I am planning on repowering my 14' Bayliner Capri in a couple of months as soon as I finish my deck rebuild. Due to my specific motor requirements it my take awhile to find the motor I need and want. I currently have a Force 40hp 2 stroke and due to not having to change the controls and weight limits I need a 40 or 50 Mercury 2 stroke that is at least from the 2,000's and is under $2500. Really want the 50 though. Four strokes are too heavy in the 50.
So, a little back story: My Force motor is basically trashed. I have a broken drive shaft, bad pinion gear, broken starter mount, and need new seals and water pump. Also, it's only a manual tilt which sucks.
I was thinking about wanting to have some good personal savings and how throwing down $2500 in cash is going to make that take a lot longer. I came across a full lower unit for my motor for around $300. If it is half decent, that would take care off all of my problems except the starter mount.
Now, the deal with the starter mount was that it would cost about $300 to have welded and a ton of my time splitting the case to give the welder just the case with nothing else (He insists he will only do it that way as well as other shops). There are a few blocks on ebay that are around $400 but have either all been re-welded or are questionable.
NOW?.here is where this post comes in.
This starter was supposed to be mounted with (3) bolts. When I bought it a year ago it only had (2) bolts. I didn't know much about motors and didn't think anything of it. With just the left side upper mount bolt in it will start to hang after a couple starts. I just happen to have the starter mount bracket which the 3rd bolt goes into. Since, I used this about 7 or 8 months before the mount broke with just the 2 upper bolts, what would happen if I put the bracket on and mounted my starter with just the upper left bolt and the bottom bracket bolt which goes directly in the block?
Could this hold up awhile? It seems it would be at least as strong as just the top two were. Also, I could use my boat until I find the motor I want. Could be 6+ months. If it works good I might use for a year to save up more and get an even nicer motor.
So, what do you all think?
So, a little back story: My Force motor is basically trashed. I have a broken drive shaft, bad pinion gear, broken starter mount, and need new seals and water pump. Also, it's only a manual tilt which sucks.
I was thinking about wanting to have some good personal savings and how throwing down $2500 in cash is going to make that take a lot longer. I came across a full lower unit for my motor for around $300. If it is half decent, that would take care off all of my problems except the starter mount.
Now, the deal with the starter mount was that it would cost about $300 to have welded and a ton of my time splitting the case to give the welder just the case with nothing else (He insists he will only do it that way as well as other shops). There are a few blocks on ebay that are around $400 but have either all been re-welded or are questionable.
NOW?.here is where this post comes in.
This starter was supposed to be mounted with (3) bolts. When I bought it a year ago it only had (2) bolts. I didn't know much about motors and didn't think anything of it. With just the left side upper mount bolt in it will start to hang after a couple starts. I just happen to have the starter mount bracket which the 3rd bolt goes into. Since, I used this about 7 or 8 months before the mount broke with just the 2 upper bolts, what would happen if I put the bracket on and mounted my starter with just the upper left bolt and the bottom bracket bolt which goes directly in the block?
Could this hold up awhile? It seems it would be at least as strong as just the top two were. Also, I could use my boat until I find the motor I want. Could be 6+ months. If it works good I might use for a year to save up more and get an even nicer motor.
So, what do you all think?