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Where to suspend a dingy motor on a '95 C250 WB

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zeil
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Initially Posted - 04/08/2006 : 23:25:33

I'm in the process of purchasing a new air cooled, 39 lb, Honda 2 hp with an extended shaft for our newly aquired 7.5 ft Back Water dingy.

I would like to suspend the 39 lb. 4 stroke motor off the stern or side railing somewhere but can't exactly determine what would work best...

The reason for a long shaft is that it will also have to drive our '95 C250 Water ballast in an emergency and seriously consider the investment as insurance money rather than paying it to a tow-you-into-harbour insurance company.

By the way 1995 C250 WB was not factory equipped with “stern seats” which perhaps could have made things easier.

1) Where on the stern to suspend the motor??
2) Will a 2 hp drive the C250 WB and at what speed?

Any suggestions out there... It seems to me that many others on this forum must have found satisfactory solutions
(picturers are very helpful but not required

Thanks in advance

Henk & Johanna
"Floating", a few off your "barnacles".
"Someday Lady" '95 C250WB #151 ('03 - 2016)
"Sea ya" 30ft Bayliner (04-2018 - 09-2018)
"Mariah" '96 C250WB #191 (05-2019 - 15-05-2023)
"Lady J" '00 C250WK #499 (05-2021 - 09-2022)

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 04/09/2006 : 08:54:39

Built a little teak block and used a couple small SS U-bolts to secure it to the aft rail. I would be kind of concerned about putting too much weight on that stern rail. My little 2 HP Johnson only weights about 25 pounds. I don't know how much weight that rail will support. Especially if your in any choppy waters where the weight could bounce around and maybe cause damage to the fuel locker where the rail is attached. May not be a problem at all, just something to keep an eye on. That being said, we ran into some bad weather a couple days after this picture was taken and the motor did fine, no movement of the rail. Here's the [url="http://webpages.charter.net/potterhouse/my%20web/images/IMG_0017.jpg"]picture[/url].

Edited by - Tom Potter on 04/09/2006 09:12:19

JJM
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Response Posted - 04/09/2006 : 10:41:28

IMHO. If you need an assist in an emergency, the likelihood is that conditions causing the emergency would be very unfavorable - high winds and high seas. I would not rely upon a 2HP engine to get me back to the slip in that situation. I have and will continue to have vessel assist.

Edited by - JJM on 04/09/2006 10:41:52

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