Outboard lifting crane for £100

[Bigplumbs]

In my Sibbing activities i lift quite a few outboards ranging from 10 - 56 kg. As I get older anything over 40 kg is getting heavy and is a back injury waiting to happen.

I made this device from a deer lifting crane and it seems to work far better than I expected. Video below

 

[Hunterlees]

Not two deer then?

 

[Bigplumbs]

Very Droll indeed. I just used it and it worked very well

 

[Alicatt]

Two Hart for that one

 

[Chiara’s slave]

We’re always up for saving a buck or two. Good idea.

 

[ashtead]

I don’t know if I have the doe though seems to keep the crew happy though

 

[Bigplumbs]

I don’t know if I have the doe though seems to keep the crew happy though

You should be on the Telly with that sort of stuff

 

[Alicatt]

Well if the engine fails he would have to roe his way ashore

 

[ashtead]

Me two

 

[Davy_S]

No eye deer.

 

[KevinV]

Much better than gralloching your back

 

[Bigplumbs]

Much better than gralloching your back

You are not wrong there. The issue is that for me about 52 Kg I can lift but not at all easily and that is when issues happen

 

[ylop]

You are not wrong there. The issue is that for me about 52 Kg I can lift but not at all easily and that is when issues happen

I could realtively happily lift 52 kg at the gym, but put it in the awkward off balance shape of an o/board and it definitely became a 2 person job. I thought this was going to make it a one man job but did I understand its still a 2 person job as you need to balance the crane? The critical step was 5:18-5:34 of the video where you cut without showing the motor being hoisted / swinging around?

 

[Davy_S]

Hind sight agrees with you.

 

[ylop]

Hind sight agrees with you.

Stag-gering punning!

 

[ashtead]

Why buck a long established forum tradition ?

 

[Alicatt]

As long as we don't get stuck in a rut