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MrNewton
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Hi,
I want to know how to calculate the effective weight if i have an object with the weight 'X' that is mounted from the side to a wall, and what happens with the weight if i increase the distance between the wall and the object.
The reason i ask is as follows for the interested.
I have a boat with outboard motor. Now i have ordered a jackplate. This is a bracket that mounts between the outboard motor and the boat (also called a setback or spacer). In other words, instead of being directly mounted on the boat, the motor moves further back from the boat (6 inches to be precise).
I want to know how this setback affects the pulling force on the boat and to calculate the effective weight of the motor when it is mounted on a setback 6 inches from the boat. What would the equivalent weight be approx. of the weight would be if the mass is directly mounted on the boat.
I know the weight of the motor stays the same offcourse and it is the torque that changes. But an object that is further away from the body is heavier then a object that is close to the body.
I want to know how to calculate the effective weight if i have an object with the weight 'X' that is mounted from the side to a wall, and what happens with the weight if i increase the distance between the wall and the object.
The reason i ask is as follows for the interested.
I have a boat with outboard motor. Now i have ordered a jackplate. This is a bracket that mounts between the outboard motor and the boat (also called a setback or spacer). In other words, instead of being directly mounted on the boat, the motor moves further back from the boat (6 inches to be precise).
I want to know how this setback affects the pulling force on the boat and to calculate the effective weight of the motor when it is mounted on a setback 6 inches from the boat. What would the equivalent weight be approx. of the weight would be if the mass is directly mounted on the boat.
I know the weight of the motor stays the same offcourse and it is the torque that changes. But an object that is further away from the body is heavier then a object that is close to the body.