Making a bracket

[bigshrimpin]

Here's one of the reasons I've been MIA. The Bracket is almost complete.

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[randlemanboater]

Holy cow, you can put the motor on and go, without attaching it to the boat.


Nice work!!!!!

[bigshrimpin]

Thanks RD - This is a picture of the boat.

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[parishht]

Nice work.
I wish I had the time to work on mine.

[chumbucket]

Nice work Tim. What's that boat behind you with the stern view? Looks like a V20 but hard to tell. When you coming back east? I need someone to make a small center console. ;) ;D

[C YENSEN]

looks good, missed ya around here ;D

[macojoe]

Looks good!! You need to start making sliders for all these guys missing theres!!

Now maybe you can answer the phone when I call!! ;) ;D

[msbhammer]

Wish somebody would make me a bracket so I wouldnt have to go and rob a few members here of there's. ;D

[THEFERMANATOR]

Here ya go HAMMER.

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[Skools Out]

Here ya go HAMMER.

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lol don't tease him he may get naked and run around with stinky's thongs on his head ??? ;D :o

[THEFERMANATOR]

lol don't tease him he may get naked and run around with stinky's thongs on his head *??? ;D :o
Must go and jab my eyes out after just visulizing this.

[bigshrimpin]

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Got the whole thing glassed together!! 3 layers of 1708 tape w/epoxy from the inside (laid it down one handed inside the bracket w/o Looking . . . using the force). Swim platform will never come off. It's almost ready to paint . . . just a lot of sanding prep left and it's getting bolted on !!!! wooo hooo!!

[macojoe]

Looking good!! When you starting the Console for CB? ;)

[msbhammer]

Ok Therm, have the wifey running around the house in her panties, Not Me. Now where you find that sweet bracket at. *;D
Looks like the one STINKY had. *;D
Great Job TIM. What town do you live in. I may need to call in a favor to the local PD. *;)

[bigshrimpin]

Yeah . . . Hammer call in a favor (Davis, CA - Yolo County) and get my $392 back for driving without wearing a seat belt. :)

[bigshrimpin]

Looking good!! When you starting the Console for CB? ;)

I start this weekend :) I have the materials already. Should be done in about 6 weeks. It won't take long to layup once the mold is done.

[Airslot]

Holy sweet mother of $392 for a seatbelt violation....Damn, California must need the money :o

[bigshrimpin]

It was $92, but I didn't pay within 21 days . . . so I got spanked with a $300 fine. That's what happens when you're a slacker.

[msbhammer]

I was wondering the same thing, but figured you had that full mask on, drinking a beer and then decided to Flee from the police. ;D ;D ;D

[macojoe]

Alright!! Console going to look great I am sure!!

You won't slack the next time you get a ticket!! ;)

[reelapeelin]

$300.00 POP as late penalty :o ...whhooo!! They're tougher than the freakin' IRS!! Governator must need the $$$... ::) ...



Bracket looks great...hope you'll post some pix on bolt-up and motor install 8) ... we need to keep Hammer occupied lookin' at pix so he doesn't run amuck ;) ...

[bigshrimpin]

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Today . . . The bracket got it's first round of body work and I didn't lift a finger!!

[msbhammer]

Looking good there. Cant wait for ya to fitter on my V. ;)

[macojoe]

All the glory and none of the work!! I love it! ;)

[bigshrimpin]

I did all the work up until yesterday and let me tell you . . . I could get used to other people doing my work ;)

Just kidding . . . Jorge is a sanding machine!! He's the hardest worker I've ever met in my life. He's done a few jobs for my buddy chuck. Chuck had him go crazy on my bracket yesterday for a few hours . . . he did a very very nice job with the MUD for round 1.

I'm pretty excited . . . in the other pics you can't get a good idea how large it really is . . . But with Jorge next to bracket . . . it really looks HUGE.

[msbhammer]

It does look huge. Whats the set back on her, 36 "

[parishht]

I think Jorge is afraid you will send him back to Mexico. :-X :-X :-X ;) ;)

Just kidding, he is doing a great job for you and
yes you can get used to people doing work for you.
I am still on a 20 lb weight restriction, so I have to get people to do my heavy work.

[randlemanboater]

I am still on a 20 lb weight restriction


Me too, I try never to eat more than 20 pounds of food a day.

[macojoe]

Whats the weight of that thing going to be?? Alum one that I have is 125#

[Stinky_Hooker]

Thats major fine BS!! Awesome work man!!! 8)

[bigshrimpin]

MJ - It's close to 100lbs . . . I'm going to hang it up soon and weigh the bracket. If my math is correct . . . the bracket will provide roughly 400lbs of positive flotation.

[macojoe]

sound good!! I wonder what mine has for flotation??

How do you do the math on that??

[pikfish]

you can calculate the volume figure, 1 cubic foot = 7.48 US gals. @8.25 lb per gal. or...If it is easy to drain, you could fill it with water one gal at a time and measure its displacement.

[bigshrimpin]

I just calculated the volume of the bracket in cubic feet
then multiplied by 62.4lb

and subtracted the weight of the the bracket.
(not sure if I should be using the submerged weight 100 x .33 = 33lbs) but it works out to be around 400lbs.








http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/boatbuilder/flotation/183-105-1.htm

[macojoe]

I cheated and went to Stainless Marine site and they say I have 315 pounds of flotation. ;)

[msbhammer]

LOL, Cheating is ok M.J., it still gets the job done. ;D

[bigshrimpin]

I got the bracket primed this weekend! Just gotta remove the old motor, plug the hole, sand, paint, bolt on, rig, and go!! Only a few weeks till Salmon Season. :)





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[msbhammer]

Looking good there SHRIMP. ;)

Your pics. just woke me up, as i sit here in the boat yard waiting for 6 am to roll around. ;D

[reelapeelin]

Do ya install the bracket on the transom, then hang the motor, THEN add the flotation?...

[macojoe]

hang the bracket first, then add motor, the air in the bracket is the floation, there is nothing to add.

[Airslot]

Did somebody say AIR, yep, I'm here ;D

[bigshrimpin]

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[msbhammer]

Looking good Shrimp. ;)

[spareparts]

i've often wondered why some doesn't make a bracket that would plug the I/O hole, and use the existing bolt holes( probably add a few extra), seems like a good idea, I guess back to that whole liability thing

[macojoe]

I fixed my hole different then that, I wish we were all doing pic's back then so I would have taken pic of the work. :'(

But what I did is left the outside skin alone, I went on the inside and squared off the hole, and added two 3/4 pieces of ply, and glassed it all in.
Then went to the out side and just glassed matt in layers till I built it out to the same level as the rest.

My crazy thought at the time is if there was any pull form the out side the plug I made was bigger on the inside and never fit out the hole it the transom.

But after a few years of watching and learning, I know now that was never going to happen.

Good work BS!!

[parishht]

You are doing a fantastic job BS,
keep it going. ;)

[bigshrimpin]

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Here's a lil update. getting close.

[msbhammer]

A true GOD Shrimp. Great work. ;)

[macojoe]

I should have thought about a Xmas tree holder and block when I did mine!!

Looks good!!

I was going to call you today but I was busy, good thing I didn't by the look of the pic's!

[C YENSEN]

Is that a "V" cc i see in the last pic???

[bigshrimpin]

C YENSEN - no V in the pic . . . it's another seacraft (but not mine).

[msbhammer]

SHRIMP, bracket looks good, but would look alot better on my V. ;D

[bigshrimpin]

Hammer I stuck it on with 5200 so it'll never come off :)

Here's a few pics of the boat with the motor mounted.

Getting real close now.

I decided to go with the old verticle front half 1979 merc v200, 3wire trim setup, 2:1 ratio gears, and a newer cowling :) instead of the 2.0L 150 . . . I'll try them both at some point and compare, but the 200 is on first.

Fuel tank was a lucky find at the local marine salvage stop. It's 35 gallons 23x7.5x48 for $90 . . . any bigger and it wouldn't have fit. I actually had to grind the lip on fuel hatch opening for it to fit.

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[msbhammer]

Excellent Job Shrimp. You sure you still dont want that free air ticket to Delaware in June. I have a list of things you could build me. LOL. ;D

[reelapeelin]

Project comin' along GREAT, Big!!...that'll be a FISHIN' MACHINE soon 8)...hope ya gotta camera w/ya come splash-day ;) ...

[bigshrimpin]

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[willy]

Sweet ;)

[Blue_Runner]

Good job biggun! So, were you pleased? I'd say so by the look of the pix. 8)

[tsubaki]

DAAAAANG big, I arrived to the site after your posts on this.
Looks great!!

[msbhammer]

Gimmieee that fuel tank. ;D

[parishht]

BS, that is sweeet. ;D ;D ;) ;)

MJ, I think BS should get 20,000 extra posts. ;) ;) ;) ;D

[macojoe]

With his lack of help on getting the names back he shoukld start as a newbe!!

[bigshrimpin]

Hey - I've been busy :)

Here's my list of excuses . . . not sure which ones I've used yet.

Wife's going to France for the next 9 months Aug 29th - trying to make her happy before she leaves.
Got my Commercial Salmon Permit
Rigged up both boats for fishing
Attained Power Seller Status on Ebay (average $1000/month in sales) while working full time (50+hrs week)
Taking classes at night.
and I quit my job - Last day is Aug 23rd

[macojoe]

Speak of the Devil and he appears!! Thats way to funny!!

Here's my list of excuses . . . not sure which ones I've used yet.

Wife's going to France for the next 9 months Aug 29th - trying to make her happy before she leaves.
Got my Commercial Salmon Permit
Rigged up both boats for fishing
Attained Power Seller Status on Ebay (average $1000/month in sales) while working full time (50+hrs week)
Taking classes at night.
and I quit my job - Last day is Aug 23rd


1 wife will never be happy so stop trying!!

2 permit thats easy, not a excuse!

3 One boat was done forever ago!!

4 power seller I hate them!!

5 Night classes leaves you time in the day time!!

6 You no work so you have pleanty of time!!

So when we fixing the names?? Don't make me call you again it isn't going to be pretty! ;)

[willy]

Shrimpman what you power selling on ebay, calenders from W.E.T thread ;D

[Skools_Dual]

selling plans for his bracket and pics of MJ's feet as a freebie ;D

[bigshrimpin]

Thanks for the remind about that thread . . . What I wouldn't do to have that job with those ladies :)

Got my powerseller status from buying blown Mercury motors and parting them out. I've got no problem selling, but finding inexpensive blown motors is a PIA. It's fantastic money if you don't mind getting dirty.

I've also repowered both my boats with some really nice motors. One cost $350 and the other I got in a package deal . . . 2.5 motors for $700. Both are right out of a time capsule.

[Stillrunning]

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Here's a lil update. *getting close.
Glade that went on a boat for a minute there I thought it was a very expensive rear seat for your truck.

[msbhammer]

Hey..wait a minute. Is that my missing X-Mas tree stand that disappeared last season, thats under the jack. >:(

[Geekie1]

Hi BS,

I admire the job you are doing on this bracket modification. I have been thinking of either buying or building a bracket for my V20 Cuddy. The main reason for the bracket is that I have taken some water over the stern from following seas that made my a$$ pucker more than once. Closing in the transom should help that problem alot. A secondary reason is that I want to install a kicker sometime soon for reasons of economy and installing on a bracket instead of the transom mount seems cleaner and easier. I want to do this without screwing up the balance and basic integrity of the boat.

Where did you get the technical information to build and install it? When I looked at your pics, immediate questions came up in my mind. Questions such as, the bracket is stepped up from the bottom, how did he determine how much? How much engine setback? How much positive flotation? etc, etc, etc,.

I have experience with building cedar strip canoes and kayaks so fiberglassing and using epoxy are not new to me. However, naval architecture isn't my strongest suit!!!

Geek

[macojoe]

Geek you want to pucker, read here and I have a bracket :o

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and look here

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[Geekie1]

MJ, I saw the pictures of the damage but didn't read how it happened. I have a 150 Yammie on my V. You had a very similar Yammie 175 on your V prior to the $700 Evinrude. If you had the Yamaha on your V when the wave hit, you wouldn't have made it. Where the air inlet on my Yamaha's cowling is located, it would have drowned the engine in the same situation. With 2" of engine showing the cowling will fill up with water. I never thought about it much, but will now. Maybe I will design a snorkel for my Yamaha cowling in case my V becomes a submarine!

Geek

[Skools_Dual]

bump

[Stinky_Hooker]

Best redneck use for a tree stand ever IMO.