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The intermediate deck beam straddles the carlings at frame # 4.
(20-MAY-2008)
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Coaming corners were radiused with plywood veneer.
We ran some 1/8" marine- grade mahogany plywood through the planer
to remove one face. This makes it much easier to bend !
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Transom deck beam is 9" wide.
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The bottom edge of the beam was molded to a width of 3-1/2".
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View from the transom.
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Here's my friend Colin finish-welding up the v-drive mounting
plate. We spent the day finalizing the transmission mounts. With
all components bolted in, we measured for the propeller shaft.
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The driver's seat is nearing completion. The rails provide 6" of
horizontal travel, 3" of vertical travel at the front of the seat and reclining
backrest. We've also started the passenger seat base.
Click here
to see how the seat was made. (a new window will be opened)
(02-JUL-2008)
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All mounting plates were sandblasted, primed and painted before final assembly. We've
added triangular webs along the v-drive's thrust centerline to stiffen up the v-drive plate.
(26-AUG-2008)
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The stuffing box was installed with stainless steel hanger bolts.
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The frame truss plate was cut down to conform to the bottom of the transmission.
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The front engine mount stringer bolt holes were bushed with fiberglass bushings.
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The tubes were epoxied into the bolt hole bores and allowed to cure.
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Bushings were fabricated from 6-1/2 ounce fiberglass cloth.
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There's no limit as to what can be done with epoxy and fiberglass !
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We fabricated adjustable front engine mounts using flat plate and tubular steel.
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Vertical travel can be adjusted by turning the 1/2" nut located beneath the strut.
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