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You actually do not need to "lift" the motor to remove it. my method of static removal of an outboard is simple. I have an a-frame made of 2x6 screwed onto a pallet. I lower the bow to the ground via the trailer dolly. Then I set a chain and shackle to the a-frame and lift ring on the motor. I loosen/remove the lower engine bolts/nuts. Raise the trailer dolly/bow to put tension on the static chain of the a-frame. Remove top transom bolts/nuts. raise the trailer dolly all the way up, resulting in transom lowering and motor clearing the top of the transom. I have the base pallet set on a mechanic's creeper so I can move the motor away from the boat. Final point, a J70 only weighs 248 lbs.