Outboard Brackets, Pro's & Con's

[Snookerd]

Strick-That is an amazing boat. You really nailed down all the requirements with the addition of your well made floatation bracket for top notch performance.

[clb33fyxj]

out of curiosity, has anyone ever put a bracket on the 18?

[thehermit]

Don has

[ROBCAR]

love your boat Strick!...What happened to the mold for the bracket you built?

[Bigshrimpin]

The mold is made with MDF and cracked open once the part is laid up.

[Bigshrimpin]

Strick's boat sure does ride nice!! It's more maneuverable than mine and better balanced. I think moving the tank forward with the batteries, console, seat, 30 gallon baitwell, made a big diference. His boat jumps on a plane and hits 42mph with 2 people and gear.

[ROBCAR]

thanks for the clarification Big....too bad he couldn't save that mold

[Bushwacker]

I think Keyscruz put one on an 18, with a 150 E-Tec! I told him to make sure he was attached to the kill switch lanyard before he nailed the throttle on that thing!

[clb33fyxj]

haha, i bet. thanks for the replies. goin to look at my (potentially) first seacraft tomorrow which is a potter 18. grew up fishing on a 23' mako and 23 seacraft tho.
Chris

[Bigshrimpin]

He did the bracket just right on that yellow boat! I like to think the reverse chine gives it a little extra bite around the corners and a little extra lift on the take off. Could be my imagination . . . but it's a beautiful riding 20.