Engine mounts -- Grant MacLaren's 1972 Correct Craft Skier

Engine Mounts
Grant MacLaren's
1972 Correct Craft Skier
MacSkier

Larry, before our recent travels (WI, Scotland, England), you wrote:

On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:29 PM, LL wrote:
I went back in my old catalogs and found a place that made engine mounts. When I typed in "marine engine mounts" a whole bunch of stuff came up on e-bay. They had both the adjustable screw type and also the crusader type although the shaft was 1 inch. I'll check what I have tomorrow.
LL

Since returning, I've picked up my Ford 302 engine from the local rebuilder, but have done nothing more about engine mounts.

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FYI, The interior of the boat has been rebuilt, including new stringers. Notice old and new oak engine mount blocks here.

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Before removing engine and before rebuilding interior:

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Here are many more photos of the engine mounts.

I have much more to do in getting the engine back in the boat, but am still interesting in exploring engine mount options. I'd like to have screw adjustments available for aligning the engine with propeller shaft. Something like this:

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I plan on attending a York class of '54 picnic in Villa Park on Wednesday, Sept 10 and would like to visit you and the Normandie on the morning of Sept 11. Maybe we can discuss engine mounts then.

-=Angus=-

9/18/14
After a visit with Larry to see his various mounting schemes, and a visit with Steve Horton (at Streblow Boat Works) who loaned me samples of various mounts, I followed Larry's lead to ebay and purchased four like-new (maybe NOS) mounts. Here are some photos:
al01
al02
al03

sl01
sl02
sl03
sl04

nor01
nor02
nor03

Some Options
Some Options

The NOS mounts from ebay:
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Fiberglass

"It needed a little work, but what boat doesn't?"

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