Engine bracket (for home)

Black · 30 July 2008, 13:25

In trying to tidy up at home, I'm thinking of putting my Yamaha 20hp on a bracket on the wall rather than lying on the floor on a piece of chipboard.

I've seen some outboard brackets that are meant for mounting on boats that are the type of design I am after. like this http://www.whitstablemarine.co.uk/sh...NumberID=88428

None of them seem to have a high enough weight rating for my 50kg engine - any ideas anyone?

Cheers
Al

PeterM · 30 July 2008, 13:46

Surely a couple of large (ish) bits of timber nailed or screwed together would work - can the engine support some of its own weight on the leg ? or is that going to damage it in some way (I cant imagine how & I hope not as all my small outboards up to 10 hp have lived all thier lives like that )

Black · 30 July 2008, 13:56

I was hoping for something prefabricated - as I need to send it down to the father in law to put up on the wall!

Al

Neil Harvey · 30 July 2008, 19:13

why not get one like that, and mount it at a height where the skeg is touching the floor taking the weight, but you can bolt it to the bracket to keep it in position?

bedajim · 31 July 2008, 04:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black

I was hoping for something prefabricated - as I need to send it down to the father in law to put up on the wall!

Al

Take a sketch down to a local fab shop they wil make you one, You may need a little more than raw plus to hold it to the wall