Bracket Project

[1bayouboy]

Got it.....I was going to use all epoxy from epoxical
since I thought epoxy was stronger.

http://www.epoxi.com/application/hand_layup.asp

But the vinylester sounds good and cheaper....and the
improved stiffness sounds good for a bracket.

[Bigshrimpin]

BAyou - If I were doing this all over again. I'd use an ISO Polyester resin. It's 40% less than vinylester in cost (where I get it) and I don't think we'll ever come close to pushing the limits of a 5/8" thick glass.

[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.

[thehermit]

Big,
Looking very very nice. Great thread keep it coming.

[1bayouboy]

You guys are definitely my heroes.....

[Bigshrimpin]

Old Volvo motor came out ("back home texas" style) on the back entrance to strick's seacraft racho . . . The outdrive and the motor were a mess. Block sanded the bracket again and used some of stricks quick fair to fill the low spots. In the last pic you can see where those molded pieces went . . . they really stiffened up the swim platform nicely. I butted them up against the tub for better support and there's no flex at all on the platform.

Just priming again and painting and the bracket is DONE!! It's no Hermco/potter bracket, but it'll do. One thing I should have done was to make the edges sharp on the bottom riding surface, but that'll have to happen on the next one.

[1bayouboy]

Hey big....exactly what do you mean by "make the edges sharp on the bottom riding surface". It looks great to me. I like the engine lift out pics....