Transom ideas .
06-14-2022 | 08:00 AM
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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?
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?
06-14-2022 | 12:02 PM
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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.
06-14-2022 | 04:23 PM
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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.
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.
06-14-2022 | 06:46 PM
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welcome to my club !!!! LOL !!!
06-14-2022 | 08:09 PM
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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.
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.
06-14-2022 | 09:11 PM
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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.
(tape is so I don`t scratch the fresh powdercoat)
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.
(tape is so I don`t scratch the fresh powdercoat)
