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Dan Wentworth
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Username: lil_dickey

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Registered: 10-2009
Posted on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 - 11:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

We recently restored an 18' Lyman after 15 years on the hard only to discover the engine mounts had failed. Does anyone have experience rebuilding these mounts?
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miro forest
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Post Number: 395
Registered: 11-2001


Posted on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 - 08:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've tried to re-build them, but the repair only lasted a year or so.
I found the rubber like material seems to reach an end-of-life condition - maybe it's a combination of aging of the molecular structure of the material plus the vibrations it absorbs.
While the replacements seem expensive ( I paid $185 for 4 mounts) I eventually concluded it is a good thing to do - it helps prevent the engine vibrations going directly into the hull.
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Dan Wentworth
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Posted on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 - 09:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for the post.

Which Engine Mounts did you go with?

I am a little confused. when I look at these mounts it appears that the Stud\2 nuts have been replaced with a hex bolt..

I did not see any markings to identify the manufacture.

The boat is in a remote location so I will not be able to remove them soon.
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Frank Petran
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Post Number: 67
Registered: 05-2009
Posted on Thursday, October 08, 2009 - 04:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've never rebuilt those type of mounts, My Islander mounts were repalced before I purchased the boat with the stud type of mounts. I have seen them on Ebay as Mercruiser mounts. A 2 x 1/2 inch stud on rubber, vulcanized into a casting just like yours. The cost is about $39 each. Works great and allows for exact prop shaft allignment. Frank

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