Where do you store your dingy motor?

[Brigg Franklin]

I have been planning on placing a motor mount on my starboard side cockpit pulpit rails for my dingy motor. However, while building the mount, I purchased the Hunter bimini and mounted it on the stern rails. Guess what!!! The bimini support tubes go right through where the dingi motor would sit. I'm now trying to figure out a good secondary location to mount the dingy motor. The bow pulpit doesn't have enough railing to properly hold the motor or its mount, so I'm looking at the stern midship railing right above the tiller and rudder. But the outboard motor has to be swung up to keep from hitting the rudder post (see photo). My question is, does anyone have a better suggestion as where to store their dingy motor. I hate to keep it on the dingy and pull the extra weight and I often don't inflate the dingy until I get to my destination. I've been laying it under the cabin table, but it's always in the way. Suggestions...please.Brigg

 

[Mark]

Why up high?

Hello BriggWill the motor fit on the next rail down so that the prop is just about touching the rub rail on the stern?

 

[Phil Ward]

Hunter Bimini

Brigg:Is there a difference between the Hunter bimini and the bimini available through this website?

 

[Tom]

What size inflatable do you have?

... and Where do you store it on the boat?Thx,Tom

 

[Pat Bendel]

We store it inside

We store the dinghy inside the boat, which requires us to deflate the dinghy to make it fit. We considered turning the dinghy upside down ontop of the companion way, but we were concerned with the dinghy rubbing on the winches and so forth causing damage.

 

[Scott Wilson]

On the dingy transom, reversed

Brigg, I hate moving the outboard from the rail and getting it into the dingy. So once the OB is needed, it stays on the dingy until back at the home dock. I clamp it on the dingy transom backwards, with the shaft/prop resting on the botom of the inflatable with a towel protecting the floor of the dingy. The OB overboard leash is long enough that it can stay attached when reversing the OB for use. The inflatable rides pretty well, but I have a 2 H.P 2 stroke OB that weighs about 30 lbs., but reversed on the transom saves time by avoiding having to lash the OB down on the floor of the dingy.

 

[Brigg Franklin]

Additional information

Here's the answers to the additional questions:1. Mark, The clamp on the motor is below and behind the head of the motor (see origional picture) so that the top rail hits the motor before the clamp can be placet over the lower rail. It might just be possible to build something out from the rail that the motor could hang on. Hummmm...2. Phil: I have not seen the bimini for sale on this website. I earned mine by working for my dealer at last years boat shows selling the 260.3. Tom: I have a nine foot Zodiak sold by west Marine with the 3.3 hp 2 stroke Merc.4. Pat: I also store the deflated dingy inside the cabin until we get to an anchorage. I also store it inside when we are crossing open water, like crossing to Vancouver Island.5. Scott, Inside the dink sounds better than outside dragging in the water. But, what about when the dink in inside the cabin, (see # 4 above).All good ideas and questions, keep brainstorming.Thanks...Brigg