Posted by Tom W Clark on 04/19/08 - 10:32 PM
#9
Davidk,
I am not following you. All outboard manufacturers use a standard bolt hole pattern for their outboards. This has been standardized for over twenty years. Mercury uses the same bolt pattern as BRP, Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda.
The bolt pattern used for the last twenty years was first used by OMC in the 1960. If an older boat had an outboard other than a Johnson or Evinrude that was from the 1960s or 1970s it is possible the bolt holes will not match up, but in that case, just fill the holes and drill new ones; they are not going to work with ANY outboard made today.