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We finally got it in. It is resting on temporary angle
irons that are clamped in place. In the foreground, you can
see the test shaft against which I'll need to align the
motor. It needs to move forward. The back needs to
come down, and the front needs to be raised. That will
be another day !
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I started with some real rough shimming to find the height
needed at the front of the engine to align the couplers at
the back. I measured that height to make my forward
engine beds.
(09-SEP-2007)
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I bought some adjustable mounts for the front, and built some
beds from some 3x12 douglas fir I had lying around. The
beds are rabetted so that much of the weight sits on top of
the stringers.
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Here's another view of the front mounts. Note that I've finally replaced those
ratty raw water intake hoses. I've also started framing the decking. Details
to follow on each of those topics.
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This one is a little out of order... before I painted the bilge,
I found that I needed to notch my stringers at the stern to allow
enough clearance for the 25 gal fuel tank I had purchased (can't
wait to fill that up! $$$)
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It fits... with room for the hoses above, and the steering stuff
beneath. I also confirmed that it can be removed, should I
ever need to get at the rudder stuffing box.
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Here's the rudder stuffing box and tiller arm. The stuffing
box is from Glen-L. The tiller arm is original vintage
Chris-Craft. It took a little creativity to mate the
two. I'm using a basic mechanical "push pull" (Teleflex)
steering cable. Notice that the rudder is offset to the
right slightly so that I can pull the shaft without dropping the
rudder, and (as recommended by Ken Hankinson's book Inboard Motor
Installation) to counteract the prop walk effect of my left-hand prop.
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I had a little "woodwork withdrawal", so I decided to fit my bumper
rails. This was particularly challenging, because there
are "lots of curves in lots of directions" back there. I'll be
varnishing the outside soon.
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I went with dual 'Vernaski' mufflers - I boat on a small 'quiet'
lake, and need to be respectful of my neighbours. You can also
see that I've begun framing the storage areas on the sides.
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Another ebay find... I'll try to restore this to resemble
its original 1940's look.
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Another view of the carlings and the dry-fitted battens.
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Here, the battens are just notched and dry-fitted.
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This shows the detail of how the hatch is framed in. Once the
deck is framed and veneered, we'll saw through the gaps.
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Here we are at the Glen-L Gathering in Lake Guntersville, AL.
(Beside Ken S.'s Double Eagle).
Click here to see some photos of the event.
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