OK, Thanks, I'll have to measure my present mounting bracket to see if this will work. Seems like the opening may be a bit too tall, but my other plan involves bolting a 2" thick mahogony plank to fit the lower 2/3rds of the opening, and bolting the bracket to that, allowing fuel line and the batttery cables access, as well as remote controls leading to the footwell. Rob
--- In [email protected], John Presler <hi_speed...@...> wrote: > > The winter cover will not hold the engine but the transom below and above the > opening are strong enough to hold the brackets to mount a Garelick auxillary > outboard bracket. You will need 2 lengths of heavy stainless angle and the > necessary nylock bolts and washers to complete it but the task is a pretty > straight forward - JP  > > > > ________________________________ > From: Rob Kay <robkay...@...> > To: [email protected] > Cc: hi_speed...@... > Sent: Sat, July 31, 2010 1:32:35 PM > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Outboard Engine advice needed > >  > 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 <hi_speedirt@ yahoo.com> > To: ic...@yahoogroups. com > 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 <ndk...@...> > >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! > > > > > > >
