Outboard motor for dingy.....

[QT1]

Just got a 10 foot dingy with aluminum floor, beautiful colapsible wooden oars with a fairly new Yamaha 4 stroke engine. Question: I Plan on adding davit to swim platform to mount dingy, but want to keep motor inside of cockpit area. any one have any suggestions on a stand to purchase/build to put motor on behind helm seat? Thanks.

 

[northern]

Unless you are a weight lifter you will probably some day drop the motor in the water. We have a 5 HP that weighs 40 pounds. It is not like lifting a suit case at an airport onto the scales. I take mine off in the fall and it is difficult with a rocking boat, bouncing dinghy and wet swim platform. Sail boat people have lifting eye on top of their motors and use a winch.
We have a Seawise system on out boat and it works well.

 

[QT1]

Thanks for the input.

 

[QT1]

I was told that 4 stroke Yamaha engines should not be layed on there side, so I will remove the engine to store the dingy on the swim platform and the engine in the cockpit behind the helm seat.

 

[NotHerDecision]

my 6hp Yamaha says it can be stored on 1 side or the back.

Josh

 

[tdschafer]

Usually the 4 stroke motors are able to lay on one side & the back. I believe the other side is no good because of oil flow possibly into the cylinders.

 

[QT1]

Thanks for that info. To be on the safe side I think I want to stand the motor upright off the dingy.