engine bracket
 

in dont remember who, but someone here built a bracket out of steel before buying an aluminum one. i was asking because i wanted to know if they knew the weight difference between the two? thanks

MJ - had one made out of steel and then bought an aluminum bracket.

thanks shrimpin i'll see if he sees this post to the weight question

Yep that was me!! Steel was at least double the weight!! Made main bracket out of 1/2 and then the swim platform and edging out of 1/4. Solid and I would have used it had a deal come up for a real bracket made of Alum didn't come up!
I sold the Steel one for about 1/2 it cost to build about 3 years later. Guy said he might use it, then again you might see it back on ebay??

thats what i figured, how much you think though 400-500?
i want to make one like you did but without the dive platform. damn 1/2 is some pretty serious thickness i was thinking about using 3x3 angle at 1/4 inch thick for the frame then wrapping it in 1/8.

You can make one out of fiberglass for about $500 in materials.

That was a cost of like $400 the weight was like 250 pounds, Alum one is 125#
Yea it was over kill some!! But you almost have to go 1/2 were the motor mounts as its a heavy motor! Also made the front of bracket out of 1/2 as thats were its al mounted to the boat.
The wrap and platform could have been 1/8 I am sure.

I am trying to remeber what I painted it with?? It was a 100% Zinc paint they use for bridges. Even a small stratch would not rust cause of all the Zinc, at least thats what thery claim??

But before I would build this I would go and look for a used take off in a boat yard, ebay, boat mags ect... ect... there are lots around!!

sweet bracket..you welded it with a gun or stick? that weight doesnt seem to bad i probably could knock 50 lbs off of that weight without the dive platform and smaller steel.

Was all welded by stick! I am not the best welder, A friend of mine did all the welding for me, he is always a little self doubting with his welding, But as you can see he has nothing to worry about!!
Thats a exact copy of the bracket I have on my V20 today!! Right to the T!!

I am going to weld up an aluminum bracket for my V. I probably won't start for at least a couple months. (coaching High School baseball right now is eating all my time) I used the thickness specs off of D&D's website. I have two very good friends who are mechanical engineers for Raycor. One of them did CAD drawings of all my han scribbled specs. I will post pics when I get started, also if I can figure it out, I will post the CAD drawings in order to get your guys imput.