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671 motor mount info needed for conversion

warboater

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Thanks in advance for anyone that can help with this question.

We operate a 1944 Wheeler 83' former Coast Guard Cutter as a non-profit museum ship in and around the Puget Sound. The original Sterling Viking 2 engines were long ago removed and replaced with a pair of 6-71's. Two years ago the starboard engine finally had its last problem and we swapped it out with a newer engine that had a different motor mount configuration.

Here is the old style that I'm refering to:

http://www.cg83527.org/images/jpg/guardianwork2/090203_048.jpg

It is the yoke around the flywheel that has threads for four bolts through the frame rails.

Here is the cludge bracket that we put together for the newer engine and it has worked ok. It only has the two threaded holes for mounting. We have since welded some gussets across the open ends to reduce any bouncing.

http://www.cg83527.org/images/jpg/engineinstall/EngineInstall1%20004.jpg

I would like to know if there is a "factory" adapter that will give us the identical 4 bolt option that the other engine had so we can more securely mount the front end of the engine. If so what might that p/n be and who might have a pair.

Thanks, Warboater - for Combatant Craft of America

www.cg83527.org www.warboats.org www.ptfnasty.com
 
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