I wish I had a short shaft for my M 15 motor mount. It is obvious from the specs listed in the motor owner's manual the prop extends several inches too far beyond the bottom of the transom when the mount is in the down position. Perhaps it's a matter of the hieght of the initial positioning of the mount on the transom? Martha Ekwurtzel M 15 "knot head" Lake Koshkonong, WI John Tyner <tynerjr@md.metrocast.net> wrote:
Thank you, Connie. Now was that rectangular hatch in the actual seat (horizontal) or the vertical inner wall aft of the seat?
I'm also using the Honda 2 HP, but long shaft (I think).
John Tyner '88 M-15 #412 "Chimpanzee"
On 2/21/2011 7:36 PM, Conbert Benneck wrote:
On 21-Feb-11 12:58 PM, John Tyner wrote:
Hi John,
My M15 #400 originally had the fixed motor mount when I bought it.
LaterI decided to change it to a lift mount - don't recall which one I bought,- but to gain access to the transom and add a backup plate, I cut out a section at the aft end of the port cockpit seat and installed a large rectangular sealing hatch.
This gave me unlimited access to the transom so that it was easy installing a backing plate on the inside and later putting on the nuts and lock washers after I had installed the lift mount. (I was using a 2 HP HONDA short shaft engine).
The advantage of using the large access port is that it gives you added - easily accessible - storage space. I used it for my small plastic bucket and for cleaning materials.
Connie
ex M15 #400 LEPPO
know it's been mentioned several times before, but I've eleven years of (incomplete) e-mails from the server I don't want to search through.
What's the consensus replacement for the M-15's original fixed motor mount? Garelick has several models. On the lighter (engine HP rating) end, the models 71040 (aluminum) and 71037 (SS) have 8-1/2" of vertical travel. Is this sufficient for an M-15? Or would the heavier (7.5 - 20 HP, 11-1/4" vertical travel) model 71057 (aluminum) or model 71056 (SS) be required? There's also the aluminum model 71042 (7.5 - 12 HP) with 14-1/4" vertical travel. Obviously I'd prefer stainless, and Defender has the model 71037 on closeout, but is the travel sufficient?
http://search.defender.com/search.aspx?Action=9&Ascending=True&SH=QT1nYXJlbG...
And as I am, of course, too large to fit down under the cockpit to get back to the transom (if only I were 17 again!), I've been thinking of adding an access port so I can get to the fasteners. Is a 4" opening sufficient?
John Tyner '88 M-15 #412 "Chimpanzee"
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