Transom Angle

[newellchunker]

SeaCraft....did u ever find a bracket?? I found boat and trailer with a new looking Stainless Marine bracket on Craigslist for $450. Heres the link. http://wilmington.craigslist.org/boa/2059619874.html

Good Luck!

[Seacraft84]

Yeah that is a good deal. Thanks for the heads up.
I ended up buying the one in Holden Beach. Guess one good thing is its aluminum. Not real sure what the weight difference between an aluminum and stainless would be but every little 10 pounds here 10 pounds there adds up on these 20' with a four stroke. Trying to keep as much weight out the stren as well the whole boat when I get started on the restore. Looks like I am going to raise the floor 4 inches.

[everybody]

SC 84 are you raising the floor so much because the weighT of the 150 yami?

[Seacraft84]

Yeah. Either way some scuppers or balls are going to be needed if you are going to fish in any kind of sea. I think in the sound and anchored at the beach raising the floor 4 inches would be right above water level with full fuel, 3-4 people, and gear. I am going to move the tank about as far forward as I can. Good thing about the MA is you can get away with raising the floor that high. I even considered 5 inches. I'm going to make the floor flush from stern to bow, so up at the bow the extra height is going to help out some.
Out fishing this past weekend with 3 guys, 50gal gas, 25gal bait tank under leaning post, gear and some good size swell with left over wind chop it really would not of mattered how high the floor was. I am thinking of putting a plug hole in the floor at the stern to drain what water that cant get out into the bilge then I can just pump it out. I guess I will make some sort of half inch or so drop down for the water to collect in.

[everybody]

I'll get some new pics tomorrow of the new floor I raised it approx 3 in and have a recessed area in back to collect water. I think I'll cross the lines and run the scuppers out the transome. That should be enough to keep my feet dry.

[Seacraft84]

Crossing the drains will help. I am going to do away with the boxes in the back so my floor will go to the transom. I may just put in some brass tubes with scupperballs. Trying to take some weight out the stern. Basically I will have the gunnels wrap around the top at the stern and come down with a lip like the rest of the top cap. Trying to keep it simple with this one. Im also going to lay another layer of glass on the sides and fair them out smooth.

[Seacraft84]

Also if any one knows a simple way to make a fish box. I may just make my own to fit up front. Kinda like a coffin with the rounded fronts. Thanks