[C320-list] Motor Mounts - Yanmar 3GM30

[Timothy Woods]

Good morning group,

Out of curiosity did your marina tech explain what may of happened to to
damage the mounts?

I would like to avoid damaging mine if possible.

Thanks in advance, Tim

On Aug 16, 2017 7:44 AM, <pclaytor at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> Thank you!  The quote was $1,000-$1,200 to replace 2 motor mounts.  I know
> this is not something I can do or would want to try, so I would definitely
> hire a boat yard to do the work.  I am scheduled for a haul-out and thought
> to have them do the work while out of the water. Replacing all 4 might be
> advisable.
>
> Take care,
>
> Patricia
> Knot Home
>
>
> ---- david.allred at verizon.net wrote:
> > I replaced all four of my motor mounts on my 2000 C320 two years ago.  I
> bought the original equipment mounts from Yanmar (two years before I
> actually replaced them) and I think the cost was around $400.  I did the
> work myself, and not being particularly handy, I probably spent 20 hours or
> maybe more for the whole project.  I'm guessing someone who knows what they
> are doing could do it in less than half that time, maybe much less time.  I
> found that carefully outlining the original mounts on the stringers with a
> Sharpie and counting the exact number of threads before loosening the bolts
> that attach the motor to the mounts made realigning the shaft much easier.
> I raised the motor from the motor mounts with the screw jack from my Honda
> (twice-one on each side) with a 1x6 piece of wood on top to distribute the
> weight across the bottom of the motor.  It worked for me, but I'd likely
> pay someone to do it in the future.  If your estimate was under $1,000, I
> would definitely pay someone to do it.
> > DLA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pclaytor <pclaytor at tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> > Sent: Tue, Aug 15, 2017 2:08 pm
> > Subject: [C320-list] Motor Mounts - Yanmar 3GM30
> >
> > Hey everyone:
> >
> > I need to replace my motor mounts on my Catalina 320, year - 2000.  I
> received 1 estimate but it seemed high to me.  Was wondering what I might
> expect in costs?  Ideas?
> >
> > Patricia
> > Knot Home
> >
> >
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