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AADIVER
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Initially Posted - 02/20/2006 : 14:26:47

I would like to mount my 2 horse Honda air cooled dinghy engine on PRETTY PENNY. Since we don't have any T connections on our aft railings, any ideas/suggestions on how to do it? Foto's, por favor

Frank Farmer
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Bubba
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Response Posted - 02/20/2006 : 18:13:40

You mean something like this, Frank?
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/frayed-knot/projects/images/IMG_1034.JPG
Dinghy motor mount made from a 6" x 3/4" PCV plank purchased at Lowes. The three layers are held together with seven 1/4" x 2" carriage bolts and barrel nuts.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 02/20/2006 : 18:25:49

Nice Job Dave! Hmm I can see my Bridge supports being connected to something like that.

BTW, you officially have he longest url in any of the member info links!

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 02/20/2006 : 18:55:42

I made one using some scrap teak. I cut out a board 6"x7", 1-1/2" thick and used 2 stainless steel U bolts just big enough to fit around the aft rail and into the wood but not all the way through the wood, I counter sunk the area for the nuts and washers so they would not stick out past the thickness of the wood. 1 of the U bolts fits on the horizontal part of the rail and the other on the vertical part of the rail. Sorry I don't have any other pictures but this one.

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 02/20/2006 : 20:02:49

Thanks, y'all. I think I'll go with TOMPOTTER's. The engine mounted on the catbird seat would get in the way of the cats

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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 06:16:06

Here's a thought (which probably has been thunk before) and as it's sort of related to this I thought I'd toss it in: what about a detachable/emergency bracket thingie that could maybe just slip over the swim ladder (in the down position). Something over the second step, the one below the feet that hold the ladder away from the stern, would probably give the right height. A board thick enough for outboard to attach to could sit on the step with something to hold the edges to the side rails of the swim ladder, probably with some capacity to tighten it down so the thing can't ride up the swim ladder side rails. Then if your larger auxiliary goes bust you might be able to use your dinghy outboard for emergency power. Seems like the swim ladder would be sturdy enough for the outboard to push against, and somebody with some fabrication skills might be able to conjure up a very simple bracket with either no or few moving parts. Obviously the ladder would add drag, but I'd think a 2-3 hp outboard would be able to move a 250 at several knots at least. Again, just for emergencies, but if small and simple enough you might be able to justify the weight/stowage expense on the basis of safety?

Perhaps if you could figure out a way to integrate this emergency swim ladder function into your ourboard motor mount, so that with perhaps just a little extra work or hardware you could make it so you can move the mount down to the swim ladder in an emergency, then there would be virtually no extra cost in terms of weight/stowage.

Just a thought, remember I don't even own a boat yet

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 02/21/2006 : 22:19:29

I simply placed the outboard's transom bracket over the top (actually the bottom when down)swim step and secured the engine with a bike chain and lock. Pics tomorrow. Of course I can't use the ladder when the engine's mounted on it, but on upcoming seasonal warm weather trips, the engine will be on my towed dinghy.

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 02/22/2006 : 18:49:10

Here's the picture of how I stow my 2 horse on my boat. My Humminbird Piranha MAX 10 fishfinder transponder is attached to the long PVC pipe extending up in back of the catbird seat. I lower it to get depth readings, raise it when not in use. I keep the screen unit in the port cubbyhole.

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zeil
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Response Posted - 02/23/2006 : 22:12:18

Frank
Is your 2hp aircooled Honda outboard a long shaft model and is it equipped with a clutch allowing you to idle the motor without the propellor turning? The loccal Honda dealer suggests that the clutch is only available with standard shaft. Are you happy with the 2 hp outboard.. and have you used to propel your 250?

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 02/23/2006 : 23:35:45

No, it's only for my Watertender 9'4" dinghy. It's a standard length shaft. Decided it won't woik on the ladder so I'm just going to keep it on the dinghy with its cover. The dinghy's in the water in my slip, port side. I'll have my "boat monkey" clean its butt along with the big 'un. I like the engine very much but because it's air cooled it's LOOOOOUUUUUUD!!

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