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Vessel: GibSea 282 -1987
The main mission of a boat’s engine mounts is to assure the engine seat by isolating the vibrations generated by the engine itself and absorb any shock and vibration when the ship is sailing.
In addition to the noise and little comfort on board, the vibrations generate a wear on all boat bindings, going from the screws of the furniture through the electrical system to the steering and rudder systems.
The use and years in service of flexible marine engine mounts damage the anti-vibration properties of the silentblocks. This happens in all engine types, including Yanmar or other brands of sailboats or yacht engines. Not replacing the engine mounts can cause damage to the marine engine itself, twist the propulsion shaft, cause inconvenience to passengers, and potentially be a flotation safety risk if the engine is not properly fixed to the vessel.
Without being a professional mechanic, you can change the engine supports of the boat. With the correct tools, you only need to follow several steps. There is a community of ellebogen marine media users, who share their experiences and ways to change the supports. In this community there are explanatory videos about how you can do the replacement of these supports when the sailboat or boat has an engine compartment of small or large dimensions.
We will explain a real case of an owner of a sailboat GibSea 282 from 1987. The engine is a Yanmar two-cylinder reference Yanmar 2GM20. It is a boat of 8 meters in length and 3.1m of beam made of monolithic polyester with a displacement of 850Kg.
It is a boat that well maintained and properly stowed can accommodate 4 people.
Before start, you should know the engine reference. This reference is on a plate attached to the engine cylinder head cover.
Having this information, we must identify the reference of each support in the Yanmar engine. Generally speaking, they have a number that can be 75, 100, 150 or 200. It is engraved on rubber.
Then, buy the equivalent Ellebogen marine mounts that contain the same number as the piece to be exchanged, as it is shown in the illustrations below:
In case you do not know what engine mounts correspond to the Yanmar engine, you can enter the reference of the Yanmar engine in the section “choose your engine” in the selector of our website: https://www.ellebogen.com/tienda/?filters=product_tag[220] .
It automatically gives the answer of which Ellebogen marine mount are suitable for the chosen engine. The following Yanmar engine references can be chosen: 3YM20, 3YM30, 2GM20, 2GM20F, 3GM30, 3GM30F, 3JH2BE, 3JH2TBE, 3JH2TE, 4JH2BE, 4JH2TBE, 4JH2HTE, 4JH2DTE, 4JH2UTBE, 4JH2UTE.
For help, the www.ellebogen.com website provides you a chat that can help you at all times to answer any questions that you may have.
As long as the drive shaft is well aligned, it is convenient to ensure that it can not move. For this, we can place, for example, a wooden board under the shaft, and we proceed to release the connection between the shaft and the transmission.
Once this step has been done, we can start replacing the flexible engine mounts. In this case the owner of the Gibsea 282 has decided to place an anchored hoist on a board above the cab to raise its engine.
With the engine secured and ready to be raised, the fastenings of the marine engine mounts have to be loosened, so that the marine engine is elevated and the flexible supports of the boat can be easily removed.
With all bracket fasteners released, it is needed to raise the motor and replace the old supports with the new ones, one by one, looking at the references of the rubber. It is convenient that each new support has the leveling “H” at the same height as the old support. With this step, we ensure that the shaft remains well aligned.
Once the four marine engine mounts have been replaced, the engine must be lowered, and it is advisable to leave it at rest for 48 hours so that the supports can perform their main creep/settlement.
With the engine already in place, we present the two driveshaft discs and proceed to perform the alignment. It is necessary to level the anti-vibration mounts, adjusting the height of the support nut, so that the discs of the driveshaft be in parallel.
The leveling between the base nut and the fixing nut should not exceed more than 7mm. Since the propulsion force of the engine can generate a moment on the height adjusters and this can make it shear by fatigue.
If a higher elevation is needed, it can be achieved by placing a metal plate at the bottom, but in general this corrective measure is not very usual.
To check that the two discs are in parallel, it is convenient to be able to introduce a gauge of 0.003́ ́/0.07mm on all four sides and it must be able to go through without difficulties.
This is hard work, but it is important. A misalignment of the driveshaft will surely bring lot of eccentricity and, therefore, noise and vibrations.
A well done job pays off, proof of this are the videos we show below where you can see the Yanmar 2GM20 engine before and after the installation of the Ellebogen marine supports.
We thank very much the owner of the Oryx boat that has port in Marseille, Mr. Gérard Samblancat for the detailed photos and the installation.
Without a doubt, an Ellebogener!
