Boating USA — January 2018

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TIP

MOUNT THE TUBE

HOLDERSFit the plas-

tic friction plate against

the tube holder and

mount the^5 / 16 -inch bolt

and the toothed nut to the

plate, mating the teeth on

the nut with the teeth on

the plate. Use the highest

position on the plate,

giving the maximum rope

clearance over the prop

when the installation is

completed. Fit the assem-

bly to the bracket with the

(^1) / 2 -inch-by-2-inch bolt and
locking nut. Repeat on the
opposite side.
DRILL THE
HOLES Remove the
top engine mounting
(port or starboard) nut
and place the Turbo-
Swing bracket over the
bolt. Keep the bracket
on top of the engine
bracket. Choose the
engine mount hole far-
thest from the existing
engine bolt to drill a
(^1) / 2 -inch hole for the bolt
provided in the kit. Be
sure there is clearance
inside the transom to
install the bolt. Drill
the hole.
MOUNT THE TUBE
Fit the pulley assembly
on the tube. Trim the mo-
tor up and place the tube
ends into the brackets
with black nylon friction
plates. Trim the motor
its full range while taking
care to prevent the motor
from hitting the tube. If it
does hit the tube, adjust
the toothed bolts up or
down to allow the motor
to have full turning radius
without touching the
hoop. Once the ideal po-
sition is selected, adjust
both brackets and tighten.
BOLT ON THE
BRACKET Add sealant
to the inside and outside
of the original engine
mounting bolt and insert
the bolt from inside the
transom through the
engine bracket and the
TurboSwing bracket.
Wipe off the sealant, then
tighten the nut. Squeeze
sealant into the new hole
you drilled and insert the
TurboSwing bolt. Wipe off
the excess sealant and
tighten the nut in place.
Repeat this process for
the opposite side.
PULLEY STOPS
AND EYE BOLTS
Without the adjustable
pulley stops, the pulley
could slide down the
hoop and scratch the
motor or jam in an unus-
able positon. So turn the
motor fully to one side
and choose the position
on each side of the tube
where the pulley cannot
strike the motor when it’s
slack. Fasten the pulley
stops there on both sides
of the motor. Secure the
tube ends with the eye
bolts or carabiners.
Check out our video
of this Weekend
Workbook project at
boatingmag.com/
turboswing-install.

• VIDEO
  GUIDE
  The tube might
  touch the motor
  near the prop when
  fully trimmed. If
  it does, install the
  included rubber pad
  on the touch point
  on the motor. Also,
  carabiners can be
  substituted for the eye
  bolts to secure the
  hoop to the brackets.
  Using them, you can
  quickly remove the
  hoop for security
  during storage.