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standard 17 posted 05-30-2013 12:23 PM ET (US)
A friend of mine who is the original owner of a '62 13' Whaler is trying to have a the engine reinstalled and the boat reassembled. The boat and motor sat separate from each other for years unprotected, with boat hardware spread here, there and yonder. I've helped her as much as I could, but now I'm busy with paying jobs. We delivered all the components to a sort of advanced shade tree mechanic. He's asked us if there were any wedges or shims that fit between the engine brackets and the very curved transom. My friend said maybe, as I said parts are strewn everywhere. She can't find anything fitting that description. The mechanic called Sue Lodel who told him yes, there should be something like a wedge, she doesn't have them. Does anyone have a photo of these things so we can figure out how fabricate them or better yet have some I can buy?
Thanks,
Ted
contender posted 05-30-2013 10:17 PM ET (US)
1st, I have a 1962 whaler (own it since new) and we never had anything on the transom but the engine. They do sell wedges not hard to find and not that expensive,(call some marine places that mount engines, or look online, ebay, they are about 10 inches long and 2-3 inch wide at the widest point, they are fill with holes not a solid piece) usually made out of alum. What engine are you mounting back on the whaler? You can through bolt newer engines.
dg22 posted 05-31-2013 10:36 AM ET (US)
Ted, Initially I had the same concern but after reading at CW, most people just mount the motor as is without wedges. I've had no problems. My motor is a clamp-on and I also installed the top transom bolts. My boat is a 1967 with a 1973 50 HP Evinrude.
jimh posted 05-31-2013 10:50 AM ET (US)
Outboard engines from the same era as a 1962 Boston Whaler probably had mounting brackets that were not a flat plate but rather had two sides portions with some open area between them. They probably fit to the slightly curved transom of the 13-footer without too much problem.
If you have a more modern outboard engine with a larger flat area on the mounting plate, use of shims may be called for. You could make the shims from wood, I suspect.
The transom top surface might also need a shim. On one of my older Boston Whaler boats c.1976 there was a small metal shim used on the top surface of the transom to bear the weight of the outboard and spread it over a larger area. That engine had clamps to retain it on the transom. Of course, today it is routine to mount the outboard above the top of the transom, so they typically to not bear directly on the transom for support.

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Author	Topic: Mounting an Evinrude 40 to a 1962 13' Whaler
standard 17	posted 05-30-2013 12:23 PM ET (US) A friend of mine who is the original owner of a '62 13' Whaler is trying to have a the engine reinstalled and the boat reassembled. The boat and motor sat separate from each other for years unprotected, with boat hardware spread here, there and yonder. I've helped her as much as I could, but now I'm busy with paying jobs. We delivered all the components to a sort of advanced shade tree mechanic. He's asked us if there were any wedges or shims that fit between the engine brackets and the very curved transom. My friend said maybe, as I said parts are strewn everywhere. She can't find anything fitting that description. The mechanic called Sue Lodel who told him yes, there should be something like a wedge, she doesn't have them. Does anyone have a photo of these things so we can figure out how fabricate them or better yet have some I can buy? Thanks, Ted
contender	posted 05-30-2013 10:17 PM ET (US) 1st, I have a 1962 whaler (own it since new) and we never had anything on the transom but the engine. They do sell wedges not hard to find and not that expensive,(call some marine places that mount engines, or look online, ebay, they are about 10 inches long and 2-3 inch wide at the widest point, they are fill with holes not a solid piece) usually made out of alum. What engine are you mounting back on the whaler? You can through bolt newer engines.
dg22	posted 05-31-2013 10:36 AM ET (US) Ted, Initially I had the same concern but after reading at CW, most people just mount the motor as is without wedges. I've had no problems. My motor is a clamp-on and I also installed the top transom bolts. My boat is a 1967 with a 1973 50 HP Evinrude.
jimh	posted 05-31-2013 10:50 AM ET (US) Outboard engines from the same era as a 1962 Boston Whaler probably had mounting brackets that were not a flat plate but rather had two sides portions with some open area between them. They probably fit to the slightly curved transom of the 13-footer without too much problem. If you have a more modern outboard engine with a larger flat area on the mounting plate, use of shims may be called for. You could make the shims from wood, I suspect. The transom top surface might also need a shim. On one of my older Boston Whaler boats c.1976 there was a small metal shim used on the top surface of the transom to bear the weight of the outboard and spread it over a larger area. That engine had clamps to retain it on the transom. Of course, today it is routine to mount the outboard above the top of the transom, so they typically to not bear directly on the transom for support.