Mounting an outboard

[Josh Dohring]

I have a 1986 8hp Evinrude Yacht Twin(long shaft) that I want to mount on the back of my Catalina 27. Any hints? I've already pulled out the old Atomic 4. Thanks in advance for any help.Josh

 

[ken]

let me know

josh i'm wondering what happened to the atomic? if it's shot is it too much to have rebuilt? are you racing and don't want the extra weight ? anyways you might look at some of the available raise and lower mount thur west marine. personely I like outboards if you have any trouble they are eazy to work on they are eazy to remove and eazy to find someone to repair them they are ecnomical to operate you cant say much bad about them oh yea they are eazy to throw off if you must i hope not. I have the same cat 27 only with a petter diesel which i like very much. only theres just sometimes with the wrong tide and wind direction that my petter seems like it just doesn't have enough balls to get me where I want to go. also i'm planning a few costal trips soon like out the gate and down south so the thought of having a extra 9.9hp is something i like anyways it sure isn't doing me any good standing in my garage if you know what i mean.all this brings me back to your dilema? which mount??? after you have installed your outboard if you would be so kind enough to let me know how it works out for you I would be interested in hearing.Check out west marine, they have been very helpful to me in the past.good luck and head up allways all sailors friend KEN

 

[Bob Camarena]

Check out an outboard 27

Check out a C-27 that was built for an outboard. You'll find that the outboard is mounted in a cut-out in the transom. You might want to investigate what it would take to modify yours in the same way. I wouldn't think that it would be too complex or expensive. Catalina could probably advise you. I would prefer this to a bracket.