M17 Orion had its original fixed motor mount replaced with a spring-loaded mount for the Honda 5hp. You push against the spring to lock it down into running place, click a release to pull it back up - with the help of the spring, very little effort required. -----Original Message----- From: Joe Murphy [mailto:seagray@embarqmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 02:36 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: Re: M_Boats: motor size The motor mount that Bob provided on my 2008 M17 makes lifting my 6hp 55lb Tohatsu a breeze. And I ain't no Atlas!! Joe M17 Seafrog #651 ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Jenkins To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 2:20 PM Subject: M_Boats: motor size Folks, I think the main problem with the weight of outboards is lifting the darn things up to the mount, a not inconsiderable task for some. How about ditching the boarding ladder, throwing on another motor mount, and running twin 2's? Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla (5 hp Honda) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!