Just a small update.
Right now near the East end of Lake Eerie close to Buffalo the water has been pushed so hard by the wind that the level there is 8 feet higher than it was a few days ago and some sections of route 5 are flooded. That also means that the water on the west end is probably...
So I can launch and load at the ramp without doing damage. And why vertical? It worries me to trailer travel with the thing sticking out backward and possibly cracking the transom up, while when vertical the center of gravity stays a bit farther forward and it has less back and forth energy.
These waves on the Great Lakes are a lot more destructive than they would be in the ocean. The wave periods are much shorter which means that instead of 8 or 9 seconds apart , they are 3 to 4 seconds apart. That makes a 25 foot wave in Lake Ontario about as destructive as a 40 to fifty foot wave...
That was my original thought and I sort of retreated from that idea.
What I would really like is a bracket/jackplate with an hydraulic piston or electric actuator that raises the outboard vertically instead of angling away and up, but so far I have not found one that will raise the outboard...
Moving the engine farther back by adding a bracket will cause the stern to lay deeper in the water. Besides, I am not sure that you need a kicker with that engine. It looks like that engine can go slow enough for trolling. A good splashbox will keep the water out and removing a kicker that you...
That is a nice idea, except that Lake Ontario changes color all the time. It is very often clear as glass. Near the rivers it is brownish after rains and then there is the green water I am always looking for because that is nutrient rich and where the fish hang out.
If I follow your advice I...
I have been looking for a 30 inch shaft. So far I have not found one. And yes I plan to have a splashwell, although a fairly small one. Part of the reason for the change is that I want to get rid of the big doghouse so I have more work space for fishing which is what this boat is all about. I...
The 700 pounds is divided between the engine and the outdrive. The engine is 560 pounds and rests on the stringers. The outdrive rests on the transom and weights about 150 pounds. So I would shift the weight backward onto the transom when installing the outboard.
I am almost done pulling the transom (very sloddily installed 2 years ago) out of my 1989 Starcraft Islander and as usual I ask myself if I should take the big step and remove the I/O and change to an outboard. With the transom being replaced, now would be the time to do it. I'm eying a new 175...
These last few days I have been removing parts that were glued on to aluminum with M5200 while the temperature I worked in was well below 32F. To my amazement. all the m5200 came off very easily without cursing, chiseling and debond. I took some of this stuff inside and as things got warmer the...
