sarahalfred142
06.06.2021 8:38:11
Raise and lower the engine using your boat’s own winches or choose a pulley system to do the job where no winch is available, for example on a motor yacht or cruiser. [links]
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Raise and lower the engine using your boat’s own winches or choose a pulley system to do the job where no winch is available, for example on a motor yacht or cruiser. [links]
Once the outboard motor is in place on its bracket, no more manual lifting is needed, either to move it from the bracket or to get it on or off your dinghy . . EVER ! [links]
Outboard Motor Hoist from Easy Lift. Outboards lifts as the name implies lift outboard engines up and down so they can be attached to a dinghy. Often they are on a tall swivel arm that projects out to get the engine away from the hull side. Otherwise you have to hold the engine away from the boat so it lines up with the transom of the dinghy. One issue with these type of lifts is the engine is hanging from the line and the engine can swing around.
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One advantage of this design is that the engine is held fairly steady in its lowered position. This enables you to pull the transom of the dinghy under the engine without the whole arrangement swinging around. Maybe this is a bit more stable. more
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The method you described works well and only takes a few minutes.
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This self same problem has been bothering me endlessly too, ever since I bought my Shrimper in March 08. I have also been wondering a lot about how some sort of lifting bracket could be built, but I think that, as Keith says, the inescapable fact is that there just isn't the space for anything workable. Of course the Shrimper was designed at a time when all outboards were 2T, and the lifting issue did not perhaps seem so significant. I like the look of the enclosed well, but it is sadly so impractical. Maybe the Drascombe has the right idea, with the cut-out for the engine to swing up into? At first I always lifted the outboard out every time, but it's a 6HP 4T so is rather too heavy to manoeuvre into the locker. I also had problems with the oil leaking out (although putting the engine at "top dead centre" before laying it down does help).
For a while I kept the engine ashore and used to transfer it to tender and then to Shrimper, and back again on the way home. Although that solved the oil problem, it was almost as hard on my back, and was made very tricky by choppy conditions. The moment of transfer was never good for the nerves either! In 2009, I had lots of back problems (not just brought about by this I hasten to add!), which ended in an operation. So I could not continue with either of the above, and opted to antifoul the outboard and leave it in the well. This has been a boon in some respects, but I now find that the cooling water intake is continually getting blocked, which left me heading back to the mooring without power on one occasion. The jet of water was looking a bit weak again on the way up the river to get lifted out in November, so I shall have to clear it once more before the spring. So, I'm now wondering what I'm going to do this season. When I bought the boat my back wasn't in the state it's in now, and that has certainly changed my perspective. I am even starting to think that I shall have to sell the Shrimper and opt for another boat, as this issue is really spoiling things for me, which seems a great shame. I guess I'll see how this season pans out. In the meantime, any other suggestions re handling outboards greatly received!
Using a block and tackle to make dinghy launching easy here
This is a common chore that truly is a pain, and is physically demanding. Losing the engine overboard like this is also unthinkable as inflatable dinghies typically do not row very well and you will be hard-pressed to get to and from the boat at anchor. This does not touch on the cost of replacement, or repairs if it can be recovered, and the associated insurance premiums.
If you happen to have a simple spare 4:1 cruising mainsheet system with a cam, you can attach it to the aft end of the boom either to a fixing or a strop, and use the boom and tackle, crane-like, to hoist the heavy outboard aboard. To do this you will also need a secure outboard lifting sling on the engine.
It is truly worth investing in an old mainsheet system or block and tackle for this purpose, or indeed searching around some boat jumbles or e-bay. The same tackle can be used to hoist the dinghy and outboard up and alongside to stop the boat slopping about, or for security reasons. You could double the same solution up to provide a MOB recovery system which would be prudent. This has the added benefit of keeping this safety device top of mind and the crew completely familiar with how it is used.