To Sam Lust Re: mounts

[Doug Burgoyne]

Sam, I have an '88 H33.5 with the 2gm also. I have thought about the engine mounts as a way of reducing the vibration. I know a certain amount of vibration is going to be part of the boat. Did you use the same stock replacements? Did it do anything to smooth out the ride?Let me know.ThanksDoug

 

[Sam Lust]

Good Vibrations

The mounts I used were genuine Yanmar replacements, about $100.00 each. I could see a diference in stiffness just shaking the engine by hand before even running it. Along with the mounts I had the prop trued, checked the prop shaft for runout, and , obviously, aligned the engine.Does it feel like a 12 cylender lamborghini? Not a chance. But it is less raucus, shakes the rigging less. It's a 2 cylender engine with inherent "shake" characteristics. The best you can do is set it up to specification and ignore the rest.