Youngsville NC supersized OD18 build

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Re: Youngsville NC supersized OD18 build

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Cool. You should be able to loft the pieces as planned with the 10% scale up.
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Wow, fireturk to have a place that close is a dream. :D

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fireturk41 wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:47 pm It marine grade okoume, there’s a lumberyard about 100 miles from me that has pretty much anything you can thing of for good prices
Sounds good to me! Do you mind sharing their name?

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fireturk41 wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:35 pm I’m getting to a stall point (material wise) I’m going to cut molds tomorrow and the transom. For the transom where the motor hangs, although I’m scaling by 10% I leave that dene soon the same height, correct? Also I was reading other builds and saw where others transoms were about an inch short. Should I raise it an extra inch?
If it's not too late, I would measure your motor before cutting the transom. The Honda's, as an example, tend to be more like 22.5 inches, not 20", which can cause some consternation.
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VT_Jeff wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:43 am
fireturk41 wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:35 pm I’m getting to a stall point (material wise) I’m going to cut molds tomorrow and the transom. For the transom where the motor hangs, although I’m scaling by 10% I leave that dene soon the same height, correct? Also I was reading other builds and saw where others transoms were about an inch short. Should I raise it an extra inch?
If it's not too late, I would measure your motor before cutting the transom. The Honda's, as an example, tend to be more like 22.5 inches, not 20", which can cause some consternation.
Jeff that may be true of their smaller motors, but they must meet SAE standards for motors 40HP and higher. I just checked the 75 and 90's are 20" shafts or for 90 25". Other manufacturers also do the same thing for their smaller motors, though more and more are sticking to the 20 and 25" standard.

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Dan_Smullen wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:10 pm
fireturk41 wrote: Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:47 pm It marine grade okoume, there’s a lumberyard about 100 miles from me that has pretty much anything you can thing of for good prices
Sounds good to me! Do you mind sharing their name?
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Sorry for the long break! I had a sick family member and work that delayed my progress. However I will post pics in a moment! I’m one or two sheets of 1/2” short for the forms due to robbing pieces to use on my other boat but it’s moving along

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Re: Youngsville NC supersized OD18 build

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My pest control guy decided to watch me cut out the transom. His big brother didn’t come out today though Image
Got molds B and C up
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Transom and one of the clamping boards is cut
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