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Coming to WC every day is like going to school! I hope I can learn what i need to know with out hijacking the thread.

I have a 1974 Montauk 17 and I think it is the 16' 7" Hull. It has a 1984 Evinrude 90 V4 mounted on it and the engine is mounted all the way down with the mounting bracket sitting on top of the transom ledge. The top holes are thru bolted with nuts while the bottom holes are what I think you call blind bolted. These bottom bolts appear to go in to threaded holes in the mounting bracket and have no nuts.

I have never had this boat/motor on the water and have no idea if this is the correct mounting or not.

If I am reading this thread correctly, I think my engine should be raised a hole or 2 and I do plan to remove it soon for over winter maintenance. When I re mount the motor and if I decide to raise it by virtue of the wisdom here, I will have holes to fill and new holes to drill.

I have looked at the articles section for mounting an engine and I do see the color coded holes but I do have some confusion and hope to get that cleared up.

My engine bracket has 4 bolt holes and my top bolts are through the top holes. The bottom mounting hole is a slot. I see another issue as well. If I raise the engine I will completely cover the splash well drain tube. My engine does not have power tilt and trim although I have purchased this part and plan to ad it over the winter.

Please let me know if I am making sense and if I am on the right track here.

Gary