[Rhodes22-list] Removing motor for repair

[James Barron]

When we picked up our boat in Edenton in May, the motor was in place, and I 
thought that was for demonstration purposes, like having the bimini in 
place.  I thought the motor would be removed when we left for home, but 
Stan said "sailboats are meant for having fun, and taking the motor off and 
on is not fun."  To adjust for the extra weight on the stern, he used his 
sling crane to lift and move the boat forward on the trailer, so that the 
bow touched the adjustable bow stop in its most forward position.

We towed the boat to Ohio with no swaying, so the tongue weight seemed 
adequate.  How hard this is on the transom is hard to say, but I will go 
with Stan's approach.  This may be a matter of opinion, and how much risk 
you want to take.  I am not strong enough to routinely move the motor 
around without considerable help.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From:	R Orkin
Sent:	Friday, September 28, 2007 8:21 AM
To:	rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject:	Re: [Rhodes22-list] Removing motor for repair


Elton does not seem to have any trouble delivering boats all over the 
country
with the motor attached


Rob Lowe wrote:
>
> Good point Fred.  Yes, getting the proper hitch weight with the motor on
> the
> stern would be very difficult.  I remove the motor and either put it in 
my
> tow vehicle or put it in my pickup which I also use to transport boat 
gear
> back to the house for the off season. - rob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Kaiser" <fkaiser at atlanticbb.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Removing motor for repair
>
>
>> We have always removed the motor from Fretless before
>> transporting.  While I think that the transom probably would support
>> the weight we don't feel a need to take a chance and I have also
>> found that we have an easier time getting the proper hitch weight
>> with the 85lb plus motor in the vehicle instead of hanging off the 
stern.
>>
>> Fred Kaiser
>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>> Swan Creek, MD
>>
>> At 08:56 AM 9/28/2007, you wrote:
>> >James,
>> >It sounds like you plan to transport your boat with the motor still
>> >attached.  I never transport my boat with motor attached.  I can't
> imaging
>> >the transom will support this.  I pull the boat out of the water with
> motor
>> >attached, but then remove the motor before moving the boat.  Anyone 
else
>> >have any advice on this? - rob
>>
>> F
>>
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