Have you ever built a motor stand?

[maryhannaj]

Hello all. I need to pull the motor off of my bass boat. I plan to build a stand out of lumber. My motor isva 1982 Johnson 115 hp outboard that weighs about 315 lbs. Can anyone help out with some plans? Thank you all!

 

[Daniel1947]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

I have photos and diagrams that I have saved from the forum. I don't know how to post them here, but if one of the other boaters doesn't supply you with a link soon, reply to my PM I just sent you and I will forward them to you.

DAn

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Motor stand plans are in the "How-to" sticky at the top of the main restoration page:

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...r/how-tos-other-great-information-288451.html

There's other stuff in that section you may want to read too.

 

[ferdly1]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

I used the plans from the forum to put my 90 hp evinrude on. It was simple and cheap and worked well. However I made a modification to it. I dont have a garage, I pulled my motor the redneck way with a tree and hoist. My yard is really sandy soil so i put 10 inch inflatable tires( harbour freight has them cheap) so i could roll around the yard (casters get stuck). worked well.

 

[V153]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Yup, those are the plans I used. Built three so far. Work great!

Couple suggestions:

Use 360deg casters all around, much easier to manouver than with em just on the front.

For OMC motors drill a hole to give you access to the trim relief valve. Else you can't hardly get at it. Other manufacturers might require doing this too?

It's a good design. Sturdy & stable, and the drawings are easy to follow.

 

[maryhannaj]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Thanks every one for the help. Turns out I've done a few core drillings and every where I have seen has been rotten. So I have ny work cut out for me. I cant do anything with the motor still on boat so I cleaned up the garage and im grabbing some lumber tomorrow. Hopefully things will go ok. Thanks for all the help,

 

[jc55]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

I don't have a stand but for storage I have a work bench with a section of the top removed. Not what you're looking for but just another option...

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Thanks every one for the help. Turns out I've done a few core drillings and every where I have seen has been rotten. So I have ny work cut out for me. I cant do anything with the motor still on boat so I cleaned up the garage and im grabbing some lumber tomorrow. Hopefully things will go ok. Thanks for all the help,

That's pretty typical for a 30+ yr. old f'glass boat that hasn't been shown the best of care. Most f'glass boat owners don't realize that their boat is made with a lot of wood and needs to be protected from the elements.

... on the bright side, your boat will be better than new when you're done with her and it'll only cost you a small fraction of the price of a brand new boat.

 

[maryhannaj]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

I actually really like the workbech set up jc55. My work bench would need some beef-up I think to allow the weight of my motor plus I would like to have good access to the whole motor while it is mounted. That's gonna take some figuring out I think. Do you run and tilt the motor on your set-up?
I've thought about the casters as well but didn't think much about having all 4 rotate. I like that idea much better. Thanks.
and for the boat being rotten, I dug even a little deeper and peeled back a pretty good peice of the carpet on the floor(I believe I read on the forum that the proper name would be "sole"). What I found didnt make much sense to me. Please someone help me work this one out. Almost the entire floor from at least what I have found is just plain un-resined plywood. Very soft of course and being reinforced by the carpet and glue. Yeah, I know, pretty cool huh?
Unless someone tells me it's a very bad idea, when the new sole goes in, it will be sealed in some way. Should it be glassed over, just wiped in resin or what? Or does that create a weight issue?
Im petty exited to get movin on this but it's a bit intimidating also. Im happy you're all out there. Maybe tomorrow I will try and fire off some pics and try to get some more opinions on how the best way to set up tha garage will be for this project. Any advice is always welcome as usual.
Thanks again for the links, pics, posts and good word!

 

[jc55]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

There's a "stunt" jackstand making a cameo appearance on the skeg. I could tilt it etc, but this is just a storage idea. They usually fit nicely over a hydraulic press rail as well.

As for shop set up, I'd recommend a nice multi-use table to work off of... and a disposable roll of plastic table covering for resin jobs. I use my weld table in the background. Even a picnic table with a bench removed could work on a budget. Gotta have a nice, clean place to work or else it can feel overwhelming.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

and for the boat being rotten, I dug even a little deeper and peeled back a pretty good peice of the carpet on the floor(I believe I read on the forum that the proper name would be "sole"). What I found didnt make much sense to me. Please someone help me work this one out. Almost the entire floor from at least what I have found is just plain un-resined plywood. Very soft of course and being reinforced by the carpet and glue. Yeah, I know, pretty cool huh?
Unless someone tells me it's a very bad idea, when the new sole goes in, it will be sealed in some way. Should it be glassed over, just wiped in resin or what? Or does that create a weight issue?!

This is 1 of the reasons it's often better to start a resto thread, & keep all the questions relative to the demo, repair & rehab of the boat in that main resto thread.

Although it's your motor stand thread, you will certainly get helpful advice about replacing the deck.

Is this un-resin'd bare ply deck on your recently purchased 1968 Sportcraft?

I doubt it's 45yr old plywood decking, it's probably a poor attempt by a prior owner to 'fix' a soft deck.

If you pull back some of the bare plywood decking, I suspect you will find a layer of fiberglass covering a fairly rotten original plywood deck.

No I wouldn't put a bare plywood deck back in, nor

'just wipe in resin'

either.

Read thru some resto threads, lots of great info in most of them,

Check WOG's graphic, it'll point you in the right direction:
"Fabricating Decks, Stringers, and Transoms"

 

[Daniel1947]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

I replied to your email, sent the photos, but as I stated it is the same info listed here that jigngrub gave you.

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...r/how-tos-other-great-information-288451.html

I also agree with jbcurt00 about starting a seperate thread for the restoration. Good luck and I am right behind you in about a month.

 

[maryhannaj]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Thanks for the replies. I did get the email, thank you daniel1947. Great referance material for what I started up today. And as for the pic of your workbench jc55, very inspiring. So you will probably all notice the incorporation of these ideas in the work station I began to build in my garage today. I will be taking good advice and starting a new thread with the building of this work area.
jbcurt00, this boat is actually a 1982 Glastron Hpv165 bass boat but what you said about the poor attempt by a previous owner is I'm sure absolutely correct. It is just plain, crappy, even still wet sitting in the garage regular plywood and I am also quite sure I will probably find just what you have mentioned underneath of it.
So as usual, thank you all for the replies, pics, posts and good word. It's time to start up a new thread.

 

[Sea Stomper]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

I didn't build one at all. I did this with my 85 Chrysler, about 260 lbs. For about 20 bucks I bought two of these 4 wheel dollies at Harbor Freight. A larger one for the power head and a smaller one for the lower unit. I think they are about 10 bucks each. Be careful if you use this option. It worked totally great. You can just slide the whole thing under a work bench like this. I used a crane, but you can use a cherry picker and put the lower unit on the small dolly and lower the power head while the thing goes sideways with the lower unit dolly sliding out, and rest the power head on the bigger dolly. Probably shouldn't do this with a 4 stroke unless you empty the oil out of it. This option is cheap, and no building required. It makes a larger footprint on the floor but can go under a bench like this bench. This is the only reason I did it this way, because I could hide it under my work bench while I gutted my boat.

I made this lifting eye from a piece of large pipe and 5/8 fine thread nut that fit the crank shaft flywheel nut location.

 

[maryhannaj]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Hey Sea Stomper, I saw some of those at harbor freight yesterday when I picked up my engine hoist. You're right, they aren't expensive and that's a great application for too. Thanks for the idea!

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Yeah but...If you need to work on the motor, i.e. replace the impeller, lower unit oil or just about anything else it's not going to be easy with her laying on her side. A rolling Motor stand makes it possible to do all of the above.

 

[maryhannaj]

Re: Have you ever built a motor stand?

Did that baby lifter even grunt by pullin that motor?:laugh: