I've got an 8 HP Mercury 2 cycle in the transom cutout of my '74 Cat 27.
The motor is a late 80s model. A bit underpowered, I'd like to update
to a 9.9 4 stroke someday, but this motor runs well. It fits. Rob Kay
--- In [email protected], "Michael Bowick" <bowickelect...@...>
wrote:
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> John McLaughlin has a 10hp mounted on "Loose Change". He has posted
pictures on this website. John, if you read this messgae would you
please let us know if you had to modify you transom to raise the engine
out of the water,
> .
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> Thanks, Mike
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> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: Replacing the outboard on a 1977 Catalina 27
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> My Honda 9.9 4 stroke (about 5 years old) would fit if you used a
sawsall first. It is way too big.
> Joe McCary
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "mujin2000" mujin2...@...
> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:31:26
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [IC27A] Re: Replacing the outboard on a 1977 Catalina 27
>
> OK so from what I've heard so far
> There are two motors reputed to fit the existing cutout in the
transom:
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> * The Yamaha 9.9 high thrust motor
> * The Honda Classic (Suggested when I called Catalina) although I
> haven't found a 4 stroke Honda with Classic in its name.
>
> I've yet to hear directly from anyone that can personally confirm
either
> of these motors.
>
> Most have used a mounting bracket and all of these installations used
> remote controls.
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> --- In [email protected], "mujin2000" mujin2000@ wrote:
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> > The old Yamaha 2str barely fit through the opening in the transom to
> > tilt up. The new 4Str heads are bigger and it looks like they won't
> fit.
> > Using a bracket will further extend the motor aft making the
controls
> > inaccessible (and the remoting option is another $1k in parts + the
> > labor).
> >
> > Is there a list of motors that will fit?
> >
> > Is there a known documented solution?
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