catalina27-talk: Re: Outboard Motor Question

[mcewenjv]

> Clyde said: Lesley - when I replaced outboard in my old C27 bought an Evenrude
> 9.9 electric start.  Two stroke.  Had to cut out about an inch on
> the bottom of the transom - filled with Marine Tex and sanded
> smooth.  Couldn't close cover so cut out  section of lid and build
> teak box about inch or so high to fit over part
> cut out.  Sanded and varnished.  Looked good.  Think some folks
> bought Yamaha or Nission engines that fit ok.  Good luck.
>  

Lesley,
   Whiskey Girl has a Honda 8HP 4 stroke mounted on the portside stern.  Its mounted on a spring loaded swing mount that was sized for the weight of the motor (115 lbs) The OB shaft is 20 inches and about 15 inches of it is in the water.  The PO who put it on, through bolted it to a 1/2 in plywood stiffener that is inside of the stern lazarette.  He cut a nice 1/2 inch thick plywood filler to go into the former motor opening.  Its painted white and matches the hull pretty good. This makes a nice place to put the gas tank and propane.
   The OB drives the boat at about 3 knots in a 25 knot headwind and very choppy seas.  There is no remote control, but the throttle locks and the motor doesn't need a lot of attention.  A down side is that the 1st mate can't get enough pull to start it.  She's 5'3" and 135, but just doesn't have the upper body strength to do it.
   The weight of the OB has made Whiskey Girl squat at the stern, with her stern cove stripe under water.  I compensated for this by moving all the anchor chain and an anchor from the stern to the rope locker under the V berth.  I probably could/should put a 50 lb sandbag up their too.

Jim,Whiskey Girl
 Dana Point, CA