Hi all, Was just wondering if anybody has experience placing their dinghy motor on a transom bracket to use as a backup auxiliary motor? I am looking at the 6hp range for a dinghy and thought this would be a good idea. Problem is the 25" shaft sail-pro is no good for a dinghy. The alternative is 15"- 20" shaft. Is this too short? Is there a good shaft length/ mount combo that has been used satisfactorily? The transom will be reinforced and the dinghy is an inflatable. Thanks..
Outboard aux motor
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I presume you will be using a lift and lower bracked and not a fixed bracket? I recall a friend with a similar problem. He beefed up and elevated the transom of the dinghy. It worked out okay. WaltTo: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.comFrom: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.comDate: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:56:41 -0700Subject: [AlbinVega] Outboard aux motor
Hi all, Was just wondering if anybody has experience placing their dinghy motor on a transom bracket to use as a backup auxiliary motor? I am looking at the 6hp range for a dinghy and thought this would be a good idea. Problem is the 25" shaft sail-pro is no good for a dinghy. The alternative is 15"- 20" shaft. Is this too short? Is there a good shaft length/ mount combo that has been used satisfactorily? The transom will be reinforced and the dinghy is an inflatable. Thanks..
Hi all, Was just wondering if anybody has experience placing their dinghy motor on a transom bracket to use as a backup auxiliary motor? I am looking at the 6hp range for a dinghy and thought this would be a good idea. Problem is the 25" shaft sail-pro is no good for a dinghy. The alternative is 15"- 20" shaft. Is this too short? Is there a good shaft length/ mount combo that has been used satisfactorily? The transom will be reinforced and the dinghy is an inflatable. Thanks..
I am getting ready to do just what you are talking about. My Volvo
is old and we plan to cruise several thousand miles up and down
rivers all over the South. I am putting a lift motor mount on
Sealegs on center of the transom for a five horse Outboard. It's a
standard length motor so will not be very effective in a Chop but if
there are waves there will be find and we can sail. There will be a
swim ladder oon the the other side of the transom. We hope we don't
need the Outboard on the boat at all ? Sealegs is documented so I
plane to move the boat name up to the back of the cockpit coaming
where it will be visible. If the outboard is all the engine you will
have on Your Vega, you likely will need a long shaft
motor. Doug
com [AlbinVega] wrote:
is old and we plan to cruise several thousand miles up and down
rivers all over the South. I am putting a lift motor mount on
Sealegs on center of the transom for a five horse Outboard. It's a
standard length motor so will not be very effective in a Chop but if
there are waves there will be find and we can sail. There will be a
swim ladder oon the the other side of the transom. We hope we don't
need the Outboard on the boat at all ? Sealegs is documented so I
plane to move the boat name up to the back of the cockpit coaming
where it will be visible. If the outboard is all the engine you will
have on Your Vega, you likely will need a long shaft
motor. Doug
com [AlbinVega] wrote:
I did just this on the Vega (sold last year). It wasn't my primary engine
though just for a small backup (2hp gas -- actually propane fueled) and
also for an electric Minn Kota I used (I called that my stern thruster --
and the little 50lb thrust electric could move the boat around the marina
if needed).
But I didn't want all that hardware hanging off the stern all the time,
especially when on a long sail. So I bought a Fulton brand 'Transom Adapter
System' (Fulton model number TA600) see attached picture. That would allow
me to slide off the scissor bracket and stow it (once the engine was first
removed of course). From what I read it can handle pretty large OBs with
the right scissor bracket.
I then just had a thinnish aluminum plate on the transom (I was even going
to have mine powder coated white, but never got around to that). I used a
Garlick bracket that fit into the slides just fine. I mounted it about 1/2
way between the WL and the Sheer (as memory serves me right). I never did,
but there is a hole on the slide part that I think you can lock the whole
thing onto the boat.
I have attached a picture of one that was for sale on Ebay (they are all
over Ebay, some for really good prices). But most good marine chandleries
can order them and they cost around $80 retail, but some are really cheap
on Ebay. I bought mine from Fisheries Supply in Seattle.
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On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 7:58 AM, Douglas Pollard dougpol2@...
[AlbinVega] AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com wrote:
though just for a small backup (2hp gas -- actually propane fueled) and
also for an electric Minn Kota I used (I called that my stern thruster --
and the little 50lb thrust electric could move the boat around the marina
if needed).
But I didn't want all that hardware hanging off the stern all the time,
especially when on a long sail. So I bought a Fulton brand 'Transom Adapter
System' (Fulton model number TA600) see attached picture. That would allow
me to slide off the scissor bracket and stow it (once the engine was first
removed of course). From what I read it can handle pretty large OBs with
the right scissor bracket.
I then just had a thinnish aluminum plate on the transom (I was even going
to have mine powder coated white, but never got around to that). I used a
Garlick bracket that fit into the slides just fine. I mounted it about 1/2
way between the WL and the Sheer (as memory serves me right). I never did,
but there is a hole on the slide part that I think you can lock the whole
thing onto the boat.
I have attached a picture of one that was for sale on Ebay (they are all
over Ebay, some for really good prices). But most good marine chandleries
can order them and they cost around $80 retail, but some are really cheap
on Ebay. I bought mine from Fisheries Supply in Seattle.
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On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 7:58 AM, Douglas Pollard dougpol2@...
[AlbinVega] AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Thanks for the replies. I have inadvertently stumbled onto the Catalina Direct website and discovered their mount for the Cat 22 sailboat to be far superior to anything I have seen so far. It is a little $$$ but the quality of stainless steel build and the 17 inch lift makes me think that this would be the perfect place to store my dinghy motor while not in use and to be able to utilize it as a backup to the diesel if needed. No need to purchase a long shaft motor as this mount will provide the necessary vertical lift. I have attached the link.http://catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/707/outboard-motor-mount-four-spring.cfm
I have exactly that mount. It is very well built indeed but it has been built for the transom if he Catalina which is exactly the reverse of our on the vega. So I had to weld pieces of stainless to neutralize the 22 degreesAnd even with this one you need a long shaftEnvoyé de mon iPhone Le 23 avr. 2016 à 13:11, alaskaflyfish@... [AlbinVega] <AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com> a écrit :
Thank you for the review of the engine bracket Envoye. I had wondered if the negative rake of the Catalina 22 transom would be an issue. I'm still debating this issue. At this point my choices are: 1) Adjust this motor mount bracket to fit the Vega. 2) Raise the transom height of the dinghy to accommodate the 6hp long shaft outboard motor..........Both vessels would require modification and would the end result be satisfactory?
For harbor work you can leave the motor on the dinghy and secure the dinghy “on the hip” of the sloop, tug style, right at the quarter, with bow and stern lines and spring lines and good fendering. One person in the dinghy to operate the motor and the other at the Vega’s helm.
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