Motor Mount

This thing was a pain in the ass all 2011 to release when the Lake was blowing and the crew was heading out for a rip around the cans! If the motor was down, it was almost impossible to release the center bar (center of picture) when flow forces were at their most!

To release the bar, some poor sap had to hang out over the pushpit, push the center bar aft toward the motor and simultaneously life the motor up.

My first thought to resolve this problem is to mount a small harken block against the motor mounting plate. Next, run a small line to the center hole of the mount bar, aft to the new block mounted on the plate, and forward to some location near the rear portion of the boat.

This solution assumes that a human bent over the pushpit cannot possible exude the 50 lbs of force required to release the bar. Instead, a quick and firm pull of a line with tackle should produce the same effect, with fewer trips to the back specialist.