Panther 55 - Mounting the Trim & Tilt Bracket

MOUNTING THE TRIM & TILT BRACKET
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Thetrimandltbracketispre-drilledwiththemarineindustrystandardBIAboltholepaern.Ifyourboat
alreadyhasthecorrectboltholepaerndrilled,youmayproceedtoStep4.Ifnewholesneedtobemade,
followthesesteps:
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1. Posionthetransomplateinthecenterofthetransom.Checktomakesurethattheholeplacement
willnotinterferewithanymoldings,rivets,etc.
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2. Onceposioned,useapunchtomarktheholelocaon.
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3. Usinga3/16bit,drillapilotholeineachlocaontomakesuretheholesareproperlyalignedandthat
therewillbenointerferencewiththemounngbolts.Thenfinishdrillingtheholeswitha½inchdrill
bit.
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4. Beforemounngtheunit,applyabeadofRTVsiliconesealantaroundtheedgeofeachholetoinsure
awaterghtseal.
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5. Tomountthetrim&ltbrackettothetransom,usefour½inchdiameterstainlesssteelboltswith
washersandnylonlockingnuts.Startbyplacingaboltwithawasherintoeachoftheupper
mounngholes.Sckapieceoftapeovertheheadofeachbolttoholdtheminplace,thenlithe
unituptothetransom,aligntheboltsandslidetheunitintoplace.Installthewashersandthenuts
insidetheboat.Donotghtenthenutscompletelyunlthelowerboltshavebeeninstalled.
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NOTE: To provide more clearance for installing the mounng bolts, you may have to temporarily
connect the unit to a baery to run the bracket to an open posion. This will make installing the upper
bolts easier.