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Easy Install Outboard Motor Mount, Doug Dunbar

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The boating industry can be expensive for the typical weekend boater. That is, keeping, maintaining, and using a boat and all of its various accessories is a constant cost for the owner. In the Midwest and inland it is necessary to store boats and outboard boat motors out of the inclement weather and harsh conditions of seasonal change. Specifically, removing or installing an expensive and awkward outboard motor can be both dangerous financially and physically (damage or injury). It is not uncommon for motors to cost several thousand dollars.

The purpose of this project was to research, design, and implement …