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Looking good, it will be interesting to see how different it handles
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Good to see you are back at it!!!
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4 hrs of trying to mate the transom assembly to the box.
I just would not seal right . Long story short the box is not straight , so now everything has to come back off and the boxes have to be machines. Why can`t anything ever be simple? https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...41c70623d1.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...6e1028149b.jpg |
Hi Dan , man its going to look amazing , is the photo angle bad or is that gap as big as it looks . One question for my own education , would you machine the surface in line with the bearing carrier in the box or square to the gimbal assembly ? Cheers RG.
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Hey Rick. These are boxes Paul lassasa aka kid apache made so it makes sense .
There is a support on the inside in the middle of the box, when he welded it on he distorted the metal. Yes it`s off quite a bit . The Transom assembly has an o ring on the perimeter.It has to mate up to a straight surface otherwise the oring hardly makes contact with the box. There is no bearing carrier like a #4/5 if that`s your question. it`s part of the transom assembly .. see pics few posts above. |
Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
(Post 4835362)
4 hrs of trying to mate the transom assembly to the box.
I just would not seal right . Long story short the box is not straight , so now everything has to come back off and the boxes have to be machines. Why can`t anything ever be simple? https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...41c70623d1.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...6e1028149b.jpg |
Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
(Post 4835426)
Hey Rick. These are boxes Paul lassasa aka kid apache made so it makes sense .
There is a support on the inside in the middle of the box, when he welded it on he distorted the metal. Yes it`s off quite a bit . The Transom assembly has an o ring on the perimeter.It has to mate up to a straight surface otherwise the oring hardly makes contact with the box. There is no bearing carrier like a #4/5 if that`s your question. it`s part of the transom assembly .. see pics few posts above. |
Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
(Post 4835321)
Coated all the holes over and over and finished with some life caulk before fasteners went in.
The penetrating epoxy stays tacky for a day .. wonder if adding more hardener would make that faster .. anyway some movement this weekend while I had some time. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...0787cbfd6f.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...645436b1dd.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...9362dc5f95.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...503afd2391.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...c852ea6ad9.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...7ddab038da.jpg (tape is so I don`t scratch the fresh powdercoat) |
Can only imagine how loud the "F" word came out. Well, would have for me, you may have better control of your vocabulary. Totally sucks.
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I thought about doing it myself with a sander but that`s just not me .
I need em straight !! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...f4cc772a89.jpg |
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