I have a 1974 Cat 27 with the same problem. Did you bolt the mounting bracket directly to your winter cover? Is it really robust enough to hold the motor? I bought a Tohatsu 9.8, and right now, it is hanging in the water because it is too large to tilt up. My winter project is to remount it, on center. Did you bulk up your winter cover? I've already got the tilt bracket, but time and $$ got away from me and I need to put this on next years agenda. I've been going round and around on this and have several ideas floating about how to do it. Any wisdom or advice is appreciated.
Rob Kedenburg Hull # 1701, Cigognes in Olympia, Wa ________________________________ From: John Presler <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 9:09:31 PM Subject: Re: [IC27A] Outboard Engine advice needed Put your winter cover on your transom ... Centermount a fourstroke (Mine is a Honda 9.9) on a stainless mounting bracket... you now have all of that extra stowage and quiet dependable auxillary propulsion .... Enjoy! ________________________________ From: Victoria Bayly <offmgr...@yahoo. com> To: ic...@yahoogroups. com Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 9:41:02 PM Subject: Re: [IC27A] Outboard Engine advice needed We just replaced our 82 with a Yamaha 8 long shaft high thrust. They had to custom make the cover so it tilts but it with the new cover it is perfect! --- On Wed, 7/21/10, Steve Noble <nobel...@yahoo. com> wrote: >From: Steve Noble <nobel...@yahoo. com> >Subject: Re: [IC27A] Outboard Engine advice needed >To: ic...@yahoogroups. com >Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 8:59 PM > > > >Neil, Did you ever figure out if there is a newer 4 stroke outboard that will >fit in your transom space? I have the same problem. I have a 75 Catalina 27 >that came with an older Honda 10 four stroke engine. Now the water pump is >shot >and I don't really want to put a lot of mone into this old engine. I know >that >it is a long shaft, it tilts up and it doesn't interfer with the rudder. I >tried my Mercury 9.9 4 stroke and idoesnt tilt up unless I take the cowling >off. I know this topic has come up on the list in the past, but I can't seem >to >find an answer. > >Steve Noble >Whidbey Island,Wa. > > > > ________________________________ From: neil.kopp <[email protected]> >To: ic...@yahoogroups. com >Sent: Thu, June 3, 2010 8:06:47 AM >Subject: [IC27A] Outboard Engine advice needed > > >I have a 1976 Catalina 27 with a small 2 stroke Mercury outboard mounted in >the >cutout of the transom. I want to upgrade, but am finding that to get an engine >that will fit and tilt up properly is very difficult because modern engines >have >bigger housings than the cutout will allow. Additionally, it has to have a >very >short shaft because otherwise the prop will hit the rudder, which angles back >under where the engine hangs. > >Has anybody else run into this that could part with some advice? > >I would love to learn a of a new outboard make/model that will fit. Or, should >I >move to a mounted bracket? > > >Thanks for you help! > > >
