Engine Mount Lag Stripped....Quick Fix??

eric lavine wrote: my first post got deleted and i gave professional and a very safe method of fixing the problem he had as i always do,

Eric
That was the post I remembered, in fact when I came back to this posting to read it again and noticed that it was gone. I also thought that was a really good idea.
Fred

Eric, I wasn't implying that your methods were half assed. I was implying that mine are. In the case of my loose lag bolts, I'm not going to worry about it until I see or hear something that tells me it's time to get serious about it. That idea with the bushings would probably get me by for another 20 years.

Red Green says "if the wimen don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy".

So we're basically back to Pete's first suggestion.

8122pbrainard wrote: One of these bits and about a foot of threaded rod should be long enough to get through the bottom of the boat. To reduce the drag, try a acorn nut on the bottom.

he could substitute the special machined bushing with a nut and washer in the cross drilled hole, upper end boats use this method to hold the engines in, in this case until he decides to repair the stringers, this is a very safe and effective repair.

this would mean he needs a drill and a crescent wrench

Chris, watch the OFF TOPICS section.....
I heard thru the grape vine there will be a show and tell ...........
Professional attention to detail or half fast.....
Pictures are worth a thousand words ..........
And I sign this Billy Sutton/The Boat Doctor

round 3

You guys have got to give it a rest. All three of you know I like each one of you and will not take sides here but...this has gone on to long.

Let's beware of posting stuff that will only hurt another member on here.

Enough is enough.

john

Well, well, well....I am away on business for a few days, and come back to this. Its like the food fight scene from "Animal House".

As stated, or implied....I do not want to tear the floor and stringers out at this particular time. Of course I realize that this is the only sure-fire permanent fix. But, thats not what I was asking about. Not sure its even necessary. I personally think the stringers are still decent. Not perfect perhaps.... but decent and usable for a year or two, or five.

Once I get the time to do the fix on the lags, I will let you all know how it turns out. I am leaning toward the epoxy filler and new lags. I just want to hold the engine in place better than it may be held as is in the current state.

Thanks again for all the great ideas for a "short term fix". Its great to have a site like this to bounce ideas around.

Dave