Potter Bracket

[ocuyler]

Chuck,

Is that thing going to be finished by next week? Hurry up, Mike!

[warthog5]

Chuck I didn't quite understand what you mean here?

Since the boat will be moored on a lift majority of the time, access to an outside drain plug was not an easy manuever with the bracket. A decision was made to go inside thru the keel with access via the transom door.

Are you going to have a hole stright down thru the bottom, close to the transom?

[ocuyler]

That's not a bad idea, really. You get ALL the water out and can remove the plug from the inside. I like it!

[Capt Chuck]

Warthog

Are you going to have a hole stright down thru the bottom, close to the transom?

Yes. I'll post a pic when it's done. A "T" type handle tall enough to reach and between the blige pumps.

[Mark]

have just one question. I was wondering why you cut the transom flat. In my mind the crown of the Sea Craft stern cap was all part of the lines of the boat.

I'm not Chuck, but will jump in with my take on this:

If you leave the boat with a notch, the crowned transom looks great. If you fill in the transom and have a three part deal with the two sides leading up to the flat top, it looks like a backyard project boat. I have seen several completely "flat" transom jobs that have come out of Wildfire Marine and they are a vast aesthetic improvement over the "just-fill-the-notch" approach.

While some on this site approach these older boats as a "restoration", some prefer to improve on an already good idea and customize them to better suit their needs.

[Finster]

Mark,

I think you misunderstood what Don was saying. He didn't say to put in a bastardized "three part deal". What he said was to recreate the "classic crown".
I agree that three part thing looks like crap.

[Mark]

Oops, my misunderstanding, sorry about that [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[ocuyler]

Chuck,

How's Mike coming on this project?

[Reel Smoker]

WHERES PAGE 4,WE WANT TO SEE MOR CAPT.

[Capt Chuck]

My Transom enclose and Potter Bracket install is finally finished!!! Mike @ Wildfire Marine did an oustanding job [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] The ride has improved tremendously. There is little if no "Squatting" at the hole shot. The turning radius is tighter. No porposing at all with little use of the tabs. Overall the ride is better than I expected. I know some of you dislike brackets but I have owned this boat for 20 years and the pros out weigh the cons by far. Just the amount of room gained by losing that big splashwell and eliminating the useless bait tank makes the whole transformation well worth it......

I hope you have enjoyed the pictures of my SeaMark/Potter Bracket install from start to finish [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

capt_chuck