Captain Marcus
Cadet
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2017
- Messages
- 12
Hi guys, My name is Captain Marcus. I'm 31 years old , Cleveland Ohio and got my Masters Captain License back in March 2017. I have been restoring aluminum boats for about 7 years now I have always purchased outboard hulls until now.
I recently purchased a Chieftain with 260 v8 stern drive setup. Rotted transom, rotted deck, mediocre foam etc. I have a 100hp Johnson outboard in the garage and a 70hp evinrude vro with tilt as options.
I'm also a certified aluminum tig welder so making repairs to the hull should be manageable. I'm redoing the floor in 3/16 diamond plate from stern to the bulkheads at cabin entry.
My thing is fabbing a Splashwell , Inboard patch , 20 inch transom Outboard cutout and knee braces To accommodate an outboard motor.
I've cut a template for I/o patch so far but haven't moved to cutting the transom 20 inches yet. I am wondering what size opening should I go with for outboard. A wide opening to acomodate two engines or a small opening that will give clearance for the single outboard.
Bigger cuttout would equate to a bigger splashwell and more material. I'm stuck.
I recently purchased a Chieftain with 260 v8 stern drive setup. Rotted transom, rotted deck, mediocre foam etc. I have a 100hp Johnson outboard in the garage and a 70hp evinrude vro with tilt as options.
I'm also a certified aluminum tig welder so making repairs to the hull should be manageable. I'm redoing the floor in 3/16 diamond plate from stern to the bulkheads at cabin entry.
My thing is fabbing a Splashwell , Inboard patch , 20 inch transom Outboard cutout and knee braces To accommodate an outboard motor.
I've cut a template for I/o patch so far but haven't moved to cutting the transom 20 inches yet. I am wondering what size opening should I go with for outboard. A wide opening to acomodate two engines or a small opening that will give clearance for the single outboard.
Bigger cuttout would equate to a bigger splashwell and more material. I'm stuck.