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michael.j.wenger
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Initially Posted - 07/22/2015 : 14:40:24

All -- the carb on my 4-stroke Nissan 4 hp has decided to imitate Old Faithful and is spewing gas. So I need to pull it off the boat and get it to a mechanic. The boat is in the water and could be backed into the slip, which I think would place the majority of the motor over the dock with the motor tilted up. Would this be the safest way to remove the engine? Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Michael Wenger
Norman OK (Lake Thunderbird)
"Sea of Tea" (SK/TR)

islander
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Response Posted - 07/22/2015 : 15:55:24

Sounds like a plan. Tie a safety line from the engine to the push pit or the end of the boom just in case. You can also tie a few lines around the engine to make some extra handles to grab. A 4Hp Nissan doesn't weigh very much and shouldn't be that hard to handle. Gas flowing out the carb usually is an indicator that the float is stuck down or perforated and full of gas resulting in the main jet needle being held fully open. The carb bowl fills up and just keeps filling since the float doesn't rise pushing the needle into the jet to stop the incoming gas. It works kinda like a toilet fill valve. I highly recommend for motors under 5-6HP a Davis Motor Caddy #430. I had one for my dink engine (5Hp). You can literally pick the motor up like a suitcase with one hand. Made putting the dink motor on and off a one hand operation leaving the other hand to hold onto the rail of the boat. In your case back the boat in to the dock, reach down and lift the motor off. It would be that simple with this.

Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound

Edited by - islander on 07/22/2015 16:34:28

michael.j.wenger
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Response Posted - 07/22/2015 : 19:37:15

Scott -- that's brilliant! Already on it's way thanks to Amazon Prime. Much appreciated!

Michael Wenger
Norman OK (Lake Thunderbird)
"Sea of Tea" (SK/TR)

dasreboot
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Response Posted - 07/23/2015 : 03:33:52

I did it with an improvised Derrik and the mainsheet. next time i will just take it over to the boat ramp and back it up to the shallow part, whade in and pull it off.

Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/23/2015 : 09:07:06

It's easy to make a carry "strap" using about 15' of 3/8" line. I did that for the 9.8 Nissan I had on the C-25. With that motor you definitely need to back into the slip so the motor is next to the dock, then just lift. The 4 hp motor is only about 57 lbs., so it is even easier to handle.

We just bought a new 4 hp Tohatsu yesterday for our club-owned C-22 from Online Outboards (aka Cumberland Watersports). Went and picked it up myself, they are only 28 miles from my home, and put the motor on the boat. Easy job. Started on the first pull. Sweet motor. It has a built-in tank as well as an external tank hookup.

DavidP
1975 C-22 SK #5459 "Shadowfax" Fleet 52
PO of 1984 C-25 SK/TR #4142 "Recess"
Percy Priest Yacht Club, Hamilton Creek Marina, Nashville, TN

sethp001
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Response Posted - 07/25/2015 : 09:37:36

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Originally posted by michael.j.wenger

The boat is in the water and could be backed into the slip, which I think would place the majority of the motor over the dock with the motor tilted up.

That is how we removed our outboard. To make sure we didn't drop it in the water, we tied a halyard around the carrying handle with the other side of the line managed by a winch and a cleat.

Seth
"Outlier" 1987 Catalina 25 SR/SK/Traditional Interior #5541
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 07/27/2015 : 08:29:36

We used the boom vang connected to a piling at the end of the slip as a safety to take the load.

Jerry

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