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Outboard Engine Stand for 70hp Evinrude
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| JMcCorison |
Posted on 01/15/09 - 9:44 AM
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I'm new to the forums and thought I'd give a minor introduction before my question. In November I "bought" a free Boston Whaler Montauk 17. Nothing in life is free and this boat will need a complete rehab including fixing a few holes in the side where it got crushed between a break-away dock and rocks. Yesterday I was given a free 1990 Evinrude Tracker 70 which the PO says "ran great when I took it off the boat". I expect this will need some work as well. Especially since it was taken off the boat using large cutters to sever all the cables and wires. If I didn't know the guy I'd swear it was hot. I'll start a page and add photos once I get started on the project this spring. In the mean time, I've got to get the motor home.
What do people do for working on large outboards when they aren't on a boat? This engine is supposed to weigh around 250 pounds. How do you move an engine like that around or test run it? I have a hoist in the barn to get the engine off the truck, and hopefully, later on, onto the Whaler.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Jim
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| Yiger |
Posted on 01/15/09 - 10:07 AM
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Some of us have purchased rolling engine stands at HarborFreight (normally $30-$70) and mounted a 2x10 piece of wood to it with through-bolts. This makes a pretty good 'transom' for the outboard to rest on, and it is easy to roll around if you need to move the engine. I don't have a picture of my set-up readily available, but it is pretty simple. I think my total cost was about $40 and it took about 10 minutes to assemble. Hope that helps.
Jeff
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 01/15/09 - 10:14 AM
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It's pretty easy to build a motor stand with lumber and plywood scraps. Put some casters under it and you can roll it around.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 01/15/09 - 12:15 PM
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There is a .pdf drawing in the download section for a motor stand for up to 85 hp motors.
http://www.whalercentral.com/download...?cat_id=16
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| JMcCorison |
Posted on 01/15/09 - 4:53 PM
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Thanks Joe. That looks like just the ticket.
I'll think I'll spend some more time poking around in the download area. There's some interesting stuff there.
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| jquigley |
Posted on 01/15/09 - 7:28 PM
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Hey Joe, thanks for mentioning that. I didn't get a chance to reply quick enough. Good to see its going to use.
--John
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| JMcCorison |
Posted on 01/23/09 - 4:01 PM
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I finished the outboard stand a couple days ago. Thanks again Joe for pointing it out to me, and thanks to John for contributing it.
A big huge thanks to D. Hayes Jr. who drew up the plans. They are really well done. I cut everything exactly to his design, trusting on faith that everything would line up. He got it all perfect. About the only nit I could pick with the plans are that he should have specified all joints to be glued as well as screwed. For the inexperienced it might make a difference.
Now I've got to get my motor up to the barn and mounted on. Then I get to see if it actually turns over, or maybe even starts. 
Cheers,
Jim
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| jquigley |
Posted on 01/23/09 - 6:33 PM
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This was drawn up by the man you mentioned who is iboats.com forum member dh4winn79. I found this listed in the iboats.com non-repair outboards discussion forum and thanks to him is right. My stand turned out to be very well made, most of the credit of course is not for my own craftsmanship but for the drawing which made crafting it much more streamlined.
--John
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