I’d look at repair as my first option.  Most of Stan’s designs strike me as potentially repairable.  McMaster-Carr (https://www.mcmaster.com) is a good source of materials.

If that doesn’t seem feasible, I’d try to buy a complete new motor lift system from General Boats.  I assume Stan can supply one of these, though I couldn’t find it on the parts website.

After that, it would seem that a third party solution would be your only option.  I don’t know anything about these.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

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> and kerplunk. The motor raising part of the boat fell off with the motor
> attached and still running. I also had it attached with a s/s chain. Lucky
> or not.? ? ? Stan no longer makes the parts for an 86. He said he has long
> moved to newer and hopefully better designs. It seems the starboard
> material used to let the motor slide in the rails failed. My question is
> should I attempt to repair with parts of better materials or buy a
> gerneric  system for raising and lowering one's motor . Say something that
> would fit a Catalina 22? Looking for advice from the centuries of
> experience on the list
> Cary Tolbert S/V Whisper '86
> Radford, VA