looking to build engine stand ...

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Originally Posted by bsteckel

can someone post pics of their home made engine stand? i searched it, but the posts were old and no photos came up.

also, i am thinking of getting a stand at harbor freight for cheap ... what has to be done to make it fit an outboard motor?

also, anyone made their own lifting ring? i was told by my marina that some guys take a piece of pipe and have 1 1/2" x16 threads cut onto it to make their own ring?? i saw some on ebay, but they were $40 - $50.

i am sure someone has done this...

as always, thanks in advance.

Brad

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Brad - What I've found after attempting several of these projects is that you can build your own stuff, but in the end it'll cost you more (or close to the same) and you waste SO much time. You can find often find engine stands on craigslist or at local marina/boatyards for less than the harbor freight job. I got several Cast Iron Mercury stands for $100 each. bolt a plywood laminated beam between 2 of them and you can hang 4 outboards.

Sure you can make a lifting eye with pipe and some welding . . . but for $35 which is the price of the lifting eye from a dealer (why bother) you only need one. Get'r done or that v20 project will take a decade.