Any stickies for an Alpha II removal stand?

[harringtondav]

My 4.3 is winterized, and my back isn't improving. I'll be pulling the drive before it gets too cold. I'm planning to build a removal/storage stand on my favorite $11 Harbor Freight four wheel furniture cart. But before I reinvent the wheel I'd like to see how others have already done it. Any links or pics?
Thanks,
Dave

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... My super simple storage rack/ dollies are 4 pieces of 2x6"s,.......

2 pieces, fore to aft, at 'bout 45* angles to plumb, 'n the other 2 screwed into the ends of the 1st 2 holdin' 'em at their 45* angles,.....
Just leave 'bout an inch gap 'tween the angled pieces bottoms, so the skeg passes through the gap,......

 

[achris]

The was a whole thread on drive stands years ago... Be worth a search.

 

[harringtondav]

The was a whole thread on drive stands years ago... Be worth a search.

Thanks, I found some info in Don S's stickies, but not much. I'll push the path of least resistance harder, and see what I can dig up. Maybe a pic of Bondo 's fix. My mental TV is on the fritz right now.

 

[achris]

Maybe Bill will dig out the Box Brownie and post a pic or 2 for you.

 

[Bondo]

Maybe Bill will dig out the Box Brownie and post a pic or 2 for you.

Ayuh,..... That's Waayyy newer than any camera I've got,.....

My mental TV is on the fritz right now.

2, 2x6s, in a V shape, with a 1" gap at their bottom, the pointy part of the V,......
2 more 2x6s perpendicular to the other 2, screwed into the ends of the 1st 2 to hold 'em in a V shape,......
Then screw the whole thing on to the top of the 4 wheel dolly ya got,....

Don't have any pictures of 'em,..... will take some if I think of it this weekend,.....

 

[harringtondav]

Thanks Chris and Bondo. I found it. I'm ashamed how easy it was. Thanks too tpenfield https://forums.iboats.com/search?q=outdrive+stands&searchJSON={"keywords":"outdrive+stands"}

 

[tpenfield]

Here are the one's I made . . .

https://forums.iboats.com/forum/eng...-inboards/10499360-poor-man-s-outdrive-stands

 

[harringtondav]

Here are the one's I made . . .

https://forums.iboats.com/forum/eng...-inboards/10499360-poor-man-s-outdrive-stands

Thanks. Looks like I found this twice. Kinda what I had in mind, but maybe a little less beefy. I just have a single lil' ol' Alpha II. Not those twin big boy Bravos you have.

Also my boat sets low on the trailer. I have to back the trailer onto 2x's and then drop the tongue jack to the ground to get my drive to trim full in. So I'll be building mine a little lower at the skeg pass. Thinking I'll get the drive broken loose, raise it a bit, and scoot the stand underneath.