I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

[aspeck]

This is for @redneck joe . . .
I glassed the stiffeners so if a fatty steps on the edge it will all be good.

He is getting it ready for when I get up to Mass in warmer weather and he is not in California or some other place ... Ted wants to make sure it will hold me and not break when I step on it ...

 

[tpenfield]

The engines are in . . .

I went over to the re-power shop today to take a look at the engines.
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Now to finish things off and get the boat over there for mounting and rigging. (probably will be around May 1st)

 

[Lou C]

OHHH nice new engines!
What an amazing project, Ted you're an inspiration to us all. Keep up the great work!

 

[aspeck]

Have you had any serious inquiries on the "old" motors and outdrives yet?

 

[tphoyt]

Congratulations on the twins.

 

[redneck joe]

So the new slips/sleeves over the old? I assume that was part of the week bits of calculation?

 

[tpenfield]

So the new slips/sleeves over the old? I assume that was part of the week bits of calculation?

You are just going to have to wait until it is done.

 

[tpenfield]

Have you had any serious inquiries on the "old" motors and outdrives yet?

no, only non-serious inquiries . . . I have not advertised them in the past 2 months, so as to focus on the primary task.

 

[tpenfield]

OHHH nice new engines!
What an amazing project, Ted you're an inspiration to us all. Keep up the great work!

My involvement in the engines was writing the check.

 

[redneck joe]

My involvement in the engines was writing the check.

Dad did a mod on a 79 starcraft 21 foot mariner back in the day and he always said uncle jack was the brains, he just wrote the checks...

 

[redneck joe]

You are just going to have to wait until it is done.

 

[tpenfield]

Progress update . . .

I got another layer of 1808 on the transom from the inside 'up&over' to the outside and around underneath to the 'bottom plate' The transom is getting fat, as it should . . .
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Another 0.3" to go . . .

Now I'm prepping for the splash wells. This will be some engineering on-the-fly, so we shall see how it goes.
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The base of the splash wells is pretty much a given, so I glassed the underside of those. This resin is not as 'Coosa board friendly' as I would like, but really soaking the resin onto the Coosa and using the 0.5 mil plastic to cover it all seems to work the best.
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Whenever I can . . . I use the resin roller to get about a 1/16" coating on the Coosa. Works great on flat surfaces . . . vertical surfaces, not so much .
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I also pre-saturate the cloth as I normally do . . .

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Then once the glass is laid down on the Coosa and rolled out, I cover it with the plastic sheeting.
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This process seems to work the best.
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I'm running out of resin (again) . . . not sure why . . . my resin calculator must be acting up . I might need to make an emergency run to the fiberglass supply place this week.

 

[Pmt133]

I may steal engineering on the fly as the title for the scrap book of my resto I'm making for myself. it's funny... I took measurements when I started and by the end I was just like "meh, close enough." Turned out right I guess.

What numbers are you using to calculate the resin by chance? I think I fudged mine to 64 Oz resin per square yard for the 1708 to play it sade. Most places seem to be in the 50-55 range.

 

[redneck joe]

I like fat transoms and I cannot lie...

 

[tpenfield]

I like fat transoms and I cannot lie...

 

[Pmt133]

That's by sir tabs a lot... right?

 

[tpenfield]

1 Splashwell formed

I had a remnant of 1708, so I was able to form a splash well after the base pieces had set up. This is the starboard side.
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I'll need to get some more 1708 to form the other one, but for now this worked ! My plan is to beef it up with 4 layers of biaxial. . . Imma see if I can get some 1708 tomorrow to make the port splash well. Tuesday may be a fiberglass supplies run.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Ted, leave room for fairing

 

[flashback]

that worked out really well.