Very nice workmanship on that pod/bracket. The best I’ve seen to date by far, well done! I’ll be using this video as a reference for my inboard outboard conversion. 👍
I have the same boat check on benzproducts cnl, not for nothing but I think it's well worth it to just bite the bullet and repower it with a new inboard engine and outdrive, seems like it's hard to trailer and doesn't run/handle as nicely with the motor mount so far back..
Dope! I want to do this to my four wins sundowner 225. Did you do any calculations for the box displacement? With the removal of the 5.7 and outdrive, did you have to add any weight to the back?
Hey! Thanks for your comment. I did many calculations, but I didnt have any exact value on what to aim for. Many things in this project were based on experience and estimations. This is a heavy boat so I didnt need big floating bracket. In small boats you will need more flotation that the boat will sit correct when stationary. The center of gravity of the boat changed towards stern when doing OB conversion, so you dont need to move any extra ballast to stern. The key is to focus on moving/increasing the weight as low as possible inside the boat, as the weight of the OB is much more higher than with sterndrive. Thats why I moved example my batteries down to CL of the boat (old engine compartment bilge).
I used 15mm plywood if I remember correct. So the sides are 15mm + fiberglass both sides and back of the bracket is two 15mm plywoods (glass between them) and fiberglass both sides.
Thank you! You must get hands and tools inside that bracket that you can tighten the lower engine mount bolts. So the holes were for the water tight open/close hatches.
Thx for the cool video. What kind of wood and glue did you use? Maybe add that info at the bottom of the video? How's it holding up? I'm very impressed with how your bracket holds that 250hp motor. I'm getting ready to convert my boat likewise. I have a 225 hp Honda I'll be putting on there that's 600 lbs and it scares me. I've seen brackets that look like yours on ebay for $1400 made out of marine grade aluminum and supposed to hold up to a 250 hp motor. The locals want over $3000.
1708 its good and easy, but its not good to have cutted edges with CSM (specially when working with polyester resin). Thats why in these small pieces I usually alternate cloths. Then I can use stronger CSM between layers (better bond between layers with polyester) and make the CSM edges go further than the cloth and with ripped outlines. Also 1708 has usually just 45/45 degrees fibers in it. With alternating, you can easily use 0/90 and 45/45 cloths between CSM layers. But 1708 is also good and will definitely make good enough outcome. In some cases 1708 is also better because it doesnt include "extra" CSM.
Thank you! Yes I did make drawings. Usually the bracket should be designed differently for a different boats, so my drawings are propably not good for you boat. What kind of boat you have?
@@BCB-Boats-Media i own a Thompson from 1980. I would like to see your drawings if you do not mind. I can adjust these. I will work with epoxy instead of polyester.. what do you think about that?
Got two questions for you: 1.) Why did you use caulk or glue to bind the plywood instead of screws and caulk? 2.) Why did you use plywood instead of a composite like coosa? Genuinely curious, thinking about doing this myself. Let me know!
1. Its not good to left any screws or metal inside composite structure. Thats why just glue. 2. Plywood has much greater compressive and shear strength. So plywood is stronger and much cheaper. Ofc foams are better in many ways also but we dont have coosa yet here in Europe. Still I think that this year Im going to build my next bracket with PVC-foam instead of plywood.
I don’t seem to be able to reply to your answer to my comment below. I’ve tried twice from two different devices. I’ll try a new comment. I have a 21 foot Coronet Explorer II. Built in 1965 in Denmark and subject to a full, ongoing restoration/modernisation. I’m very interested in your sea trial video! Any idea when we might see it? Thanks. Barry.
Okey, That commenting thing is strange. Luckily new comments seems to work :) Coronet is a very nice boat 👍 I think I will get last parts for my e-tec during next week. After that I can test the boat properly and film a seatrial video. Thanks for your interest and good luck with your project!
@@BCB-Boats-Media thanks … i will change my Projectboat from inboard Motor to an outboard motor. So I think, I will choose you’re Video as a template 👍🏻
Thanks! Aprox. 16 layers in corners because I layed most of the side mats over the corner and same when I glassed the front and back of the bracket. Thats why Corners have much more glass on them than the sides.
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I have the exact number in my computer and I will tell all the conversion prices when I make the final video about this OB Conversion project. But I think the bracket itself was 300-400 euros.
