[Rhodes22-list] Hull numbers

[Dennis]

I installed an extra long shaft Mercury Bigfoot 9.9 4 stroke a couple of
years ago - twice the weight of the two stroke it replaced. Silly me - the
lower pulleys on the old motor lift let go and I nearly lost the outboard. I
hadn't heard anything about the electric lift at the time, and installed a
Catalina spring loaded motor mount in its place.
(http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_
ID=707). They offer several models, rated for different weights of motors. I
got the heaviest model and installed it with large backing plates, since our
motor weighs 108 pounds. The lift works great coming up, and for the most
part, it works well going down too - although it's a bit of a struggle
getting it down the last 6" to really bury the prop when the lake gets
lively. I'm going to put a line and pulley on the transom to help with those
last few inches. 

The lift has a little over 17" of travel; when fully up, it's fairly easy to
tilt the engine & access it if there's a problem. It's also fairly easy to
send parts or tools to Davey Jones locker - but that's operator error, not a
motor mount issue.

Dennis 

www.great-loop.us
s/v Magic Moments
berthed in Gibraltar, Michigan


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Ric Stott
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 1:54 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hull numbers

A new issue_ Motor Mount
My Rhodes 22, 'Dadventure' lost one of the nylon/SS guides that are bolted
to each side of the center portion of the motor mount. The 1/4"  
bolts broke on both sides, but one side fell out and is gone. Can anyone
guide me to a new guide?  I can fabricate all or part of it if I know where
to buy the nylon and the thin SS plate of the same size.  
Better yet if one is available cut to size, and all I have to do is drill
new holes.
Last but not least is perhaps a whole new mount. My father in law had a
Catalina 22 with a great spring loaded mount that worked great.
Any opinions?
Ric