Can anyone suggest the best way to lift the motor out of the boat? Is it better to do it through the engine compartment or from the exterior of the transom? I have an older two stroke 9.9 Mercury that probably weights about 80 lbs.
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Removing heavy outboard
I had a two cycle long sahft 9.9 Mercury on my C-22 and it weighted 83 pounds as what I could tell from weighing it on a bathroom scale. Oboviously, getting that motor off a motor mount on the transom of a C-22 is a lot easier than a C-27 as it is much lower down than on a C-27. Nevertheless, I think you should go from the outside to remove it. You will need a steady platform on which to stand so the your arms can get a good grip on the engine. Possibly a strong board between two folding ladders may suffice and the ladders should be roped against something to keep them from falling over. I have a friend who removes an equivalently heavy engine from the back of a motor mount that is about as high up as yours on a 25 foot boat with a deep fixed keel. But he is a brick mason by trade, so he has the strength to do it.
I had a two cycle long sahft 9.9 Mercury on my C-22 and it weighted 83 pounds as what I could tell from weighing it on a bathroom scale. Oboviously, getting that motor off a motor mount on the transom of a C-22 is a lot easier than a C-27 as it is much lower down than on a C-27. Nevertheless, I think you should go from the outside to remove it. You will need a steady platform on which to stand so the your arms can get a good grip on the engine. Possibly a strong board between two folding ladders may suffice and the ladders should be roped against something to keep them from falling over. I have a friend who removes an equivalently heavy engine from the back of a motor mount that is about as high up as yours on a 25 foot boat with a deep fixed keel. But he is a brick mason by trade, so he has the strength to do it.
Motor out
I've done it both ways, and find the easiest is to back my '74 C27 into my slip, and tie it up close so I have easy access to the outboard and transom opening from the dock. Then I disconnect everything, so the motor is just hanging loose on the mount, held by gravity. (I have a safety line tied to it from te sternrail, with a length so that if I happen to drop it, it will only fall as far as the powerhead being maybe 6"-8" ABOVE the water level. The fact that the line is attached to the sternrail means you can lift the motor all the way out off the transom and onto the dock while the safety line is attached. Then I get a buddy to act as the "guide" as a second pair of hands to be sure nothing gets tangled or hung up while my hands are full doing the "Incredible Hulk" thing, and I lift the motor out onto the dock. There is more danger in this way of dropping it in the drink, but it is much, much easier than trying to shoehorn it in/out of the lazarette hatch. Back in is just the reverse. My 15HP longshaft Johnson weighs about 75-80lbs - heavy for one person, but doable, as long as you don't have to move it far.
I've done it both ways, and find the easiest is to back my '74 C27 into my slip, and tie it up close so I have easy access to the outboard and transom opening from the dock. Then I disconnect everything, so the motor is just hanging loose on the mount, held by gravity. (I have a safety line tied to it from te sternrail, with a length so that if I happen to drop it, it will only fall as far as the powerhead being maybe 6"-8" ABOVE the water level. The fact that the line is attached to the sternrail means you can lift the motor all the way out off the transom and onto the dock while the safety line is attached. Then I get a buddy to act as the "guide" as a second pair of hands to be sure nothing gets tangled or hung up while my hands are full doing the "Incredible Hulk" thing, and I lift the motor out onto the dock. There is more danger in this way of dropping it in the drink, but it is much, much easier than trying to shoehorn it in/out of the lazarette hatch. Back in is just the reverse. My 15HP longshaft Johnson weighs about 75-80lbs - heavy for one person, but doable, as long as you don't have to move it far.
Peter's method is the way....
I remove my 9.9 tohatsu once a year to take it in for service. I'm glad I have a 2 stroke when it's time to remove the motor. Take it out through the transom if you can back the boat up to a dock. I've never done it the other way but I guess you could remove the hatch cover and use the mainsheet tackle to wrestle it out into the cockpit. Also, if I were to try it that way I'd remove the cowling first. But again, taking it out the back is by far the easiest way.
I remove my 9.9 tohatsu once a year to take it in for service. I'm glad I have a 2 stroke when it's time to remove the motor. Take it out through the transom if you can back the boat up to a dock. I've never done it the other way but I guess you could remove the hatch cover and use the mainsheet tackle to wrestle it out into the cockpit. Also, if I were to try it that way I'd remove the cowling first. But again, taking it out the back is by far the easiest way.
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