28 BERTRAM OUTBOARD CONVERSION

[Rickk]

Can you fill and drain them on the fly?

[DAYTRIP]

Hey Rick, the way they are set currently is they both fill at rest. Once you get going on plane they drain about 60% of the water. I could make it more controllable with addition of two pumps but trying to keep it simple if possible. The rear tank serves as a sea chest for bait and raw water pumps. Getting it dialed in!

[Cody1771]

wow, excellent build. Just joined this forum as i found your thread online. i'm rebuilding a malibu 185 and am deleting the I/O and podding it. Thanks for the fantastic thread!

[DAYTRIP]

Thanks! Welcome to the forum. I found this site 11 years ago and it has been an unbelievable resource. Hope you get as much out of it as I have.

[lawtoolguy]

Boat looks awesome Daytrip thanks for sharing the journey. Watching your build was a big help on my build.

[DAYTRIP]

Awesome! Glad it is useful. It is very useful for me getting the feedback from you guys! Thanks, Jim

[cape_fisherman]

Excellent. How long does it take to fill, and drain, the tank(s). And have you been able to compare the roll on the drift in a beam sea?

It really is nice.

[DAYTRIP]

Thanks cape! It takes about 3-4 minutes both directions. The stability is really improved. More than I thought it would be really. Weight down low helps A LOT.

[doug42190]

Hi Jim, it's Doug42190 again. I have a couple of follow up questions that either I keep missing or maybe aren't there. How did you run you gas fill hoses? Are they in fact in the leaning post? And I wondered about how you ran your hoses and wires to the engines -- passing down the length of the hull I mean. Lastly, how many layers and of what did you end up putting on the inside walls of the hull?
Thanks.
Doug

[DAYTRIP]

Hey Doug, they run from the tank to the inside of the outer port stringer, toward the Stern on the outside of the big fishbox, then turn in toward centerline between the back of the fishbox Ann the front of the port aft cooler into the center bilge. From there they run inside the inner stringers thru the transom into the bracket. All that is about 12 ft from tank to engine.

Are you doing a 28 doug?