Speaking of removing engines…..

[OverEasy]

Speaking of removing engines….

We are planning to pull our Tohatsu 50 hp from Over Easy while we are down in SC in preparation for our new Suzuki to be installed back up in NH.

The plan as it stands is to get one of those foldable engine cranes and lift it off then temporarily store it by lowering down til the engine Skeg touches ground followed by blocking the lifting cylinder in place. That way we should still be able to move it around if needed later. ( longer range plan is to rebuild the carbs and engine fuel pump and build/buy a flats boat for fishing down here in the marshes and estuaries….that or sell it on)

Just wondering what others have done when removing their engines?

Best Regards
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

I think that motor is around 200lbs. Don’t under estimate it’s top heavy ness, and lack of places to grab a hold of engine. If you do put it on a stand like the picture strap the motor so it cannot turn on it’s steering pivot. I eventually laid mine down for transport on a trailer, without anything else attached, don’t do that! Quite a handful.

[Sheppie62]

Here is a picture of the original Mercury crate that came with my new motor, there was a small metal bracket that holds the motor from turning sideways. Maybe this will help you store or transport the motor?

[OverEasy]

Well for better or worse we decided to continue on with the use of a portable engine crane to remove our old 50 hp Tohatsu.
Harbor Freight had two models, 1 ton & 2 ton. Both models were about about $100+ less than Norther Tool, Home Depot,
Lowes, or Tractor Supply.

We selected the 2 ton version as it gives us more margin and capability for not only this project but others in the future.
(With my mobility issues lifting & moving things around is a challenge, just can’t pick up and carry the stuff I used to ).

Both models are more than adequate but Harbor Freight was offering 25% off on a single item in store only and a rain check as they didn’t have either in stock at that moment but hoped to by the following week. Oops! It didn’t come in! Fortunately their Stateside GA store had one that they would honor the rain check and hold for me! It was a bit of a drive over there and back but worth it to us.





The Admiral and I spent an hour or so one afternoon putting the thing together without any issues.
Great Team Work!

(One of the first things we did was use the new crane to remove our 3500 watt home generator we moved fron NH to SC from the van! It weighs about 150 lbs and the crane as much easier than the 8 foot ramp we used to get it wheeled in! )

So now we’re set to remove the engine (after we power wash and clean up Over Easy from her 7 month storage hiatus) before we have to head back North in early July. (It’s amazing the amount of external grunge Southern Pines and Water Oaks along with heat and humidity can generate! )

I believe we can borrow your idea of the wedge bracket Sheppie62 for the longer term storage and engine work once we get back down South in the fall. I think I can adapt a free standing frame to mount it and make an anti-tip bracket on one of the walls of the garage which would allow running it up in a barrel/tank. Then lift the engine off with the crane, move the frame to the inside of the garage, secure it and remount the engine to it until we buy/build a flats fishing boat and trailer. Thanks Sheppie62!

Best Regards
Over Easy

[Sheppie62]

I have the same engine lift, it works great! Even pulled a 4bd2t Isuzu (cab over truck) with the transmission attached with it. Definitely best way to remove outboards, on the mercury I had to use 3 bolts/washers on the flywheel with 3 short chains connected in the middle with a large threaded link. I had to oval out the last chain link with a small sledgehammer, holding with channel locks. It works better than a single point, is more stable. FWIW