jsado
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I'd like to recover a 5hp outboard motor that rests at about 100'. How many people would I need to safely do it and how much "lift" would I approximately need?
Lift bag question....
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The Kraken
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What is the dry weight of the motor and approximately what volume is its displacement.
2 can raise it safely, but I'd recommend three.
the K
2 can raise it safely, but I'd recommend three.
the K
RonFrank
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You could use lift bags to raise it to the surface. You would need to have some practice to do this, but that is what they are for. Doing a Safety Stop with a motor does not sound like much fun to me! 
Why not just attach a rope to it and hoist it from a boat? It should pretty easy for a 5hp.
VooDooGasMan
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I would see if it starts before trying to salvage it.
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LeadTurn_SD
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Change that to BC EMPTY and fin it up!! Probably cannot be done.... but for safety reasons don't use the BC to try to lift it...
Even a 5hp outboard engine will be somewhat heavy (60 -80 lbs.?). If he is using his BC as a make-shift "lift bag" and for any reason the engine comes loose, he risks doing an uncontrolled "Polaris" to the surface after having been at 100 feet.... not good.
Use a lift bag, but best is what Teamcasa suggested.
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Good one!
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If you do not have the skills and intuition about how to attack this problem based on prior training and expereince, I would suggest that you avoid this recovery dive. Using lift bags in 100 feet is not a trivial matter. Even swimming down with a rope, tieing it off and having someone haul it to the surface from a boat presents some potential problems.
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