It's been probably a month since I posted last about kicker brackets. I've come to the conclusion that nothing on the market will work for my application, mainly due to the mounting space I'm dealing with.
I now have an idea that I think will work and be cost effective at the same time. I need an opinion or two from some others that may have done the same thing or know more about this stuff than I do.
In my application, I need the kicker bracket to set about 8.5" back from my transom. This will allow enough room to tilt up without hitting the boat and should keep the strength of the bracket without being too long. I plan to use a 1 ft piece of 6061-T6 aluminum I beam. I can get a 1 ft length of this from http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=981&step=2&top_cat=60 I would like to use the I beam which measures 6" x 3.33" x .23"
The question is, the webbing or vane that is almost 1/4" thick, is this going to be strong enough? The beam will be cut to the angle of my transom on one side, come back ~8.5" on the top (~10.57 on bottom due to angle) and will have a plate welded to both sides. The side at the transom will be plated to bolt the bracket to the transom and I will use another plate on the inside to "mash" the transom in between.
Finally, the kicker I'm using is a nissan 9.8 4 stroke which weighs in at 90lbs. I plan to keep this attached to the bracket with bolts and the clamps while trailering. Any ideas?
I've looked at doing it out of stainless but no one will sale square tubing in a foot length and I'd rather not have it puzzle pieced with a bunch of welds. Besides, 316 is extremely expensive.
I now have an idea that I think will work and be cost effective at the same time. I need an opinion or two from some others that may have done the same thing or know more about this stuff than I do.
In my application, I need the kicker bracket to set about 8.5" back from my transom. This will allow enough room to tilt up without hitting the boat and should keep the strength of the bracket without being too long. I plan to use a 1 ft piece of 6061-T6 aluminum I beam. I can get a 1 ft length of this from http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=981&step=2&top_cat=60 I would like to use the I beam which measures 6" x 3.33" x .23"
The question is, the webbing or vane that is almost 1/4" thick, is this going to be strong enough? The beam will be cut to the angle of my transom on one side, come back ~8.5" on the top (~10.57 on bottom due to angle) and will have a plate welded to both sides. The side at the transom will be plated to bolt the bracket to the transom and I will use another plate on the inside to "mash" the transom in between.
Finally, the kicker I'm using is a nissan 9.8 4 stroke which weighs in at 90lbs. I plan to keep this attached to the bracket with bolts and the clamps while trailering. Any ideas?
I've looked at doing it out of stainless but no one will sale square tubing in a foot length and I'd rather not have it puzzle pieced with a bunch of welds. Besides, 316 is extremely expensive.
