Allison looses motor

**jas638** · 10-29-2010, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by Forkin' Crazy

Jeese dude, calm down.

I heard the same thing as JR did... Lash out to me if you want!

not lashing out at anyone dude, dont misunderstand my post. thats why i sometimes dont like forums because there is no face to face and typed words are misinterpreted with emotion. its all good. i own a gransport so i feel i have the right to comment thats all.i am just the type of person that seein is believin and i dont believe everything i read either. i am somewhat of a skeptical person thats all i really like to see the proof of the matter in any matter. its all good , i am a real american and love it. peace out.

**Scott Gilmore** · 10-29-2010, 05:26 AM

Originally Posted by jas638

hey scott; is there an allison made that u didnt own? lol jus kidding . i guess u have no reason to make any thing up,thanks for clearing things up.i would love to see pics if u have any.

I don't have any pics, Baker had plenty of them & I'm sure Allison has some also..............it happened MANY beers ago !! Scott

**JR IN JAX** · 10-29-2010, 07:58 AM

Scott,
What was the mode of failure? did the bolts break, heads pull off, did they come unwelded from a plate they were welded to?
If anyone's motor should have fallen off, it should have been mine from all of the bat-turns I have done.

**AMERICANRAM** · 10-29-2010, 12:28 PM

Hey Scott
I just have to ask ....who rigged the boat (put the motor on) My guess is that who ever did the rigging on the boat, wheather they used 1/2" OR 9/16" BOLTS DID NOT USE A good heavy duty washer behind the bolt head that rested on the transom.....I will be shocked to hear that a good heavy duty washer on the bolt head pulled through..and would love to see pictures of it also....If no washer was used weather 1/2 or 9/16" would have pulled throught....this is just a guess and would love to know the anwser....Mike
PS ..is that your yellow ss that is for sale and i would think that the GS that the bolts pulled through was yellow also..I love yellow where is that GS that the bolts pulled through ..I would buy it in a min....

**mirage243** · 10-29-2010, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by AMERICANRAM

Hey Scott
I just have to ask ....who rigged the boat (put the motor on) My guess is that who ever did the rigging on the boat, wheather they used 1/2" OR 9/16" BOLTS DID NOT USE A good heavy duty washer behind the bolt head that rested on the transom.....I will be shocked to hear that a good heavy duty washer on the bolt head pulled through..and would love to see pictures of it also....If no washer was used weather 1/2 or 9/16" would have pulled throught....this is just a guess and would love to know the anwser....Mike
PS ..is that your yellow ss that is for sale and i would think that the GS that the bolts pulled through was yellow also..I love yellow where is that GS that the bolts pulled through ..I would buy it in a min....

Thought I would make it five times.

Just in case somebody didn't read it.

**JR IN JAX** · 10-29-2010, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by mirage243

Thought I would make it five times.

Just in case somebody didn't read it.

That is four solid days of reading for a slow reader like me....

**AMERICANRAM** · 10-29-2010, 01:31 PM

Sorry about all the same post ..MY pc went crazy for a min and s&f locked up on me.....dont know what happen here...???

**Forkin' Crazy** · 10-29-2010, 02:02 PM

It locked up on me too. Doesn't Allison install all the bolts/jackplates from the factory?

Originally Posted by AMERICANRAM

Sorry about all the same post ..MY pc went crazy for a min and s&f locked up on me.....dont know what happen here...???

**Ted Stryker** · 10-29-2010, 02:58 PM

It probably had the factory washer strip welded under the bolt head...

**bigtis** · 10-31-2010, 11:58 AM

getting back on topic fellas, I'm not really sure that ANY xtb's were built with wood in the transom. I know there were VERY few xb02's built with wood before the no rot concept and I believe the XTB was there big selling point on a boat that would last forever. I could and may be wrong, but I know of the three old xtb's I've had they all had metal transoms.

**Scott Gilmore** · 10-31-2010, 12:06 PM

Yes Allison installed the Jackplate. The bolts pulled through the transom, they didn't break off. Scott

**John Richied** · 10-31-2010, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Gilmore

Yes Allison installed the Jackplate. The bolts pulled through the transom, they didn't break off. Scott

I would like to go on the record here saying that I have never had any problems with the transom bolts or transom on my Allison XB-2002…

Also it’s a 1999 and I don’t baby it.

**AMERICANRAM** · 10-31-2010, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Gilmore

Yes Allison installed the Jackplate. The bolts pulled through the transom, they didn't break off. Scott

Scott,did it have any type of backing on the bolts (washers,plate,ect)

**Scott Gilmore** · 10-31-2010, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by AMERICANRAM

Scott,did it have any type of backing on the bolts (washers,plate,ect)

Yes, it had the Alison steel plate & I really don't remember what size/kind of Washers all installed by Allison @ the factory. Scott

**Scott Gilmore** · 10-31-2010, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by John Richied

I would like to go on the record here saying that I have never had any problems with the transom bolts or transom on my Allison XB-2002…

Also it’s a 1999 and I don’t baby it.

John, I'm sure you don't baby your boat. For some reason the Grand Sport was the only boat that Allison built with that type of transom bolt. Scott

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