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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
14 foot project.
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<blockquote data-quote="Mr. Fahrenheit" data-source="post: 301394" data-attributes="member: 9350"><p>SO: here is my solution. Today at work i whipped this up. It's like .17something stainless steel. The aluminum we use at my place of business (misery..!) is very soft, so i decided to go with steel. It was 16x18 to start, put 2" bends on the sides of it for support. I know it would have been fine without any bends or what, but i decided to put some more support on there in case i run into a log or something. I drilled 5/16 holes in there for the bolts, going to put some large washers in there... So Paul Bunyan himself could try to rip this thing off, but i highly doubt he could do it.. It seems to be pretty solid. </p><p> For anyone looking for info on this: My transom depth (from top to bottom) is 16", it's a fairly shallow boat. The plate i made will be sticking up 4.5" . I have a Long shaft motor, it is 22" from the (clamps??) to the cavitation plate. Plate is 12" wide. Origionally 16" but i put 2" bends on each side for support. So it is 12" across, it will not effect the turns of my outboard. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask, i have plenty as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr. Fahrenheit, post: 301394, member: 9350"] SO: here is my solution. Today at work i whipped this up. It's like .17something stainless steel. The aluminum we use at my place of business (misery..!) is very soft, so i decided to go with steel. It was 16x18 to start, put 2" bends on the sides of it for support. I know it would have been fine without any bends or what, but i decided to put some more support on there in case i run into a log or something. I drilled 5/16 holes in there for the bolts, going to put some large washers in there... So Paul Bunyan himself could try to rip this thing off, but i highly doubt he could do it.. It seems to be pretty solid. For anyone looking for info on this: My transom depth (from top to bottom) is 16", it's a fairly shallow boat. The plate i made will be sticking up 4.5" . I have a Long shaft motor, it is 22" from the (clamps??) to the cavitation plate. Plate is 12" wide. Origionally 16" but i put 2" bends on each side for support. So it is 12" across, it will not effect the turns of my outboard. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask, i have plenty as well. [/QUOTE]
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