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cks
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Initially Posted - 07/28/2006 :  09:42:29  Show Profile
What do you use to lift your outboard off the boat for winter storage?
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Fantasy II
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Response Posted - 07/28/2006 :  09:46:56  Show Profile
Two strong fellows from the boat yard
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 07/28/2006 :  09:53:08  Show Profile
I have a 90+ LB 9.9 Honda.
I've used the boom when the boat is in the water.
When on the trailer, I put on a lifejacket and put my shoulder under the OB and do the fireman's carry.
Not a big deal really. Main thing is to secure the OB with a line before you unscrew.
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 07/28/2006 :  11:11:00  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
I remove and install my elec. start Yamaha 10HP similar to the way stampeder described above. I back the boat into a slip with the outboard as close as practical to a tall piling, and tie the boat tightly in position. I then tie a safety line with very little slack from high on the outboard to high on the piling. After disconnecting electric and fuel, removing reverse thrust bolts, and loosening the mounting clamps, I get a firm grip on the motor and lift it onto the dock. I try to have a strong helper close by, usually on the boat, in case this step doesn't go as planned.

I reverse the procedure to reinstall the motor.

The guy I bought my C-25 from installed and removed the same motor by himself at a high seawall exposed to waves off Biscane Bay everytime he went sailing.

-- Leon Sisson
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Bruce Baker
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Response Posted - 07/28/2006 :  13:30:48  Show Profile
I bought this strap thing at the boat show in Annapolis. You wrap the strap around the motor, then you can winch it up with the main halyard. Of course, it takes two people--one to winch, one to sort of guide the motor up or down.
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djn
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Response Posted - 07/28/2006 :  16:38:04  Show Profile
I use the main sheet rigging. I tie a rope around the motor, disconnect the main sheet from the traveler and connect it to the rope, and hoist away. When the motor is up, I swing it over to the dock and drop it in the cart. Cheers.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 07/28/2006 :  20:21:58  Show Profile
I use a Garhauer motor lift. It's a crane like device that mounts to the rear rails and lifts anything you've a mind to lift aboard or set aground. All done by one person and stows on board.

Val on Calista # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 07/29/2006 :  07:28:32  Show Profile
I also have one of the Garhauer lifting davits. I also have a heavy duty lifting strap which wraps around the motor. When I lower the motor down in my driveway I mount it onto a 2 x 12 mounted onto a hand truck which has a couple of 2 x 6 bolted to the bottom of the hand truck, splayed out in a vee pattern which gives it more stability.
with this system I can mount or dismount the heavy Honda myself

the Garhauer davit is worth every penny. If it saves you one back strain it has paid for itself
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 07/29/2006 :  11:58:48  Show Profile
I use a 220 lb football-playing son.
Best investment I ever made. (for a variety of reasons)
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 07/30/2006 :  19:03:46  Show Profile
When my boat is on land, I lower the outboard bracket, then back my pickup underneath the outboard. While standing on the truck's tailgate, I just lift it off and put it in the truck.
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djn
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Response Posted - 07/30/2006 :  20:01:16  Show Profile
I don't know CB, you still gotta feed the rascal when he is not lifting your motor. Cheers.
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