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Some engines break down...

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  1. YachtForums, Aug 24, 2015
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    ... others just break off!

    Jorge Lang from DeAngelo Exhaust sent this pic to me. Curiously, I forwarded the pic to Tom Mason, who previously manufactured Midnight Express boats. He sold the company a few years ago and I heard the quality suffered afterwards. Tom wrote back..." yeah, this was years ago. They couldn't get bolts on the outside motors so they just lagged them in and it fell off during a shoot for some rap video!"

    edit: It's amazing that ANY transom could hold all of this weight (and thrust) trying to pry itself off the stern with every punch of the throttle!

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  2. Kevin, Aug 24, 2015
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    So....


    .... the back fell off....


    ... which is better than the alternative...


    (wait for it....)


    (you know what's coming next...)


    ... the front falling off.
  3. YachtForums, Aug 24, 2015
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    LOL! Such a classic...