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My friend Jason Pickerell sent me this funky Ride Guide mounting plate for my Glasspar Delmar project. I’ve never seen one of these before and I hope to use it but I’m stalled by the forward tilt of the mount. I don’t want my wheel tilting down but maybe it will land at 90 degrees?
Consulting with Mr. Know-it-all in Waldoboro, he says he was told these were used for display purposes at boat shows and not used as a mount on a boat. Anyone have experience with these?
I have never seen one either but I wasn’t involved in a lot of that earlier Merc stuff. I have a hard time believing they took the time to cast that thing, create a part number, etc., just for a few displays. Teleflex has always offered a 90 degree mount and an angled mount. My guess is that your piece is simply made to convert your 90 degree mount to an angle, and they saw a prime opportunity to boldly tout the brand. Too bad it really won’t work well in your case, as it is very cool. Nice boat, too!
Long live American manufacturing!
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