[Rhodes22-list] Mission accomplished! (not political)

[chetc]

Hank, believe it or not, we were able to hit the backer boards for all of the
holes (only 4 holes total). the one thing I will do is add some big fender
washers under the nuts (I still don't know why we didn't do that when we put
on the new bracket!)



Hank-5 wrote:
> 
> Chet,
> 
> Did you add substantial backing material for the new mount?  I suspect it
> does not align with the backing already installed in the boat for Stan's
> mount.  My boat is in the same condition with the mount added by the PO. 
> At
> my next haul, I plan to add some wood stiffeners to the side that does not
> go through the original wood.
> 
> Someone else on this list had the experience where this type of mount
> ended
> up ripping out the transom due to the engine being suspended so far aft in
> the up position.
> 
> Hank
> 
> 
> On 5/5/08, chetc <cclocksin at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Idid have a GB motor mount, but it was cracked and would gouge the stern
>> when
>> lowered or raised. We put on a conventional, spring assisted mount from
>> West
>> Marine (installed in their parking lot). The new bracket works great...it
>> actually raised the motor by itself with the spring tension. I would have
>> maybe considered buying a new one from Stan, but we didn't know it was
>> broken until we got to Rochester. We had planned to pick up the boat,
>> haul
>> it back to Sandusky, rig and launch, and have it in our slip by Sunday
>> night. The only thing standing in the way of completing our task was that
>> motor mount, so we made the decision to put on the conventional mount and
>> get it in the water. The install was a piece of cake, other than curling
>> up
>> like a pretzel to get in and out of the stern locker so we could get at
>> the
>> bolts.
>>
>> Chet
>>
>>
>>
>> Hank-5 wrote:
>> >
>> > So, no motor mount when you bought it?  How'd the install go?  Did you
>> get
>> > the mount from Stan?
>> >
>> > Hank
>> >
>> >
>> > On 5/5/08, chetc <cclocksin at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> My brother and I made a 750 mile round trip to pick up our new to us
>> 1986
>> >> Rhodes 22 "Serenity". It was a hell of a weekend, but we "got-R-done"!
>> A
>> >> couple of pics...
>> >>
>> >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p17065843/IMG_0768.jpg
>> >>
>> >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p17065843/IMG_0771.jpg
>> >>
>> >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p17065843/IMG_0773.jpg
>> >>
>> >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p17065843/IMG_0777.jpg
>> >>
>> >> http://www.nabble.com/file/p17065843/IMG_0780.jpg
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