Mount Bracket for dinghy motor

Pdoyle58 said:

Have you found that bracket yet for dinghy motor ?

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It’s been a runaround- been working with Fluid Motion Parts and found out that 3 different suppliers make up the part and they are wholesalers. The tube supplier has a patent on its product which is supplied to the factory, and they are located in BC. They would make an exception and have the tube shipped to me. Problem is that the price is exorbitant for just one (which doesn’t make sense, just add one to production line), then costs added for customs and shipping fees and I’m in FL, and very long wait time.. they suggest ordering the boat with that bracket. Just contacted Fluid Motion Parts and dropped that idea. Thought of finding a local tube supplier with no luck as yet. The base I can get on line. I now going to find different approach in transporting the small dingui motor. Quite frustrating..

I am here in Fort Myers, FL. Bought my 2024 R27 in December 2025 in Michigan, the boat is still up there, didn't want to mess with it over the winter. We have a summer home in Indiana, will get boat in April. Just picked up a Float ON Trailer yesterday in Vero Beach.

Keep me posted on what you come up with on that dinghy motor bracket, I have some good friends in machine shops in Indiana, I may just have one made.

Also, what do you have for dinghy storage on the boat> Im thinking of building something to store over the cockpit??

Pdoyle58 said:

I am here in Fort Myers, FL. Bought my 2024 R27 in December 2025 in Michigan, the boat is still up there, didn't want to mess with it over the winter. We have a summer home in Indiana, will get boat in April. Just picked up a Float ON Trailer yesterday in Vero Beach.

Keep me posted on what you come up with on that dinghy motor bracket, I have some good friends in machine shops in Indiana, I may just have one made.

Also, what do you have for dinghy storage on the boat> Im thinking of building something to store over the cockpit??

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Right now, nothing special, roll it up & store it in the center lazaret , but thinking of storing it above the cockpit cover. Thinking of the Takacat 260 or the West Marine PRU3, which weighs around 55 lbs. I’ve seen videos of other R27 owners doing this.
Let you know later on the bracket. I believe I would only need someone to bend 1” stainless tubes, the other components should be available @ Amazon..

I am here in Fort Myers, FL. Bought my 2024 R27 in December 2025 in Michigan, the boat is still up there, didn't want to mess with it over the winter. We have a summer home in Indiana, will get boat in April. Just picked up a Float ON Trailer yesterday in Vero Beach.

Keep me posted on what you come up with on that dinghy motor bracket, I have some good friends in machine shops in Indiana, I may just have one made.

Also, what do you have for dinghy storage on the boat> Im thinking of building something to store over the cockpit??

Hensch42 said:

Right now, nothing special, roll it up & store it in the center lazaret , but thinking of storing it above the cockpit cover. Thinking of the Takacat 260 or the West Marine PRU3, which weighs around 55 lbs. I’ve seen videos of other R27 owners doing this.
Let you know later on the bracket. I believe I would only need someone to bend 1” stainless tubes, the other components should be available @ Amazon..

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An exhaust/muffler shop should be able to bend that pipe for you or a commercial electrician who runs a lot of conduit.

I just bought a Highfield UL260 with 17” Hypalon tubes from a friend who has an inflatable shop in Clearwater. He talked me out of a roll up. We like to explore. He said that the roll ups were good for just short distances to and from. Weighs about 72#. He also convinced me the resell is really good with the Hypalon tubes and the PVC won’t last but a few years. Going to design something above the canvas top above the cockpit to store it. A small davit crane may work?? Still planning.

Pdoyle58 said:

Have you found that bracket yet for dinghy motor ?

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Short of making one, which wouldn’t cover the boat name and port, so I’ve decided to to mount it elsewhere as shown in the pic. Modified the mounting block and it does the job, at least for me..

Hensch42 said:

Short of making one, which wouldn’t cover the boat name and port, so I’ve decided to to mount it elsewhere as shown in the pic. Modified the mounting block and it does the job, at least for me..

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I’ve seen those mounting blocks online and thought about where I might be able to utilize one. That’s a good idea!

Pdoyle58 said:

I’ve seen those mounting blocks online and thought about where I might be able to utilize one. That’s a good idea!

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This is what I am looking for! West Marine has something for about 40 bucks that resembles this. Three questions: where did you get this, did you have to modify it in any way to fit on the swim platform hand rail, and do you have photo with the dinghy outboard mounted on it? TIA!

Bsmith said:

This is what I am looking for! West Marine has something for about 40 bucks that resembles this. Three questions: where did you get this, did you have to modify it in any way to fit on the swim platform hand rail, and do you have photo with the dinghy outboard mounted on it? TIA!

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I ended up finding this on Amazon. The 6HP Yamaha has about 2" of clearance. I insatalledit on a PVC board mostly so the rack didnt flex on the fiberglass and I need about 1/2" clearance for the lid to open for the well behind it. Cost about $80

I can't seem to find one that will fit on 1.25 rails. Wondering if I will be able to modify one built for 1.0 inch rails?

Hensch42 said:

Short of making one, which wouldn’t cover the boat name and port, so I’ve decided to to mount it elsewhere as shown in the pic. Modified the mounting block and it does the job, at least for me..

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How did you modify the mounting block? Don’t want to cover the name and this looks like a good solution for our electric outboard.

Pdoyle58 said:

Have you found that bracket yet for dinghy motor ?

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I also attempted to procure the welded SS dinghy motor mount, but the folks in BC did not respond. Subsequently, I designed a mount using 316 SS parts from Amazon. The tubing has a 0.065" wall, and is dimpled to provide a more positive set screw hold in addition to thread locker. I cut out part of the propane locker wall to provide for through bolting of the mount and closed the hole with a gasketed deck plate. We used it for a total of 300 miles of open water this summer and it is remains a rock solid mount for our Mercury 3.5 OB (~43Lbs dry).