Io to outboard conversion bracket how to#

I'm under equipped in the means of a proper boat building workshop and have limited resources. This is a bad idea that has been tried and done many times for the following reasons.

I'm also a boat captain and a bartender and this is my back burner project. A trip to our local shop brought fear into the mechanic as he didnt want to touch it. Ive owned, used and enjoyed our 1977 19 VIP up until the 175 OMC stern drive sprung a leak in the upper case. There's not alot of skilled boat builders in the virgin islands as opposed to my home state in Maine. I/O to Outboard Conversion 10-02-2013, 08:00 PM. I would love to hear any feed back from you guys. Now I am staring at these wondering the best way to place these boards and scribe them to get the most out of each plank and match grains and also have it be sturdy. I already cut ply wood templates for the entire circumference of the hull.

Io to outboard conversion bracket how to#

So I'm faced with a puzzling puzzle on how to best cut these boards to encompass this oval shaped vessel. Ready for primer and whatever we choose for a finish coat. I did this using PvC board backed by insulation and 5200 followed by fiberglass and 3 coats of west system epoxy using a light mixture of 407 fairing filler and a dash of 406 colloidal silica. I replaced all the of the original teak that served as a veneer making it look like a wooden boat. So it's been a while but I'm still working in this old girl. But this transom extension is something out of my wheelhouse.Īll doubts and speculations are welcome bouys! All things I know I can do since I spent 4 years at Hinckley as a finish carpenter. I also have to make a new head, v birth, and kitchenette. I still have so much work on the new decks, toe rails, exterior teak that wraps the top of hull(just for looks). We have the 2 Yanmar inboards all disconnected and scheduled to be pulled out this Saturday. Our thought process leading up to O/B was basically if we had to spend a pretty penny on new inboards why not go for more horsepower with outboards. I'm curious to see if we could get new replacements from the link you provided. He basically said our yanmars were out of date and impossible to find in our location. I'll include a copy of the email we received from the yanmar distributor. I'll include a picture of one that's not in the state of repair she's in right now. Click to expand.Thanks for welcoming me to the forum!