Has anyone ever mounted an engine underneath the engine mounts with the bolts facing up? Im trying to squeeze a .67 ops into a small hull and i need to get it low as possible.

No reason you can't do that, although it might be easier to move the mountings lower though, or maybe consider a different type of mount. I assume you are using rails at the moment?

Glenn

Yes, rails. The mounts cannot go any lower. im using the regular aeromarine engine mounts. when i attach them to the motor the way their supposed to be the motor sits way too high in my opinion. Since the motor is oversized for the hull it makes the shaft angle worse and also makes it seem top heavy. If i set the motor underneath the engine mounts i can get it nice and low in the hull and have little bend in the shaft. Looking at it i do not see any problems but i was just wondering if their are any downsides to this besides the throttle linkage.

Can't think of any, other than having to take the complete mount out to remove the motor, but that is not uncommon. Have you though of pulling the rails out and mounting the engine on bonded in posts?



By doing this you can shorten the posts as much as you need to enable the motor to go as low as you want. The picture is an old play boat of mine and the mounts are simple home made from 1/8" angle, chopped to suit as you see. The posts are aluminium with tapped holes 5mm and the rubbers are bought. I bond the posts in after glueing them to test fix into position with superglue, then bond in with a paste made from polyester resin and microfibres, then cover with a layer of matting or tape.

This lets you get the engine as low as you want to.

Hope it helps, very strong installation - and lighter than rails.

Glenn

i dont really want to go as far as pulling the rails, I can get the engine low as i want it with the mounts above the engine. I am more curious to know if running it like this will cause an unforseen problems so i figured id ask before i mounted.