stainless bracket

[FELLOW-SHIP]

Why don’t you guys just drink the beer fill the cans with foam and attach the beer cans to the transom. That would provide both extra flotation and present a true SEACRAFT owners image. Just a thought.
FellowShip [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[pogden]

Now lets see 60 cans, each with a volume of 355ml...1 carry the 3 minus the 7 equals.... 21,300ml or 21.3liters of flotation.
The platform is 82" x 18" x 4"=
1539.00 cubic inches of flotation(volume of foam)....
I think we need more beer!!! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[tangofniro]

Pogden,

What size boat do you have, and how large engine do you have? Is 18 inches enough setback to allow the motor to fully tilt out of the water?

[pogden]

Tangofniro,

I have a 20' MA with a 150 evinrude 20" now, at full tilt the foot is still in the water. These suckers sit low. I will be getting a 25" shaft.... really would like a Suzuki, Johnson, or evinbombadier(sp), probably a 140- 150 hp. I also need to redo my transom, so I will bring it up to 25". I don't know if the 18" set back will allow full tilt or not. Without the splash guard it should? don't you think?
I still have to receive the bracket and see just what I can do. But I know it can't be that hard.
I like a challenge that why I'm married with three boys. Hell, if life was easy, what fun would that be!!!
If anyone else has any ideas... pro or con... lets hear them.

Pat

[PipeDreamsMarine]

Hey Pat..What year 150..?..I'm looking for a bigger motor..

[pogden]

Don, I don't think you would want this one, even though it seems to run great. It is a 1978, it was rebuilt 2 or 3 seasons ago. The tilt was done 2 seasons ago. I didn't run the boat last year or much this year...working all the time. I just bought this boat and motor last summer. The guy I bought it from was the second owner.

Looks like we'll be getting togeather at the Flying Cloud this holiday, I'm looking forward to it.

Pat

[Dave Hirshberg]

pogden,
Not to throw a wrench in your welding plans but are you sure the bracket is made of stainless steel? I've seen many brackets from Stainless Marine in recent years and they are all aluminum. I haven't seen an actual stainless steel bracket since the 80's when you would see a lot of them on Scarabs and Chris Craft Stingers . Also , stainless marine makes separate platforms that bolt to transom and cover the bracket,. I don't know if the make anything with flotation to straddle the center though.