Lots of tough work done so far on your SS, looks like a nice solid ride. Awesome find, especially nice is the 78's don't have the soggy pour in foam, just the old Styrofoam. I don't know about the Yam's or what you had for controls in the boat but make sure you get the controls along with the motor, it'll make life much easier.
I have a 96 yamaha C85 on an 18' century center console, pushes it along nicely with 2 people. Its a little picky on the cold start, but once warmed, it wil start by almost just touching the key...pretty simple engine and easy to work on...I believe the C series are commercial motors...but i havnt confirmed that.
Tagging along if that's ok.
Nice looking start. There are allot of great ideas here on what direction to take your SS. I like the way Sig's is turning out. Working on replacing the transom in ours. I think they have great lines.
Does the trolling motor have a 48" shaft? I am hoping that it is 'cause I already own one. I didn't want to shell out more dough for a longer shaft model.
Ok so I think my trolling motor is a 36" shaft. Here's what I measured.
It is a model 730 28Lbs of thrust. It moves our boat fine, but when the water gets choppy it will bounce out of the water. The prop is real close to the waterline.
The po mounted it in the center of the bow. Not really ideal, but it does work. Kind of uncomfortable for anyone who rides in the bow until we stop to fish.
Hope this helps. If I'm measuring wrong for the shaft length please let me know.
No problem. I may change the angle it's mounted at this coming summer. Like I said it only matters if we have more than three people in the boat. Then someone has to ride up front with the motor sticking out next to them.
I have been working on the trailer lately, i have a question about the rollers they were 4.25" smooth black ones. I removed them all to get it ready for paint. When I took them off they were only sitting on the metal, the roller shaft is .75" wide . Is there any type of bushing that goes on the shaft? The shaft is pretty short .75" with a hole for the hog ring.
