Recycler and messy workshop: On October 11, 2020 Badbobby posted a article about messy work spaces and desk. Part of which I have copied below just to remind those who read the article...

threeCs Loc: Allen Texas

On October 11, 2020 Badbobby posted a article about messy work spaces and desk. Part of which I have copied below just to remind those who read the article what it was about.

"The saying that cleanliness is next to Godliness might not be totally accurate. Although society praises decluttering and organizing, the reality of your workspace cleanliness could have a huge, subconscious impact on how you think. And if you're a messy person, and have a desk to match, you're probably a genius. "

This article hit home in a big way but not because I am a genius but I do have a messy workshop, Those who have seen my shop and would have read the article would call me genius base on article and my workshop. I am a collector of things. Every time I do try to clean up a little I regard it in a few days because of something I threw away I now have a use for it. I like to think of myself as a recycler and saver of landfills.

A few years ago a friend gave me a 1962 10 HP Evinrude outboard less motor. He had taken the motor off and took it to a repair shop for rebuild but when he found out the cost, he abandon having it rebuilt and scrapped the engine. I originally was going to scrap out the rest of it for scrap metal but just never got around to it.

Four or five years ago a friend brought a tiller to me to trouble shoot. Turns out the gears in the lower unit where bad. Cost of getting replacement parts would have been higher than just buying a new one. He would never pick up the unit so I ended up with it. He passed away a couple of years ago and had not relatives. It was a four cycle Honda engine.

So now I have a lower part of an outboard and a working engine. I have never had a trolling motor on my pontoon barge and have wanted one for a long time. I sat down and started studying the possibility of combining the two together.

I was successful in marring the two units together and I am not sure this set up doesn't have more thrust that previous trolling motors I have owned.

The next bridge to cross is mounting the unit on my pontoon barge. I don't think it will be simple but at least doable. Anyway I am going work on that next.

Attaching picture of it so don't bust a gut laughing about how it looks. Remember it just a 88 plus having a good time and keeping the brain active.

Bdubya06 Loc: Salem OR

Nice job Three! I love that kinda stuff!
Did you manage to get the gears to work right?

bahmer Loc: Northern Illinois Rockford

threeCs wrote:

On October 11, 2020 Badbobby posted a article about messy work spaces and desk. Part of which I have copied below just to remind those who read the article what it was about.

"The saying that cleanliness is next to Godliness might not be totally accurate. Although society praises decluttering and organizing, the reality of your workspace cleanliness could have a huge, subconscious impact on how you think. And if you're a messy person, and have a desk to match, you're probably a genius. "

This article hit home in a big way but not because I am a genius but I do have a messy workshop, Those who have seen my shop and would have read the article would call me genius base on article and my workshop. I am a collector of things. Every time I do try to clean up a little I regard it in a few days because of something I threw away I now have a use for it. I like to think of myself as a recycler and saver of landfills.

A few years ago a friend gave me a 1962 10 HP Evinrude outboard less motor. He had taken the motor off and took it to a repair shop for rebuild but when he found out the cost, he abandon having it rebuilt and scrapped the engine. I originally was going to scrap out the rest of it for scrap metal but just never got around to it.

Four or five years ago a friend brought a tiller to me to trouble shoot. Turns out the gears in the lower unit where bad. Cost of getting replacement parts would have been higher than just buying a new one. He would never pick up the unit so I ended up with it. He passed away a couple of years ago and had not relatives. It was a four cycle Honda engine.

So now I have a lower part of an outboard and a working engine. I have never had a trolling motor on my pontoon barge and have wanted one for a long time. I sat down and started studying the possibility of combining the two together.

I was successful in marring the two units together and I am not sure this set up doesn't have more thrust that previous trolling motors I have owned.

The next bridge to cross is mounting the unit on my pontoon barge. I don't think it will be simple but at least doable. Anyway I am going work on that next.

Attaching picture of it so don't bust a gut laughing about how it looks. Remember it just a 88 plus having a good time and keeping the brain active.

On October 11, 2020 Badbobby posted a article abou... (show quote)

That is a nice looking unit and heavens knows the price is right.

Jeremy Loc: America

You have the mount right there. What are you trying to figure out? Just need a 2x12 or something on the barge.

threeCs Loc: Allen Texas

Gears did not pose a problem. I removed all of the water pump parts and seal up all water intake and output areas since this is a air cooled engine.

wainemaine Loc: western mountains, Maine

yup and no exhaust going thru there means no heat. I love it !!!

Jeremy Loc: America

just wear electronic eargear. probably works good. could use some sort of foot pedal for throttle or just move trigger from weedeater application.

wainemaine Loc: western mountains, Maine

Looking at it again, you may want to add a simple brace in the back from the engine mounting bolt to the lower unit bolt to triangulate it and stiffen it up for vibration.

Jeremy Loc: America

Run a long piece of silicone tubing to put exhaust under water level to quiet it down. Exhaust is supposed to either be under water or have water pumped up to it for fire suppression especially in moorage areas by law.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

threeCs wrote:

On October 11, 2020 Badbobby posted a article about messy work spaces and desk. Part of which I have copied below just to remind those who read the article what it was about.

"The saying that cleanliness is next to Godliness might not be totally accurate. Although society praises decluttering and organizing, the reality of your workspace cleanliness could have a huge, subconscious impact on how you think. And if you're a messy person, and have a desk to match, you're probably a genius. "

This article hit home in a big way but not because I am a genius but I do have a messy workshop, Those who have seen my shop and would have read the article would call me genius base on article and my workshop. I am a collector of things. Every time I do try to clean up a little I regard it in a few days because of something I threw away I now have a use for it. I like to think of myself as a recycler and saver of landfills.

A few years ago a friend gave me a 1962 10 HP Evinrude outboard less motor. He had taken the motor off and took it to a repair shop for rebuild but when he found out the cost, he abandon having it rebuilt and scrapped the engine. I originally was going to scrap out the rest of it for scrap metal but just never got around to it.

Four or five years ago a friend brought a tiller to me to trouble shoot. Turns out the gears in the lower unit where bad. Cost of getting replacement parts would have been higher than just buying a new one. He would never pick up the unit so I ended up with it. He passed away a couple of years ago and had not relatives. It was a four cycle Honda engine.

So now I have a lower part of an outboard and a working engine. I have never had a trolling motor on my pontoon barge and have wanted one for a long time. I sat down and started studying the possibility of combining the two together.

I was successful in marring the two units together and I am not sure this set up doesn't have more thrust that previous trolling motors I have owned.

The next bridge to cross is mounting the unit on my pontoon barge. I don't think it will be simple but at least doable. Anyway I am going work on that next.

Attaching picture of it so don't bust a gut laughing about how it looks. Remember it just a 88 plus having a good time and keeping the brain active.

On October 11, 2020 Badbobby posted a article abou... (show quote)

Nice job marrying the two 3Cs, but I have a question. Normally on a pontoon, you put a bow mount trolling motor on, to pull the boat, not push it. Was that your plan?

threeCs Loc: Allen Texas

Fredfish wrote:

Nice job marrying the two 3Cs, but I have a question. Normally on a pontoon, you put a bow mount trolling motor on, to pull the boat, not push it. Was that your plan?

Motor will be mounted on bow. Will be mounted backwards so control arm is towards deck. Using control arm for steering and throttle. Therefore motor reverse will be forward motion

tumhoefer Loc: MPLS/St. PAul Minnesota

I LOVE a cobbler!

threeCs Loc: Allen Texas

Jeremy wrote:

Run a long piece of silicone tubing to put exhaust under water level to quiet it down. Exhaust is supposed to either be under water or have water pumped up to it for fire suppression especially in moorage areas by law.

That I will check out. Where will I find that written? I see leaf blowers used around the marina often and power washers

threeCs Loc: Allen Texas

wainemaine wrote:

Looking at it again, you may want to add a simple brace in the back from the engine mounting bolt to the lower unit bolt to triangulate it and stiffen it up for vibration.

So far I am not feeling or seeing any vibrations but will keep that in mind

threeCs Loc: Allen Texas

Jeremy wrote:

just wear electronic eargear. probably works good. could use some sort of foot pedal for throttle or just move trigger from weedeater application.

This is a four cycle engine so it does not have the high pitched whine that a two cycle has. RPM is no where near a 2 cycle and muffler is good. I am using the original steering arm for speed control and steering. I am sure there will be more things that come up I will have to address but it keeps me out of the partly closed bars.