[Rhodes22-list] motor broke away

[Cary Tolbert]

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again HELP. Wed. the 25th I was motoring from my slip out on to the lake
and kerplunk. The motor raising part of the boat fell off with the motor
attached and still running. I also had it attached with a s/s chain. Lucky
or not.? ? ? Stan no longer makes the parts for an 86. He said he has long
moved to newer and hopefully better designs. It seems the starboard
material used to let the motor slide in the rails failed. My question is
should I attempt to repair with parts of better materials or buy a
gerneric  system for raising and lowering one's motor . Say something that
would fit a Catalina 22? Looking for advice from the centuries of
experience on the list
Cary Tolbert S/V Whisper '86
Radford, VA