stripped motor mount holes

[bigfish4me]

We have 3 out of 8 motor mount holes that are stripped out, the obvious fix is to dowel them....which should have been done before we dropped the motor back in....hind sight is 20/20 though. Is there a better fix than just doweling them? Should we epoxy the dowels in and then lag the motor down? Any insight would be appreciated.

[jawz12]

blackfin huh ???

well...not sure how to say this...but...engine beds are made from wood,we all know wood rots,right ???
trying to dowell wet wood is mabey not the best approach...you really don't wanna hear what i have to say,do ya ???
gimme a call...609-214-7556,i can explain it better over the phone...

[Gettinwet]

hey jimmy if ya get a chance post up a few options of what to do in this case...kinda courious as the what to do in this situation.....

[bigfish4me]

blackfin huh ???

well...not sure how to say this...but...engine beds are made from wood,we all know wood rots,right ???
trying to dowell wet wood is mabey not the best approach...you really don't wanna hear what i have to say,do ya ???
gimme a call...609-214-7556,i can explain it better over the phone...

Thats what i was afraid of, all the others are solid.....was figuring that since the motor has been yanked in and out of her 7 or 8 times in the past 7 years that could be the cause...and yup its a blackfin.

[Gettinwet]

hey bigfish where in townsend inlet are ya? i'm on 87th street at the townsend inlet yacht club...right next to sunset pier and pier88

[cdail28590]

My quess would be you will have to cut out the rotten support back to good wood and then replace with new wood and glass.

[bigfish4me]

hey bigfish where in townsend inlet are ya? i'm on 87th street at the townsend inlet yacht club...right next to sunset pier and pier88

Were on the end of 47th st pretty much across the causeway from SIYC

[Gettinwet]

oh ok kinda near where capt robbins docks?

[Gettinwet]

oh yea by the way thats a nice rail and t-top...i wonder who did that! charlie does awesome work!!!!!

[seapower]

For what it's worth, lag bolting an engine down is just asking for trouble. They may feel snug when you put them in, but over time the engine (from torque) will start working the bolt's loose (they're just wood screw's), deforming the holes. Any time you get water on top of your bed's it'll work down the thread's, leading to soft wood and corrosion. It's not a maybe, it's a matter of when. Frank,SeaPower