WAY OT--How To Remove OB Motor From Boat?

 Probably more OT than "sex moves" and I could not find an active boat group
and Google found nothing and there seems to be some experienced boaters in
this group, so here goes...

I have an 18' fiberglas runabout with a rotten transom.  The motor is a
Mercury 1150 (115 HP).  Anyone have any suggestion on how to remove the
motor?  It looks like the housing is designed to attach four hooks or
whatever so it can be hoisted up off the boat but my Seloc manual seems to
say nothing about "installation" so I figure I'd better ask so I don't end
up with a broken transom AND a broken motor.

BTW the transom looks like it may have been designed to be repaired, at
least there are removable aluminum strips along the transom and it was not
fiberglassed over like the rest of the boat.  Anyone have any tips on
transom repair?  This boat is a Fletcher made in England in about 1974.
Yes, I even checked the UK boat groups.

Thanks.

 

We use a Forklift with 2X4's on the forks, and just lift them off
after undoing the Mounting Bolts.

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Bruce in alaska
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how about parking under a tree and hooking a com-a-long or two to it and
winching it up and out?

 
Shade Tree Boating...?  ;)

R

 

My nearest tree is 500' from my house.  I was thinking I could use a
block-and-tackle or something and suspend it from the garage joists but they
don't look strong enough.  I could not find the weight of my motor but I
might guess a few hundred pounds.  Plus I'm still not sure if the holes
around the motor case are intended for lifting it.  I can see how the fork
lift would work but then I may as well take it to someone but first I want
to see if I can do it myself.  I think I could probably use my garage if I
add some temporary supports.  In any case it may be left hanging there for a
few weeks so it's going to have to be very secure.