dear 25 owners
i recently pulled out my original motor mount and replaced with epoxy laminated 3 inch block of white oak with new SS fastners and large starboard backing plates on interior of hull.
im considering a 1000 mile down the icw from long i to key largo in fall of 2017.
the motor mount feels like a weak point in the overall condition of vessel despite upgrading
anyone ever hear of a failure of mount connection to vessel?
Adam
SV Velella
Any CD25 owners ever hear of failure of engine mount
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Keyscaptainadam
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Any CD25 owners ever hear of failure of engine mount
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Re: Any CD25 owners ever hear of failure of engine mount
Well, now that you mention it. . . Yup! 
So I went to repower. I pulled the ancient--okay, 1976 Evinrude--out to replace with a Tohatsu SailPro, and found the teak mount a tad loose. I had one of my kids crawl into the cockpit lockers to loosen the nuts figuring I'd pull it out and do a nice sand and seal on the mount. What I found totally floored me. The "backing plate" was a piece of thin plywood, which had pretty much rotted away. I built a large backing plate for each side of the mount out of thick aluminum, thought stainless wood have been better. I also replaced the bolts and screws, sanded and sealed the teak board, and had my kid crawl in the locker to hold the nuts while I tightened it down. Works nicely.
So I went to repower. I pulled the ancient--okay, 1976 Evinrude--out to replace with a Tohatsu SailPro, and found the teak mount a tad loose. I had one of my kids crawl into the cockpit lockers to loosen the nuts figuring I'd pull it out and do a nice sand and seal on the mount. What I found totally floored me. The "backing plate" was a piece of thin plywood, which had pretty much rotted away. I built a large backing plate for each side of the mount out of thick aluminum, thought stainless wood have been better. I also replaced the bolts and screws, sanded and sealed the teak board, and had my kid crawl in the locker to hold the nuts while I tightened it down. Works nicely.