Start to Finish: Building Our 50' Skater
10-13-2017, 08:06 PM
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Power steering pulley:
The engines did not have power steering pumps on them. There was no good place to use one of the belts that were already on the engine so I had to add a pulley to one of the idlers. I found a spare pulley (off a merc 1350?) . I lathed a stepped locator bushing to center the pulley, and drilled the bolt pattern into the pulley.
The engines did not have power steering pumps on them. There was no good place to use one of the belts that were already on the engine so I had to add a pulley to one of the idlers. I found a spare pulley (off a merc 1350?) . I lathed a stepped locator bushing to center the pulley, and drilled the bolt pattern into the pulley.
10-13-2017, 08:20 PM
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Power steering pump:
I had to make a bracket to mount the aftermarket power steering pump. It needed a slot for tension adjustment, ect.
I mounted the power steering pump low on the engine because it needs to be gravity fed from the reservoir and I already had the reservoir mounted at the front of the engine compartment pretty low.
I had to make a bracket to mount the aftermarket power steering pump. It needed a slot for tension adjustment, ect.
I mounted the power steering pump low on the engine because it needs to be gravity fed from the reservoir and I already had the reservoir mounted at the front of the engine compartment pretty low.
10-14-2017, 08:48 AM
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AN to o-ring:
When its midnight on a friday night and you need two -8AN to -10 O-ring fittings and you dont have them but you do have a -8AN union and a -10AN union you make what you need.
The AN fittings and o-ring fittings are the same size and thread pitch.
You take the -10 union and lathe the bevel off the end and make it the length the oring fitting would be. Then take the 8 and 10 unions and cut them in half. Lathe the cut center section flat. Then weld them together. Here is a before and after pic of the -8AN and -10AN union and the -8AN to -10 O-ring addapters.
When its midnight on a friday night and you need two -8AN to -10 O-ring fittings and you dont have them but you do have a -8AN union and a -10AN union you make what you need.
The AN fittings and o-ring fittings are the same size and thread pitch.
You take the -10 union and lathe the bevel off the end and make it the length the oring fitting would be. Then take the 8 and 10 unions and cut them in half. Lathe the cut center section flat. Then weld them together. Here is a before and after pic of the -8AN and -10AN union and the -8AN to -10 O-ring addapters.
10-14-2017, 09:53 AM
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God I love this thread.
10-15-2017, 09:38 AM
#1268
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Push on hose:
When you do not want to have any push on hose fittings in your boat because they can come off and sink the boat but the engine has one that you cannot easily get rid of what do you do?
You make a push-on to AN fitting and use 500 psi flame resistant hose with t-bolt clamps and safety wire it together. I put the studs on the fitting to make a bracket that would bolt to the engine but after I tightened the t-bolt clamps you could not get the fitting to move at all so it would probably be fine but I safety wired it just in case.
When you do not want to have any push on hose fittings in your boat because they can come off and sink the boat but the engine has one that you cannot easily get rid of what do you do?
You make a push-on to AN fitting and use 500 psi flame resistant hose with t-bolt clamps and safety wire it together. I put the studs on the fitting to make a bracket that would bolt to the engine but after I tightened the t-bolt clamps you could not get the fitting to move at all so it would probably be fine but I safety wired it just in case.
10-15-2017, 10:01 AM
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Ok Tyson, I have to ask. How thick is the tunnel where you cut the notch? What is the impact on strength in that area now. Clearly you have calculated it will be fine or you would not have done it. But that leads to the question. If it will be plenty strong still. Why is it so thick to begin with?
Love the thread and dedication, I look forward to new post with progress everyday. I kind of chuckle when I sometimes accidentally go to the first page of the thread and the 1st post says "We are finally in the home stretch"! Yet here we are 18+ months later and your still cutting into the hull, even crazier is its not cause its just been sitting in the corner...I cant even imagine how many hours you have into this boat!
John
Love the thread and dedication, I look forward to new post with progress everyday. I kind of chuckle when I sometimes accidentally go to the first page of the thread and the 1st post says "We are finally in the home stretch"! Yet here we are 18+ months later and your still cutting into the hull, even crazier is its not cause its just been sitting in the corner...I cant even imagine how many hours you have into this boat!
John
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10-15-2017, 01:17 PM
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When you tightened the engine mounts, how many foot pounds did you use?
Just one.....
.When hand pounds are just not enough and you have to switch to foot pounds.
Just one.....
.When hand pounds are just not enough and you have to switch to foot pounds.
Last edited by BigSilverCat; 10-15-2017 at 10:13 PM.
