O.B. motor lift

[Eric]

I am looking for ideas, specifically for the Hunter Passage 42, to install a outboard motor lift on the transom. I have seen a few advertisements in the sailing magazines but, those systems seem to rely on the stern railings to support the side to side stress of hoisting an outboard on to the stern. These railings are a weak point of the 42 and I don't think I want to trust the stability of these railings under this side load conditions. So, I am looking for ideas to satisfy this problem. I am currently utilizing a Yamaha 4 stroke which weights a little less than 100 lbs. and I store it on the rear deck, on its' back, lashed to the stern rail. I stored it vertically on the rail like most people do but I noticed in bad weather the railing was flexing forward and backward under the weight. Your responses would be appreciated. Eric

 

[TOMMY MCNAMARA]

Hoist

I assume that you are using this with a dinghy,I know I do and have a moumt on the back rail next to the bench. Now I have made up a strap device that connects to my dinghy, alter the lines and rear block and pull the dinghy up with the boom and power winch on the port side or starboard. However this year I am painting the bottom on the dink and mostly towing itI do use it a lot and so do my grandkids. I dont know how this can be done without a furling sail, but I guess you could secure a block on the boom end and do the same thing manually. Heeve=========ho popeye By the way ,the mount is just for securing the motor.

 

[Bill Hilton]

Little Crane

I installed an engine hoist from St Croix Marine products for my 15hp Honda.When you keep the rear gate closed and tight it will prevent the stress when lifting the engine from the side of the boat . I use a short piece of 1 1/2"pcv braced from the deck to where the crane is attached to the rail for support when I swing the motor over to the stearn rail mtg. You can store this pipe easily and there is no stress on the rail when I lift the engine.

 

[Les Blackwell]

Forespar was my choice

I enstalled a Forespar hoist on my H380 on the starboard side stern. You've got me worried now as I don't believe I've looked at the rail to see if it flexes.However, given that my stern rail is strong, I've been very happy with the Forespar hoist. They have two sizes, one for up to one hundred pounds and a larger one. Since I'm using a Honda 2 hp (29 lbs) I elected to use the smaller one. While the hoist can be taken up and down very easily, I have chosen to leave it up as it looks good and I believe it could probably bring me up to the first level of decks if I fell in. Of course, that assumes my wife will come back to get me.It was not "if I drop the Honda" but "when I drop the Honda" overboard, hense the need for the hoist.I like the Forespar very much and think it looks good as well.Les