T&T: engine mounts

[Scott H.E. Welch]

"Richard Tomkinson" <capnrich at wavecable.com> writes:
>A vendor I met at the Seattle boat show told me that the life expectancy for 
>engine mounts was 10 years.
>I have 30 years on mine and they seem to be solid with no signs of 
>misalignment (temp in the bearings).
Are you sure they are floating (rubber) engine mounts? It's the rubber that
fails. However many engines (especially older ones) were rigidly mounted.
Mine are solid cast iron, bolted to 10" X 18" X 40 foot engine beds. They
have lasted 45 years, I don't think that they will fail any time soon   :-)

Scott Welch
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