivery. Customer will pay $550.00 for transport .

I instructed the service mgr that this issue was brought to their attention in 08. Factory instructed that dealer to leave it alone "can't be crooked" finally after I sent all emails and pics to the head of warranty they responded by giving first dealer the ok to fix. They were sending out pultruded rod and adheisive . The head mechanic at this dealership told me he was not comfortable doing this repair,stated to me "I will do it but I can't promise it will be perfict but it will be better" I felt boat should go back to the factory

New dealer/ service mgr forwarded all this info to head of warranty . He called me and now they want the boat back at the factory. No charge for transport . I have a 2 week trip planned and then it's back to the dealer then back to the factory.

I will say both dealers have been great but I can't believe the factory wasn't bending over backwards to make this right???? I also have a spot in the floor that never bonded to the inner floor and they said they would look at this also.

[crash1371]

Wow what a ordeal. I sure would have hoped just like you that this would have been handled a lot quicker, with out any run around. Wish you the best Tim

[Chisox]

With what Ranger has gone through in the last few years, i.e. industry downturn, Genmar BK, new owners, etc., it's not surprising that this issue got put WWWAAAYYY aside, if not ignored...

Sounds like they are finally stepping up to the plate. A lot of this same type of crap from different builders shows up on THT, the Team Bloodsport Contender thread probably being the most notorious. Now, not saying who's right and who's not in all these various scenarios, I;m just saying for a little bit of money, a builder can go a long way towards building a great reputation...