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I have a 1961 Nauset 16' with a 1992 Johnson 88 SPL. The boat and engine run great and are out of the water for the winter.

Since buying the boat 3 years ago, the engine well has never drained via the well drain tube. I've always had to pump the engine well out manually. My tilt/trim motor was badly corroded and this weekend I removed the entire tilt assembly to replace the electric motor. While doing so I noticed the engine well drain is hard up against the tilt bracket (there is an indent in the tilt bracket from the drain tube).

Is there a trick to mounting the tilt bracket so the engine well drain has room to let the water out? Or is this a common problem with OMC engines on classic Whalers?

Thanks,
Eric

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Raise the motor up.

http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=106

http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=82

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Thank you

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On my boat, a previous owner plugged the original (centered) splash well drain and added one toward the side.

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Raising the motor is a DIY if the lower bolts are in the slots and the boat is on a trailer and you can have someone help you at one stage.

We can walk you through it if you need help.

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Thanks all. I looked at the engine mounting bolts, and the engine is mounted low (top mounting hole used) and the bottom bolts are through the engine well and bolted into the bracket somehow, not through the bracket slots. The heads of the lower bolts are in the engine well and look like they go into a part of the bracket just above and outboard of the lower slots. So raising the engine may be more involved than I thought. I may just live with pumping out the engine well by hand and leave it as is. Thanks for the input.

Eric

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Drill the "GREEN" holes in the diagram I showed you above and fill the old lower holes.

Then you are good to go for any new engine in the future and also optimized your boat performance and fuel economy for enjoyment now.

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Thanks Joe. I'll start researching removing and mounting an engine.

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When I took on the project Joe Kriz is recommending, the detail provided in member crbenny's personal page provided me both knowledge and confidence. I hoisted the motor using a block and tackle hung from the rafters of my garage.



CRBenney's Personal Page http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...ser_id=291

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Thanks for that link Tom, crbenny did a great job with that write up.