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[Ric Stott]

Thank you Dennis
That is the same motor I have - the 9.9 Merc 4 stroke.
I'll check the Catalina site.
Do you still have the old mount?
I could use those nylon guides.
Ric
s/v Dadventure
Hampton Bays, NY

On Jul 8, 2013, at 3:27 PM, sprocket80 wrote:

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> Dennis <mcneelyd at site-solutions.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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> 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
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