lifting a 1978 115 HP inline 6

[jimg984]

soon will be changing out motor on boat i'm not sure what is best place to attach lifting cable to the engine again its a 1978 inline 6 115HP mercury

 

[Laddies]

Re: lifting a 1978 115 HP inline 6

The proper way to lift the engine is with a lift eye that screws in the flywheel

 

[jimg984]

Re: lifting a 1978 115 HP inline 6

where can i get this lift eye? live in a rural area with no boat dealers around

in the city all they wanna do is sell a new boat or motor

 

[TheWoodCrafter]

Re: lifting a 1978 115 HP inline 6

I would think any trackor or hardware store.
It just needs the same threads as the crank shaft stick out of the flywheel.

 

[wayne72472]

Re: lifting a 1978 115 HP inline 6

i just got a lifter and fly wheel puller off ebay for 26.00 i had to have one to put a new trigger on and it came with the lifter only took 4 days to get here just type in mercury flywheel puller and you should be able to find it

 

[Chris1956]

Re: lifting a 1978 115 HP inline 6

Jimg, I use a piece of steel plumbers strap that I bolt to the flywheel, using two of those 5/16 fine thread inner flywheel bolts. Bolting a harmonic balanacer puller to the flywheel (3 5/16 flywheel bolts) would be even better. I have a cheap block and tackle that I use for the lifting. The motor is only 300#.

You can use a cable hoist (Cumalong), from the HW store for $20.

 

[ventureman]

Re: lifting a 1978 115 HP inline 6

I use 2 inch tow strap. Strap around the cowling in X. Then lift with an engine hoist. Heve removed the 1150 and 1500 by lifting from boat with just one other able body. Really not that heavy. Do I recommend that? No, but it can work.