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The hump speed/angle is the highest angle of incline the boat reaches while coming up on plane. In terms of degrees of incline, it is nowhere near the deadrise angle . . . less than half. Because if it were close to the deadrise angle (18-23˚) folks would be loosing their beer coolers out the...

One thing that the N.A. was interested in reviewing, given the added buoyancy at the stern, was the trim angle of the hull. If the trim becomes 'negative', then the boat would tend to 'plow' at first when coming up on plane. . . not the best thing to have and would require compensating with...

In other news . . . I got the Hydrostatic & Speed/Power (Savitsky) analysis back from the N.A. Not 100% sure what I'm looking at, but overall it looks good. I'll be having a follow-up call with the N.A. over the next few days. In summary . . . No adverse trim effects from the added stern...

On to the Transom . . . I cut out the two areas for the fiberglass insert. My plan is to glass one side of the cavities and then 'fill' the cavities with a glass/resin combination to be level with the open side. Here is the glass layer of 1808 setting up on one of the cavities. . . There is...

I like how Formula does their OB versions . . . they extend the hull/planing surface out to where the swim deck ends, then go with a bracket from there. I'm not a fan of their swim deck with OB's . . . at least on the 310-330 series. I think on the bigger boats the swim platform area is more...

No worries. I am good with making the fiberglass core as I described. I got enough extra glass and resin to make a decent core . . . and it will bond itself to the Coosa.

I did . . . (not familiar with it). A lot of these materials (Aqua-Steel, Whalelite) are more direct to manufacturer type of sales/distribution. G-10, GPO-3 and a few others seem to have a wider use-base and can be found at more suppliers.

Quick Update . . . I had a follow-up call with the Naval Architect yesterday. He is going to run a speed/power analysis on the new hull configuration, given that there will be 42" of additional planing surface. We've had some discussion on the transom, as he indicated the need for a solid...

No way that the engine survived this. Just walk away.

I received the design review write-up from the N.A. . . . a few design & fabrication considerations, but overall things are in good shape.

My garage stays about 55-60˚F in the winter, so when doing fiberglass (which I am doing now) I usually run a space heater to supplement and 'tent' the work area with a small heater inside the tent, once I lay-up some glass. 2% on the MEKP. Not sure if that will work for your situation, but...

Welcome to iBoats . . . I have not heard of the 6.1L do you mean the 6.3L ? I happen to have a pair of 6.2L engines, which I'll send you a PM about. Are they outdrives or full inboard? Your options (IMO) are to get re-built 7.4's or go with the 8.1/8.2 . . . The 6.3's may be OK. I run...

11" of snow at my house . . . -1 snowblower (Toro PowerShift 824). . . I had to use the back-up machine (Toro 621) . . it is not as powerful. As of an hour ago our road had not been plowed (private road)

The power has stayed on so far. I have not measured snow depth here, but guessing around 10" . . .:unsure: Probably won't get much work done on the boat until I get back from CA.

I was hoping to get out to the boat itself and start working on the transom area. The weather has other plans. So, still a few things to do on the extension bracket, and then awaiting the feedback from the N.A. on the design review. Heading to CA on Thursday for a week . . . Then after, I...

Probably because we live in different towns together . . . :ROFLMAO:

Who knows how much snow . . . for my area. Weather.gov ~ 11" +/- Weather.com ~ 12-18" Accuweather ~ 6-10" :unsure:

10˚F this morning on Cape Cod . . . :oops: Forecast for Sunday-Monday . . . :rolleyes: . I started up the generator yesterday to make sure it will run if needed. I might have to get the larger snowblower ready for action. :unsure: It is 55˚F in my 'shop', so I'll have to run some heat 🔥...

Quick Update . . . I got a quote on the Suzuki 300's yesterday :oops: . . . Just wondering if some of the the outboard suppliers are seeing a soft(er) market ? . . . (@Scott Danforth - any industry scuttlebutt on that ?) Also wondering how many times I have to tell the re-power shops "30...

Thank you . . . So, whalelite is aka "whaleboard"? It appears that Boston Whale has been using this material in their transoms. :unsure: