removing outboard motor

[bman1bpm]

Re: removing outboard motor

yeah I didn't get to taking the motor off this weekend. Built the engine stand for it using the drawings I found here on iboats. I've got a couple people in mind who I think might have a cherry picker. Might search craigslist too. Seems like the safest and easiest method.

 

[Frank Acampora]

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It only weighs about 275 pounds! Remove the lower unit, cover, and prop and now you are at about 220. Two men and a boy can lift it. If you are a real man, you can do it yourself--with your male member---LOL

Seriously, I regularly manhandle the three cylinder engines into the back of my pick -up alone and they weigh about 255 so three persons should easily remove it.

BTW: You may have seen it before but that's my 140 in the avatar.

 

[Mark42]

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After my friend and me moved the old evinrude to the corner of my garage, I put it on craigs list for sale. An older guy came and bought it. He showed up driving a short School Bus! Not a van, but the short big boxy School bus. He took the mobor cover off and layed down the motor, then stood it upside down on the flywheel ON HIs FOOT! Then walked the motor over the the back of the school bus, stood it up on the skeg, leaned the powerhead against the bumper, lifted the skeg and flipped the motor into the back of the school bus all by himself. They guy was no bigger than me, and probably about 60yrs old. Would not have believed the could have man-handed that 300lbs old evinrude all by himself if I didn't see it myself. He told me he does this all the time!

So what are you waiting for? Your 60th birthday?

 

[bman1bpm]

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They're only 275lbs? I was thinkin closer to 350. I've already got the lower unit removed guess I might as well just lift it off.
Frank-My 140 is now where near that pretty, while its off I'm going to remove the flaking repaint job someone did previously, and repaint. What kind of paint/primer did you use on yours?

 

[Frank Acampora]

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Base paint for the cover was regular gray grey? --I always forget--which is the name and which is the color? primer with DupliColor acrylic automobile spray cans.

The decals were done for me by National Decalcraft ndcc2750@comcast.net[/email], Patricia P. Kupris. --Cost 75 for the print purchased on line so I could get a good copy, and 35 each for mirror image decals 20 X18 inches cropped from the print enlarged 2X. Turns out, because of the clear plastic coating, the decals looked better than the print!

Any aluminum was sanded to primer or bare metal and primed with zinc chromate marine primer then top coated with DupliColor white.

Trim, rear latch, tailcone and idle relief ports were painted with Dutch Boy Holiday Red enamel. Very pretty paint with flecks of brass in it but is doesn't hold up under constant sun. After only one season it is alligatoring slightly on the top trim.

Lettering was Chrysler letters from junkers in the junkyard glued on with 3M 5200. I used silver; you have your choice of gold too. Chrysler did make several outboards with the Charger nameplate. I'm looking for a Charger logo but the new ones are not in the junkyards yet and bought new, they cost 45 bucks--I'm not that desperate for the name.--yet

Doesn't show in the photo but there are several Chrysler pentastars for accent: One two and one quarter inch star, silver and black centered on the front trim, and one one inch star on the rear bottom trim.

Inside the hood, the carb covers are Holiday Red with a 1 inch pentastar in the center and a dashboard Chrysler plate about 3/8 x 1 1/2 glued to the bottom edge.

I was toying with the idea of tearing down the engine and getting the whole block, head, manifolds etc. anodized red. Call her the "Redhead" just like the mermaid. --Hmm! Perhaps if I melt a piston---------

 

[bman1bpm]

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Motor is off, thanks for all the suggestions. Ended up using the brute force method. Came off pretty easily and its sitting in the garage. Also finished up my lower unit seal job I started a few weeks back. Now its time for the big project, the transom that looks much worse now that the motor isn't hiding the rot.

 

[BWR1953]

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hey I was wondering what people use to lift the outboard off their boats. I've got a 140 chrysler I need to remove to do a transom job.

I used 2 men and a boy while I supervised! LMAO!

-BWR

 

[bman1bpm]

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I never said it was pretty! It is actually a 140, just has the wrong cover, the original is probably in frank's garage haha.

 

[ezmobee]

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I always thought those old Chryslers were cool looking.