How deep of water was the motor in? This is a really cool story. I would have cried if my motor came off and sank to the bottom of the lake...
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Had this happen to me. 14 foot boat with 9.9 Evinrude 2 stroke.Older motor but always ran like a champ. It was clamped on but was mounted like that for @ 3 years.
Was trying a lake not familiar with and went down a rather bad road to the launch. Evidently it had loosened the clamp mount. Anyway after 2 hours of fishing here and there. I figured to try a section of lake I was a little more familiar with. As I opened the throttle to full speed it literally jumped off the transom . It ran in gear until submerged enough to stall out.
I though it was going to rip my arm off before it stalled. Regardless of how strong you think you are. This was a bear of a task. Somehow I don't think my right arm has been the same since. When I arrived home after this. I pulled plugs and let dry for 24 hours under a heat lamp. Re-installed plugs fired it up. It ran just as before until I sold boat and motor.
If anyone thinks " I am not worried my motor has been clamped for years. ". Just figured my debacle might convince you to use bolts.
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