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Originally Posted by Skools Out
i made my own OMC lifting hook that actually fits my Merc 150 as well. i had a comealong go bad so i chop sawed it up and made a motor lifting eye out of it. been using it for about 10 yrs now. works great. i used the end of the comealong that would rotate so i can spin the motor on the hook plus tilt it.
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I was thinking of making my lifting plate on the lathe, and then threading the center hole to the same size threads as the outside threads of the merc tool... that way if I wanted to lift the merc I could just do it normal, but to lift the OMC I'd just thread the Merc lifting device into the centerhole in the plate, thread the 3 bolts thru the holes and into the flywheel and I should be good to go. I use a cherry picker, but I like your idea of the swivel hook for rotating the engine. I think I'll get one and put it on the short length of chain on the picker. Hopefully I'll never have to use it.. 
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
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