Saturday, November 6, 2021

Outboard motor stand

Here's a quick side project, built entirely out of scrap wood from the workshop, and a set of castoring wheels picked up on sale from Princess Auto. 

I'm currently storing my Lumberyard Skiff in my unheated garage, and I'd like to move the motor into my heated garage over the winter.  This means I'm in need of a stand for my Suzuki 25hp.

I started by searching online for a design, and I came across one on the Glen-L website.  I modified the design slightly to make it as small as possible, but also keep the maximum strength.  

Here's the Glen-L design...
Here's my stand...not quite as pretty, but it should do the trick.

I've added an extra triangular plywood brace to the front of the main upright for additional strength.

I had some extra 3/4" quarter round left over from the tugboat chine.  This was added to the top and bottom of the main supports for extra joint strength.

After getting the motor on the stand I realized I would feel better with an additional brace on the front main upright.  I ran a piece of 2x2 up each front side.

This is a heavy 25hp motor weighing in at 212lbs.  That being said, it seems to be pretty secure on the stand.