[Rhodes22-list] Outboard motor handling

[Michael McKay]

For those of us that don’t have a front loader like Peter, a wheeled motor stand is very useful.  There are lots on Amazon. 

Michael McKay
(630) 209-2054 (m)

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> On Aug 30, 2021, at 4:33 PM, Melvyn Rothbard via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> PeterI have the same protocol for my 8hp Merc, except that the guy who pulls my boat does the heavy lifting. I have found the 8 he extremely reliable for the 5 months it's in the water.
> Mel Rothbard Paper ClipperLong Beach Island
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>  On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 4:11 PM, Peter Nyberg<peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:   One more vote for the 8 HP Mercury with the shift and throttle on the handle.  I don't feel the need for remote controls, and I'm not sure where I'd mount them if I had them.
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> I only remove or install the outboard when the boat is on its trailer, and I only do it in order to take it in for service.  Otherwise, it stays on the transom year 'round.  
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> When I do remove or install the outboard, I cheat and use the front end loader on my tractor to do the lifting.  When it's off the boat, I put it on a stand I built out of 2x_ lumber.  With the outboard on the stand I can move it with a hand truck.
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> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
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