Thaiboxer04
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Good morning everyone. I just purchased a 1982 Mercury 90hp Tower of Power. As you know it's quite heavy so I used an engine crane to get it out of my SUV. It went OK but I picked it up from the mount so the engine is sitting horizontally now. I want to get it mounted to the boat this week and wondered if anyone had ideas on ways to do this? I don't see a lifting hook on the top of the motor to hold it upright for mounting. I saw that they make a tool for the flywheel bolt for some motors but curious if any of you used other methods with straps etc? I also had some other questions... 1) I am used to the motors with the big hooks and T handles to mount on the transom. This motor just has small tabs instead of a C clamp style... if I stand the motor upright and lift up onto the transom...will these tiny tabs hold the motor onto the transom so I can start bolting it or will it slip off? 2) The holes don't look like they will line up with the holes on my boat. Do I just drill new holes and seal the old with silicone and nuts/bolts? How many bolts total for 90hp? I was guessing 6? 3) The cables are way too long that I have. I am working with a small 15' fiberglass bass boat so cables need to be short. Is there anyway to modify the cables or do I have no choice but to buy new ones? Any help is much appreciated!!!
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