Engine mounts

Gair Na Mara
Newbie Topic Starter

2020-09-10T15:39:49Z

Hi all, new to the site and new owner of a Seal 28.

I need to replace the engine mounts on my Yanmar 2gm and was after s bit of advice.

As I'm new to owning a boat with an inboard engine I'm not sure if it is possible to lift the engine just enough to remove and replace the mounts or if it's an engine out job.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Lee Taylor
Member

2020-09-13T16:57:32Z

#2

Hi there, welcome to the site. Congratulations on the seal 28! Great boat! Although i am bias :)

I've had no official training as such, but on my last boat, i propped up each corner to take the weight off whilst i changed each mount individually. There are some very elaborate methods to make sure your gearbox lines up with and angled correctly to the propeller shaft. This is very important so make sure it's done correctly. Any error and you risk vibration at the very least, which can also cause other failures to occur.

Good luck,

Lee