Outboard motor wells

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  • Watergoat
    Member
    • Apr 2013
    • 67

    #31
    Re: Outboard motor wells

    Could you just mount the board 2.5" lower, at least long enough to try it?

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    • 2dogsnight
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2013
      • 1012

      #32
      Re: Outboard motor wells

      Originally posted by Watergoat
      Could you just mount the board 2.5" lower, at least long enough to try it?
      metal frame is not wide enough to let the motor lower another 2.5".....board mounting brackets
      need to be moved
      2016 kayak Mill Creek 13

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      • 2dogsnight
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2013
        • 1012

        #33
        Re: Outboard motor wells

        Took the frame to the welder and have it work on......took the boat to the marina today...looks like adjustment will work!
        .......ready to move on to another projects



        thank you for all your help guys!
        Last edited by 2dogsnight; 08-18-2013, 11:05 PM.
        2016 kayak Mill Creek 13

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        • wizbang 13
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2009
          • 24812

          #34
          Re: Outboard motor wells

          Have you run the boat yet? It looks to me like the quick water from the main wheel might just lick at the outboard bracket!
          ( In which case, putting it off to the side may help)
          The boat looks terrific
          bruce

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          • 2dogsnight
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2013
            • 1012

            #35
            Re: Outboard motor wells

            Originally posted by wizbang 13
            Have you run the boat yet? It looks to me like the quick water from the main wheel might just lick at the outboard bracket!
            ( In which case, putting it off to the side may help)
            The boat looks terrific
            bruce
            Thanks Bruce
            I didn run the boat yet, I may not be able this summer - so much stuff to do...I am getting close though.
            Wet spot on the bracket is from getting boat off the trailer.
            Inboard is out for overhaul......it's an Atomic4 25HP...BTW - do you know any reliable shop in our area that knows Atomic4??
            Exhaust is off and that and shaft opening are plugged with an expendable rubber plugs.
            ......still have water leak somewhere.......have to epoxy any suspicious spot I can find along the keel Interesting that the water is getting into the boat, but is not leaking out......
            2016 kayak Mill Creek 13

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            • Redeye
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2010
              • 918

              #36
              Re: Outboard motor wells

              I'm just gonna drag this thread back out of the back blocks.

              Anyone seen any good installations of outboards in wells in larger sailing vessels? I'm talking 30-40ft here. Plywood.

              I'm particularly interested if any one has great ideas to have integrated doors that seal off the outboard well when the motor is not in use (and in use...), and the commensurate lifting mechanisms to raise and lower the outboard. Yes generally Inboards are used in this situation, but the weight and simplicity and overall cost burden of an outboard makes me strongly in favour of putting an outboard in a well which lifts and lowers on rails or the likes through some kind of opening doors.

              Anyone seen an installation like this?

              R
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