[Rhodes22-list] Removing motor for repair

[Rob Lowe]

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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Barron" <jbarron1 at cinci.rr.com>
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Removing motor for repair


>
>
> Many thanks to all who responded to our question about getting one of the
> larger outboards off our boat for repair.
>
> JB, Mary Lou, Jay, Robert, and Alan--all of you had useful advice.  As a
> result:
>
> 1.  Since I do not know the history of care for my seven year old motor, I
> am going to have it fully serviced and winterized this fall, then follow
> the detailed advice provided by Jay to keep the carb in good shape.  Much
> of that advice is not in the manual.
>
> 2.  For this year I found a dealer who will work on the motor without my
> taking it off the boat, and I will trailer it in to him.
>
> 3.  I am probably going to buy an outboard cart.  For next winter,  I may
> rig a hoist to my garage ceiling to get the motor from the transom to the
> cart, but will need to do some measuring to find out the height when the
> boat is on the trailer.  If that does not work, I know of a launching ramp
> that has a tall mast crane ( I suspect there is another name for this),
and
> it would work for the motor also. It is a three hour drive, though, to get
> there and back.
>
> 4.  If I ever have to take the motor off during the season, I will find or
> pay several large people to help me.  I am afraid of damaging the
mast/boom
> rigging even to use it as a safety line.
>
> I thought there might be some secret easy way to do this, but I dislike
> "asking for directions."  I am sure one of these will work.  Thanks again.
>
> Jim Barron
>
>
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