Docpal Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 As mentioned in an earlier thread I was having issues with my new 2.5 HP Suzuki outboard and the removable Duckworks bracket. I wasn't able to fully tilt the motor into an "up"position to keep it out of the water while sailing. When we sailed to Cayo Costa last week I experimented with a large cut out to see if it would be large enough, and it worked fine,SO I enclosed the cut out area and epoxied/painted it. It is now working beautifully and it lets me raise the motor easily and securely. I just through bolted some cleats under the deck, cut out pieces of plywood to the proper sizes, and "hung" them from the cleats. Then I ran triple fillets of epoxy (each being fatter than the prior one) to lock all the pieces in place. 4 coats of paint later, and it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRich Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 It's so simple, it's brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jones Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Nice solution, and it looks like you could rig a "swim step" into the brackets for use when the motor is removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennieG Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Wow! Wait a minute......I was with you Friday and you had a hole in the back of your boat.....we've got to talk so I i can understand steps, process and timing. Three fillets, four coats of paint and four days later. Amazing Bill! No wonder my boat is taking what feels like forever! It looks great and turned out to be an excellent and attractive solution. Well done, no pun intended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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