I have an Alpha 1 gen 2 bell housing and gimbal . I am sure it was not original on my boat . The boat has 8 holes in the transom. The gimbal has 6 studs. My question is should I order the other 2 studs for the unit , or just install it as is.
What hardener did you add to the paint? Is this an enamel paint? Did you use a primer ?
Sorry for all the questions but I would be interested in doing this on my boat also.
Well another beautiful day for glassing. Started wrapping my stringers and finishing the fuel tank area. I hope to get the fuel tank in today. Then my engine mounts .
I have a quart of epoxy primer . Would I be able to use that on my laminating resin transom as is? Or would I have to use PVA first , wash off and prime? I was thinking to paint the transom and put back my gimbal housing . After I finish my engine mounts .
I figured that it was not needed. In my original motor mounts , there was just 2 pieces of 3/4 plywood and all open underneath. The 1 inch ply PB'd to the stringer should carry the bulk of the engine weight.
Working on the engine mounts. I have laminated 3-2x6 on the flat with 3/4 inch plywood on top. I was going PB to stringer and notch in the side and use a 3/4 plywood to the hull and one glued with PB to the stringer under the mount. Then wrap in 1708.
Would I create any hard spot with the...
How many layers of glass is everyone putting on the transom and stringers? I have 2 csm and 2 1800 layers. I thought I had 1808 but it is csm free. I will say the 1800 goes on well except for the edges of the fiberglass , as it unthreads easy.
Thanks , I will rip some 2x12's and epoxy them together for my mounts.
I ordered some Cabosil , but it wont be here till Tuesday. I have a gallon of wood flour , but if it holds moisture , then I will wait .
Can I use my wood flour with poly?
Also I see everyone using plywood for the engine mounts. Would 2x8 stacked on flats and epoxied together be ok? I have an abundance of 2x's , not much plywood at the moment.
Well the stringers are bedded and the transom cut. I decided to use a hole saw from the outside first for the steering notch outs.
Ran out of Cabosil. I used 2.5 gallons of resin so far. No glass work yet.
I will say I like the milled fibers. Very easy to work with.
Tabbing in transom tonight . Rain stopped . I coated my stringers in poly and put PE spacers under them. Will bed them tomorrow weather permitting. The spacers are 5/8 backer rod . I cut in half .
Well my milled did not come today, so I ended up with chopped glass. What a pain that was to work with. I will use the milled for bedding my stringers when it comes. Rain for tomorrow and possibly Friday. Hence the impatience to put the transom in today. Thanks to my son the install went...
