Building the HB20 "Fog Bender"

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Thanks guys.
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Hey guys, I built my own bracket and I know I could lift the boat with it! The plans show how to build a bracket but didn't allow for tilting the motor, but my motor is a bit larger than normal. 55hp Homelite 1968 Bearcat 4 cycle. My bracket was made of scrap plywood and fiberglass and is bolted on with 4 stainless carriage bolts. People just love this boat for the room inside and the fact that it isn't some everyday looking plastic crap. Zignman

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How about a/some pics of that bracket :-)
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Hey guys, I built my own bracket and I know I could lift the boat with it!
You'd better be able to lift 12 of your boats with it, thats what kind of stresses it has :wink:
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The bracket design supplie with the HB20 is designed for small motors up to about 25HP. It should not be used for anything more. Over time a larger HP motor will provide enough forces to weaken it and eventually cause it to fail. I worked with Daddy on his bracket and got a very useable bracket for his boat. If you want to exceed displacement speed you need an aluminum bracket that will take the higher forces of a higher HP motor.

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Tom... saw pics of the one you and Daddy came up with... very nice.

Now... I'm interested in seeing what Zignman came up with for his 55HP, which I assume he will be using to run his HB20 beyond displacement speed.

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Mike I am also, as scrap plywood and fiberglass & epoxy doesn't sound safe to me over the long term for a 55HP motor. I have talked to Jacque about this subject and what it would take to make a safe platform. Basically fiberglass and carbonfiber biax in a vacunm bag would be required. Or as MadDog did an aluminum platform.

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I'm asking because I have friend who thinks he may want to build the HB20... but only if he can go beyond displacement speed. When he checked into Armstrong brackets... as the study plans recommend... they were like $2,000-$2,500, which put it out of his price range.
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Mike weren't you a welder at Newport News or am I thinking of someone else. You could easily build a platform based on the Armstrong designs. That is what MadDog did down in Texas with his brother doing the welding. You can see his platform in the Repair section

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Yeah Tom... whether they would like to admit it or not, Newport News Ship Building certified me to "stich together" the little boats they build "-) The welding part doesn't bother me, I'd be happy to do whatever in that regard... it's the design of the bracket, its shape, how it should be attached to the transome, etc... that I have no idea about.
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