[Rhodes22-list] Outboard Motor Mount

[Richard Stott]

Thank you Dennis
Fortunately, Dadventure is on a mooring and the motor is not critical or required for the short term.
I can sail off and onto the mooring.
I don't need the 1/4 bolts, only the plastic side rails and the stainless steel plates that attach to the sides of the fiberglass mounting bracket. 
Actually, I only need one. One of them is usable, but I'll take both if you have 'em.
In fact, since you have changed brackets, perhaps you will sell me all of your original mounting bracket parts. 
Both sets of my pully blocks are in good condition and no signs of wear, but having back-up would be good.
Having lost three outboards off the stern of various boats in my lifetime, one un-recovered, I can tell you that a safety line tying the outboard to the boat is always essential, no matter what condition the mount is in. 
Thanks for looking and good luck with drying things out. 
Ric 


On Jul 8, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Dennis wrote:

> I have to rummage around in the garage Ric. We've gotten an unbelievable
> amount of rain and the garage flooded, so it's going to be a day or two
> before I get things drained and organized again. I can't do you much good
> with the 1/4" screws at the moment though - I put them back in the transom
> to plug the holes until I pull the boat in the fall and patch them. 
> 
> The bit that caused my motor mount to fail may have been the new motor's
> weight, the increased thrust, or the fact that the thrust is being applied
> at the end of a longer moment arm. Regardless, the screws holding the lower
> set of 3 pulleys pulled out of the transom, and the motor dropped. I patched
> the old motor mount while waiting for the new one to arrive, but kept the
> motor tied off to the pushpit in case the mount gave way again - and even
> then kept the motor throttled back.
> 
> I put two 2" x 12" stainless steel backing strips across the transom behind
> the new motor mount, and even with that additional reinforcement (on an
> '87), the transom flexes a tiny bit while motoring. 
> 
> Having said all the above, I'll get back with you in a day or two and let
> you know if the gray guides for my old mount are still in the garage. 
> 
> 
> Dennis 
> 
> www.great-loop.us
> s/v Magic Moments
> berthed in Gibraltar, Michigan
> 
> 
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> 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
> 
>> 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&pr
>> oduct_ 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
> 
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