Floatation??

[phatdaddy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...2/DSC00978.jpg

this is a shot of the old style livewells. is this what you had in mind, but filled with foam & a bracket in the middle.

[spareparts]

here's bigshrimpin's bracket project, turned out real good
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=12323

[RidgeRunner]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...2/DSC00978.jpg

this is a shot of the old style livewells. is this what you had in mind, but filled with foam & a bracket in the middle.

Yes, only trying to work around stuff that is already bolted in place: bracket, custom swim ladder and a pair of trim tabs. Is that the picure of Big Shrimpins project boat, beforehand?

Spare, thanks for the link to the BS project bracket, I have checked out many times over and have a few pictures saved for reference.

[phatdaddy]

ridge, that's just a shot of an old aquasport i had(the photo,not the boat). that was state of the art in livewells in the 70's. when the boat was stopped, water would flood in & when on plane only drain down tothe holes. really only good for live shrimp and a few pinfish

[RidgeRunner]

Aquasport did that a lot as I recall. Buddy of mine had a 17 Osprey that I put a couple pistons in. It had the boxes like that.
Thanks for the input.
Undecided as of yet but near about getting the itch.

[RidgeRunner]

Visit- HERMCO and check out the custom brackets.

Link -- http://www.hermco.net/boat_gallery.html
Look at the splash boards/top of transom, all aluminum and form fitting in the before pics of the Mako 222.

The Tsunami I really like. Do a bracket base for twins and with a single engine setup for my V. Not breaking any new ground here, it has already been done, very nicely I might add. HERMCO looks to do some fantastic work. On the HERMCO brackets - it looks to me that the bottom of the bracket doesn't swoop up at such a drastic angle as the Stainless Marine brackets do. Something I also took away from Big Shrimpin's build and Smoking Joe's. That and the V design would add additional bouyancy because it all happens below the waterline. I saw a picture on HERMCO's site that showed some thick core material and about 6 layers of biax, and that was only the inner skin. Heavy glass encapsulated wood frame I guess??

Jasoncoopercola- Your drawing nailed the design I had in mind perfectly and would be my second choice. Easier on the budget..

[jasoncooperpcola]

Thanks for the site Ridge. I got a couple new design mods for my bracket. Definately doing a v bottom bracket. I must say i like their design and they are a nice bracket. But what about weight? Its got to be at least 300lbs for a single!

[RidgeRunner]

If it is that heavy then I gotta go back and figure displacement. Every cubic foot of displacement is about 64 lbs worth of salt water. The Stainless Marine bracket is fairly light.