new 16 Ft Sears Project

[VT-Bass13]

my luck ! I get the boat all ready to go out for the first day and im leaving and this happens

i did my gear oil, new spark plugs, flue lines and filter, made a mounting bracket for the flue filter, hooked everything back up, batteries, trolling motor, gas tank, fuses Ect.

 

[VT-Bass13]

Ta da !

Old and New

 

[VT-Bass13]

new axle, tires, u bolts, welded on new mounting brackets as well and the new leaf springs

 

[VT-Bass13]

so this is my next thing i need to make need my self a jack plate

https://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?38827-How-I-built-a-quot-Jack-Plate-quot-for-my-Catfish-Boat

the first step not bad only 31$

20$ for a 2'x4' 3/4" ply

and the just nuts and bolts like 15$

 

[VT-Bass13]

so how far do you all think that i should move the motor up



sorry for the not so good pic did the best i could, i think i need to move it up 6in but i am not sure that i was measuring it from the right spot or not

 

[VT-Bass13]

and i got this today my new transom savor with the new 40Hp motor i really needed it bad

 

[4buyorsell]

I'm enjoying watching your conversion progress. Nice job.

 

[earl60446]

Looks like you got a long shaft motor on a short shaft (15inch) transom. I would personally try to build the transom up higher
as opposed to using a bracket. Boat would be more resistant to water coming over the transom that way.
Tim

 

[VT-Bass13]

the way that my transom is set up there is really no way for my to re-build it / build it higher that is why im going to the Jack plat wich im am going to try and get done today pic soon to come !

 

[VT-Bass13]

4buyorsell » Yesterday, 11:29[/url]"]I'm enjoying watching your conversion progress. Nice job.

thanks so much it really has had its up and downs but as long as i can get out on the water and fish its worth it to me

 

[VT-Bass13]

here is what did and feel free to ask any other questions if you are looking to make your self a jack plate.

going to be going out on the water Tuesday to test it out


3 ea 3/4in ply laminated together

4x4in aluminum angle x2 @ 10in and x2 @ 12in

I put the two 10in pieces and mounted them to the transom with 3/8 bolts nuts and some big fender washers
and then used the two 12in pieces set them at an angle to keep the motor straight up and down and used 1/2 bolt on them
and then 3/8in bolts again to mount to wood and motor to the jack plate

 

[VT-Bass13]

this is a bad pic looks like they are not on straight but they were i checked about 4 or 5 time




we then took the wood and trimmed down the sides so we could get to the bolt heads with a wrench, and because i set it at an angle it made the bolt even more excusable

 

[VT-Bass13]

got it up there and mounted good and straight and you can see the gaps that we left between the wood and aluminum

 

[VT-Bass13]

there it is mostly mounted the two bolts on top that go thought the motor were not but on in this photo because i needed to get longer ones but they are in now

 

[VT-Bass13]

and this is the mount for my transom saver that i got because with new motor is a little bit heaver than my old and it gives some piece of mind when im traveling to where ever i am going fishing

 

[VT-Bass13]

so i took it out the other day and had to lower it 2 inches and now just need to tune the motor a bit to get it running at is beat still a few bugs that need to be worked out

 

[ccm]

Awesome I like the jack plate! May have to borrow that idea. One quick question, how much does the 40hp weigh? I have a 14ft v hull rated for 40hp with a 15 inch transom and as a big guy to much weight in the back can become an issue. Thanks in advance.

 

[VT-Bass13]

ccm » Today, 00:14[/url]"]Awesome I like the jack plate! May have to borrow that idea. One quick question, how much does the 40hp weigh? I have a 14ft v hull rated for 40hp with a 15 inch transom and as a big guy to much weight in the back can become an issue. Thanks in advance.

thanks, and if you have any questions on how i did it id be more than glad to help out. And as for the motor according to the owners manual the NS40C # 129.95

my old NS30A that i had was #101

 

[Gators5220]

How's that 40hp push that boat?

 

[VT-Bass13]

Gators5220 » Yesterday, 21:08[/url]"]How's that 40hp push that boat?

only got 33 mph out of it so far with just me and my gear witch is not any faster than my other 30Hp that i use to have i think i need to do some tuning and take a loot at the carb and see what the injectors look like. i feel like i should be able to get it going a lot faster then that because the wight difference in not really that much only 30#