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Buzz Maring
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Initially Posted - 05/07/2004 :  20:49:09  Show Profile
Hi everyone,

As often as we talk about motor mounts on this Forum, I've yet to see a photo of one that is anything like the one on my boat. Does anyone know what kind of mount this is?





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Buzz Maring

~~Freya~~
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/07/2004 :  21:20:23  Show Profile
Dunno the mfg. name, but that's the original mount that was on both my '79 C25 and the 77 V23...
for some reason or other I think it might have been a Fulton.

I wouldn't use it with a heavy four-stroke.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 05/07/2004 :  22:14:04  Show Profile
Same model is on "This Side Up" Buzz!
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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 05/07/2004 :  22:17:45  Show Profile
I don't know the brand name, but it's the same mount that came, port mounted, on a friends '78 C 25.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/07/2004 :  23:07:19  Show Profile
Definitely Fulton. Here it is at http://www.fultonperformance.com/model.php?group=46&subgroup=47&model=796. It's lighter-duty than the 1810 I got from them for a heavy 4-stroke, and is not up to that task.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/08/2004 :  09:43:29  Show Profile
Looks like the motor mount pad is there on borrowed time . . .
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 05/08/2004 :  10:05:03  Show Profile
<font color="blue">Looks like the motor mount pad is there on borrowed time . . . - O.J.</font id="blue">

The motor mount pad could use replacing, but it's stronger than it looks. I've thought about replacing it, but I think I'd rather upgrade to a new mount rather than to put any money and extra effort into this one.

This motor mount works OK, once you get used to its quirks. However, it only has to support an old Mercury 7.5 hp O/B (2-stroke). Like Dave & Bruce pointed out, it wouldn't work with a heavier 4-stroke on it. Also, I checked the link that Dave posted above, and Fulton recommends this motor mount for fresh water only.

So, thanks for the help everyone ... now I see why my motor mount looks so different from the new ones that people are upgrading to.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/08/2004 :  11:48:50  Show Profile
"Fulton recommends this motor mount for fresh water only."

Yup, they used aluminum bolts.

When I dismantled one of mine the pivot bolts literally disintegrated into powder where they passed through the mounting frame. The bolts looked perfectly ok from the outside... so if you have one of these that's ever been around saltwater, I'd advise checking them.
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frogger
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Response Posted - 05/09/2004 :  00:32:29  Show Profile
This is the same motor mount that came dealer installed on my boat in 1974. The boat had a Mercury 9.8 with extra long foot installed on it. I never had any problem with it during the 12 years I had the boat. It was kept in inland lakes, but did take a trip to the ocean for one weeklong cruise.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/09/2004 :  12:33:34  Show Profile
The model in my link above is just one of several that look like that. They have another that's for salt water--I would think Catalina would have selected that. Nonetheless, I wouldn't put a high-thrust 4-stroke on it. This is the first time I've seen or heard of an OEM bracket other than a Garhauer on a C-25.
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Sid
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Response Posted - 05/10/2004 :  10:56:49  Show Profile
Same one that is on the port side of my C25.
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Catman
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Response Posted - 05/13/2004 :  13:50:30  Show Profile
The motor mount is also the same one that was installed on my '76 Catalina 22. I replaced it with a heavier bracket, and only had a Mariner 4 on that boat.

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