seven years later I wanted to apologize about this post. It is not a stupid design as the rest of the thread eventually showed. I just could...
Riverboy, Geeze, forgot I even posted this. No I haven't put any fins on. It's getting snowmobile season, so it will be next spring before any...
After I posted yesterday, I bought a second hand 6-7/8-inch impeller to try. Right now it's 6-5/8. My '86 Evinrude 48spl is a good runner but I...
tunnel design pics Here's those pics I promised. The aluminum plate the welder used is a little thicker than the original. You can see the air...
Jet tunnel Hey, if anyone on this thread is still interested, I successfully installed a tunnel on my old tin flat-bottom jonboat. I made...
Terry, I thought about experimenting by drilling and tapping some holes in some of my dive weights, and then puling on them, but never got to it....
Dang! Wish I knew that first. Well I'm not done; I have five more to do if I want to sister all the bolts. I can fix those. I guess I can pull the...
Just some more notes I thought of: The bronze(655 everdure) was very tough(impossible) to use a thread die to cut the threads with. We had to...
follow up Here's what finally happened. I ordered 3/4" silicon bronze round stock from Alaskan Copper in Seattle. Nice folks, They cut it to 12"...
next year I live far from the boat. I will only find time to build a model this winter and work at the real boat next spring. Will report if I am...
Thanks for the reply. I think I highjacked this thread. I was thinking that "correct in ballast placement" covered keeping VCG correct. I...
It seems a little drastic to careen my old bargain boat until it tips over just to see if will pop up again. So.. I've been wondering, if I built...
last post Thanks all for responding to this thread. I am much more informed about this and confident of the outcome now. I will not get to...
I am thinking now perhaps I need to pull a stud to confirm the thread size and if they are machine threads in good shape, then I should just...
Tom, The machines get shut off at happy hour:D wardd, It sounds just like drilling in uhmwpe—that stuff can grab you tool too. I like he...
