Sorry, to be clear, I meant the nut on the top bolt was loose. David
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 1:34 PM, David Savlin <[email protected]> wrote: > > [Attachment(s) <#128efa5af38d9bd1_TopText> from David Savlin included > below] > > Recently I was troubleshooting my shiver-happy fuel gauge and noticed that > the top bolt of one of the motor mounts was completely loose. See attached > pic. the starboard side one was finger-loose too, haven't checked the aft > bolts yet. > > Link to a photo is below. In case the attachment doesn't work. > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gi6nkOsOEB9bvo4pII6W6Q?feat=directlink > > How tight should these be? I figured they should be somewhat more than > finger tight since the top bolt secures it to the rubber motor mount shock > absorber, the bottom part of the motor mount appears to be quite secure. > > I paged through the manual but didn't find anything. Does anyone have > advice? > > Thanks! > > Happy Sailing, > David > Persephone, hull #6480, 1988 > > >
