Why not build it myself? I wager 3/4 plywood and then about 6-7 layers of epoxy and fiber glass it would be pleanty strong enough to support the weight. Only thing is I can't find anything to calculate the amount of buoyant force needed to keep center of gravity from shifting sitting in the...
Ok I'm seeing alot of guys doing I/O to outboard conversions. I think pros would be easier to change motors in the future and best thing is that I wouldn't have to scorce all the parts for a merc conversion. But if I mounted it just a little off or if anything goes wrong then my handling would...
Yea kinda praying when I pull the OMC and outdrive it goes for a pretty penny and I could get a junker that runs with an alpha 1. The more research I do the more time im adding to the rebuild time. Still, it's not scaring me (yet).
So this boats dry weight is around 1400-1640 lbs depends on where you get your info from. But I've calculated about 3000 fully bagged out so I really don't think I'll need to go the bravo route. Thanks!
Yea that's pretty much where my head is at rn considering I have to pull the transom apart anyways. Feels like I have a relic with no value other then the hull and the steering wheel lol. I'm gunna start looking into a junk boat. I've read that the mercruiser bravos are beefier built and running...
Hello everyone!
I just purchased my first boat. A 1989 Starcraft Islander 221v with the hardtop. It has an OMC 4.3 with a Cobra outdrive.
I'm super excited to get into the project. Sadly because I am still Active Duty Navy I won't be able to start until December of this year :(. In the...
