How Easy to Mount/Dismount Outboard Gas Engine?
 

I would like to know how easy to mount or dismount an outboard gas
engine -- let's say a 40HP motor. I assume I need a carrier to hold the
outboard motor while I mount or dismount the motor. My questions a

- Is this a one man job?

- Do I need a lift? How small a motor can
we man-handle it without a lift?

- How many hours should I expect to spend to mount
or dismount an outboard?

- Is this something that we can do frequently on
the same boat without creating a lot of wear
and tear? Let say doing this once a month.

The reason why I am asking this is that I would like to use one boat
for both in electric-motor-only lakes and lakes that allow gas engine.
I plan to dismount the gas engine when I go to electric-only lake, and
then re-mount the gas engine when I go to lakes that allow gas engine.

I prefer to use the same boats in both areas instead of two different
boats. The reason is that I don't want to buy two boats, two trolling
motors, two set of batteries, two fishfinders, two trailers ...etc. If
I only have one boat, I can outfit the boat with good stuff. If I have
two boats, I will have to put so-so stuffs in the boats. Moreover, two
boats takes more storage spaces.

Of course, if frequent mounting and dismounting is not a practical
idea. I will have to settle with getting two boats.

Any idea? Thanks.

Jay Chan

- Do I need a lift? How small a motor can
we man-handle it without a lift?

I'd say 25 max - I have trouble with them.

Sound like I may need a lift. I am planning to get a 18-ft boat, and I
have a feeling that I may need a gas engine something above 25HP to
drive that boat, and that will exceed the limit that you have
established. Oh well...

- How many hours should I expect to spend to mount
or dismount an outboard?

Hour max.

Good. This means time is not a big issue as long as I have the
appropriate lift.

The reason why I am asking this is that I would like to use one boat
for both in electric-motor-only lakes and lakes that allow gas engine.
I plan to dismount the gas engine when I go to electric-only lake, and
then re-mount the gas engine when I go to lakes that allow gas engine.

Around here in lakes that have no gas or low horse power requirements,
we just disconnect the gas line, tilt the motor out of the water and
go about our business. I've never heard a complaint yet.

This sounds very good. But I have a feeling that this is depending on
the lake. I just have to find out exactly how the restriction has
specified in the lakes that I plan to operate a boat.

Thanks for the good news.

Jay Chan

Depends on how big & strong your are. My 6hp Evinrude is comfortable
to handle and mount while my sailboat is on it's trailer. (requires me
to lift the motor at a little more than chest high.

Thanks for the info. I will make a note on this. I probably need
something bigger than 6HP though.

Jay Chan

An old swing set, a chain falls or come along, a saw horse, done!

This means I need a lift one way or the other. Thanks.

Jay Chan

It depends on motor weight and type. My tiller 25HP is about has heavy
as I want to lift, without help. I can take it off my boat in 10
minutes with an engine hoist. If I did not have the hoist I would not
do it too often by myself. The 9.8HP tiller I put on my boat for low
horsepower lake is light. I can move it on and off with out a problem.
I also have a sturdy saw horse to store the 25HP on. The 9.8 just lays
on the floor of the garage.

If the motor has remote steering, throttle and gear shift you will have
to disconnect and reconnect those all the time. That will add a lot of
time to the process.


Paul



wrote:
I would like to know how easy to mount or dismount an outboard gas
engine -- let's say a 40HP motor. I assume I need a carrier to hold the
outboard motor while I mount or dismount the motor. My questions a

- Is this a one man job?

- Do I need a lift? How small a motor can
we man-handle it without a lift?

- How many hours should I expect to spend to mount
or dismount an outboard?

- Is this something that we can do frequently on
the same boat without creating a lot of wear
and tear? Let say doing this once a month.

The reason why I am asking this is that I would like to use one boat
for both in electric-motor-only lakes and lakes that allow gas engine.
I plan to dismount the gas engine when I go to electric-only lake, and
then re-mount the gas engine when I go to lakes that allow gas engine.

I prefer to use the same boats in both areas instead of two different
boats. The reason is that I don't want to buy two boats, two trolling
motors, two set of batteries, two fishfinders, two trailers ...etc. If
I only have one boat, I can outfit the boat with good stuff. If I have
two boats, I will have to put so-so stuffs in the boats. Moreover, two
boats takes more storage spaces.

Of course, if frequent mounting and dismounting is not a practical
idea. I will have to settle with getting two boats.

Any idea? Thanks.

Jay Chan

An engine hoist makes the whole job much easier and much safer. You
take the weight of the motor on the hoist and then remove the transom
bolts. Swing the hoist away from the boat and you are done.

A quick disconnect on the fuel line and engine controls makes it
quicker.

My 40hp motor weighs about 300 pounds.

It depends on motor weight and type.

Yes, you are right. And I have decided that I need to determine the
horsepower of the outboard engine first, then I can find out how much
it weights, before I can decide on the issue of mounting and
dismounting it.

My tiller 25HP is about has heavy as I want to lift,
without help. I can take it off my boat in 10 minutes
with an engine hoist.

I will make a note on this. Thanks.

Jay Chan

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:36:28 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On 14 Sep 2005 13:11:33 -0700, wrote:

The reason why I am asking this is that I would like to use one boat
for both in electric-motor-only lakes and lakes that allow gas engine.
I plan to dismount the gas engine when I go to electric-only lake, and
then re-mount the gas engine when I go to lakes that allow gas engine.

Around here in lakes that have no gas or low horse power requirements,
we just disconnect the gas line, tilt the motor out of the water and
go about our business. I've never heard a complaint yet.

Same thing here, sort of.

I've been on elec-only lakes with my 9.9 pulled up and gas-tank removed
(ie out of the boat) and they seen fine with that. The problem *I* would
have is that most elec-only lakes I know also don't have a boat-launch. If
I had a 40hp motor on a boat I'd have to take it off and carry the boat to
the water. (On these waters I use my Walker Bay, with no gas engine)

Lloyd Sumpter
"Near Cove" Walker Bay 8