Well, that would explain it. My boat is 29 years newer. If Randy can figure out how to attach it, a 2hp should be fine. ;-) - Ed -----Original Message----- From: W David Scobie Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:02 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Outboard Motor M-17 FYI for those new to the list - the pre-1983 M17's have a different transom and deck design than the new built boats. specific to this case the 'old' M17s have a cutout where the motor is attached directly to the transom. the concern on the 'old' transom design is that a poorly attached after-market motor mount can pull the transom from the deck/hull. this is because the design of the transom to deck joint is different then the post-1982 (ish) boats. a poorly attached, or over-heavy motor, or motor left attached on after market mount and boat trailered have caused cracking/failure of the deck to transom joint. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.com --- On Thu, 4/12/12, Ed <whitehead361@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Randy, I have a 2hp Honda on my M-17 on a lowering motor bracket, and it has worked fine. Every once in a while, if the tide is against me, I've "motor/sailed" but usually I have never had an issue with it. Maybe if I had to keep up with others who had bigger motors and we were only under power, I might be "underpowered" but I usually get there with everybody else. ;-) I've attached a photo. - Ed
--- On Thu, 4/12/12, Randy <randy@caffeibis.com> wrote:
I apologize for bringing up an already much discussed topic. I am downsizing my outboard motor. I have a 1978
M-17
with the cutout for the engine. I currently have an extra long shaft mounted directly to the transom. The 2.5 hp engines are not available in a long shaft let alone an extra long shaft. Do I even need a long shaft or can I mount an engine bracket to drop the engine? Will I have to lean over the back of the transom to operate? Will having a bracket set back from the transom trump lowering the engine weight by getting smaller engine?
Randy Wirth randy@caffeibis.com