I made the mistake of touching an area of the fiberglass that had been ground . . . ouch . . . microscopic fibers in my finger :oops:
I used the Hull & Deck putty to set these pieces of the transom support structure in place.
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OMG !!! :eek: . . . It's warm enough outside to have the...
I have both a cordless and corded angle grinders. Running 40 grit flap disks.
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Progress so far . . .
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I've been using the cordless, since the corded goes too fast. I was getting a lot of static electricity as I was grinding, which I was not too keen about. I kept a mist spray bottle...
Transom support structure is roughed out.
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Now onto the final grinding . . . Oh joy . . . :p
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My cordless angle grinder is being put to the test.
Here is the difference in those 2 boats (Formula 310 I/O vs OB)
The outboard version has the hull extended at the full height of the transom and distributes the load to the outer areas of the hull. (actually a clever design)
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The I/O version does not have the hull extended and is...
Good question and I am glad you asked . . . I can answer that with a series of drawings that track the forces created by the engines, through the extension bracket, and on to the transom and the stringers within the hull.
#1) The forces of the engines (note that the force placed on the transom...
A day of cutting and grinding . . . . I got a lot of the transom reinforcement structure cut . . . still a few more pieces to go.
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I hope to be glassing this in over the next couple of days.
I am cutting the Coosa board for the additional stringers and transom supports.
I have another unit of measure for @redneck joe . . .
These 2 pieces are supposed to be the same dimension, but the one up top is off by a 'smidge' . . . :unsure:
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I picked up the Hull & Deck Putty this AM . . .
It is poly-based, but hopefully will be OK, considering I'll be scarf joining the extension bracket to the hull as well as my 50 +/- bolts.
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My plan will be to start the putty cold (60˚F ish) to slow it down, then add heat to the E-B once it is...
The words for the day are 'pressure washer' . . . :ROFLMAO: that will do the trick.
I think I there may be a new pressure washer in my future, because the reigning machine had a throttle/governor mishap.
Anyway, I've been trying to get this 'bonding plate' off the transom for the past few...
More engineering on-the-fly . . . design change #6,157 :ROFLMAO: .
Given that the underside of the swim deck has as much fiberglass in it as the transom, I have changed the transom reinforcement, eliminating the struts that were to extend in the swim deck cavity, and moving the top...
