[Rhodes22-list] Moving Motors

[Bill Effros]

David,

FYI I saw a guy who fixes motors moving them around.  He squats down, 
puts the long end of the cowling over his shoulder with the shaft down 
in front of his chest, and holds the shaft in place with his hand under 
the end of the shaft.  He lifts with his legs.

Bill Effros

David R. Keyes wrote:
> Ed,
>
> In answer to your question, I still haven't decided--and in the meantime my
> boat sits idle at the dock. But it's been a good time for maintenance, since
> my boat stays in the water full time.
>
> I've been talking with Stan and am still looking at various possibilities.
> He points out that several of the boat owners have come up with solutions to
> the linkage problem with other types of motors, and that Stan has not fully
> researched the other available motors.  He says that Yamaha has stopped
> making the type of engines that he needs for his UPP setup.  He has told me
> what to look for in Yamaha high thrust electric start engines.  We need a
> model year 2004 or earlier.  He can remove the tiller and buy separately the
> throttle/shift box and cable kit.  He can work with a 20" or 25" shaft.  If
> I find some (I think I've located one or more in Canada), he will buy all of
> them, saving one for me.  He and I are both suspicious that the labor
> portion of the estimate to fix my 2001 Yamaha 9.9 ( $1,400 to install $590
> of parts) sounds excessive.  The  $2,200 estimate, plus the cost of a
> tune-up and a propellor restoration or replacement would bring the total
> bill to the same as what Stan paid for a new engine back in 2001.  But it is
> also a pain in the neck to lug that broken motor around for other estimates,
> and to get a good estimate I would probably do better to bring it all the
> way from Austin (where we are weekends) to Houston (where we are the rest of
> the week).
>
> Having said all this, my guess is that I will have my old engine fixed,
> notwithstanding that it is too heavy, makes the boat lean to port (along
> with the weight of three marine batteries all on the port side) and, most
> importantly, is a pain in the ass (or in my case, my ankle, hip and
> shoulder) to get the engine off the boat for service.
>
>  I am still looking at descriptions of other brands of motors.  But I am not
> really aware of what the situation would be with another brand, without
> actually trying one on the boat.  Would another motor have sufficient
> clearance off of Stan's UPP pulley and trolley system?  Would the cowl cover
> at the top of the engine support a properly alligned bolt for the linkage?
> Would there be some other problem that I would discover only after I bought
> an engine?  Would a remote cable kit be of proper length cables, and have
> the right shape of control box for mounting on the tiller or in another
> desirable location?  I don't think I am going to find out the answers to
> these questions except insofar as we have comments on the R22 list from
> other owners who have installed other types of engines.
>
> I will keep you posted.
>
> David
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:09 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] David Keyes and 9.9 ??
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>> David:
>>
>> So, from your post you are going to fix the motor and not deep six it??
>> What made your dicision??
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC USA
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