Detroit Motor Mounts

[thebare]

I need some help please.
1972 53MY "Murphy's Law".
I have broken all four motor mounts holding the Detroit 8V71N port engine.
I need direction to the possible purchase of replacements.
Evidently they were OEM parts
Any help on the subjects, I would be extremely grateful .
I am hoping I am not the first to have " accomplished " this feat.
I also bent both rudders.

 

[Sadey]

I hate to ask but was a collision the reason for all the above?

 

[rsmith]

Call Sams

 

[jim rosenthal]

Sam's before anything else, for mounts. You may be able to get the rudder shafts straightened by a propeller shop, if not, they were probably made by Buck-Algonquin in Maryland.

If this was a collision and that much damage was done, you might think about filing a claim with your insurance company, and getting a surveyor to view the boat. Sorry this has happened to you.

 

[JD5652]

I had replaced my motor mounts for my 671 TIs in another boat years ago and sourced them from a company in New Jersey. Let me see if I can find that data in my archives.

I replaced mine during an out of frame rebuild.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

I have used mounts if you want to go that route. I sold one but have 5 left.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

They are Ace mounts (at least they were from mid/late-70's through end of production). The earlier boats were like this:

Which is probably what you have and it looks like Sams has those in stock.


http://parts.samsmarine.com/PartSearch/LinkPart.cfm?ItemNmbr=5130471


http://parts.samsmarine.com/PartSearch/LinkPart.cfm?ItemNmbr=5130503

 

[Captain Ralph]

Can you send some pictures? Maybe of the good mounts?
May have some collecting dust.

 

[JD5652]

They are Ace mounts (at least they were from mid/late-70's through end of production). The earlier boats were like this:

Which is probably what you have and it looks like Sams has those in stock.

Ding! Ding! Ding!... winner ...winner .. chicken dinner!

Ace Mountings Co., Inc. - Vibration Isolation Products and Solutioons

 

[SKYCHENEY]

If they are the Ace 730's, I have 5 of those. But in 1972, they are most likely the ones I pictured above.

 

[thebare]

I hate to ask but was a collision the reason for all the above?

I collided with a sandbar. Ran aground going forward then backed off and hit another sandbar astern.

 

[jim rosenthal]

That is the definition of a bad day on the water.

 

[Bob Bradley]

I collided with a sandbar. Ran aground going forward then backed off and hit another sandbar astern.

Ouch. Well, at least your boat name is apropos.