Finally, the last pc of the puzzle.

After wks and wks of games/promises I finally got lucky on motors.

Stayed old school/low budget and scored a second, ‘2000 V-6 JohnRude while following the wife around Fla for biz.
One is a 225 and one is 200 but that’s just a carb change and I have them in the shop.

Both are also RH but that’s a gear case change and the RH case will almost pay for the new LH case.

Since they’re both in Fla and I’ll have to go get them, figured I’d pick me up a scooter too 😎

We flew down this time and rented a p/u and thought we could pull off driving them home from this trip.
$2200. to drop the Alamo rental off back home in Ohio 😂

To those asking, we flew down for work for my wife.

At that point we only had one motor sourced so no plans to haul only one home.
We lucked into the second while down.

The PIA happened when trying to change travel plans mid stream to haul both motors, and the bike home.
Like last minthte flights, the rental co’s bang you for that and for one way, 1200 mile trips.

Drove to the Keys a yr ago and towed my utility trailer down, hoping to score/haul two motors home and came back w/nothing.

We will take my truck/trailer down in 2 wks and bring it all home.

Thx guys.

Safari, the secret is the glass patio door.
Resin won’t stick to glass but it still got 3 coats of wax as did rest of mold which was a one use piece.
Yes it will get a bottom to enclose the bulkheads which will equal 340 lbs of flotation according to my math.
I will make another mold for the mounting flange which will be a 1/4” of 1708 cloth.
That then gets bonded to the bottom of the platform, the bulkheads and bottom.

The final pc gets bolted to the transom after I roll on non skid and install an under platform ladder.

Bonz, to me, those OMCs are like small block Chevys. Take care of them and last forever.
When the need arises, they can be rebuilt on the kitchen table w/a crescent wrench.

Cant wait to get them home and paint them silver to match the boat.
Should look good and run better.

Planning on putting a pad on the bottom and would expect to see low 80’s w/the stock motors and high 80’s w/hot rod powerhead I am collecting parts for.

Should be a screaming orgasm to drive fast too.

Thx!
Great thread on a gorgeous boat.
Funny too, I have the stones to cut up a boat that virtually worthless but a boat like that 😳
Ive Done enough similar that did NOT work that I’m not sure I could have thrown that switch.
Way cool.

I understand the purpose/affect of a notch and like them.
IMO, my boats too short plus the bracket will do similar.
On the pad, I’m planning on 5.5” wide. I’ll lay it up in sections on my door then bond the pcs together before bonding it to the keel.
On lamination schedule, I will eye ball it as I go.
I have various materials at hand.

While living in Fla I worked a few yrs for a custom fish bote builder and we used all core types, bagged, infused, light RTM etc.
One bonus was being paid to learn and the second was collecting all their scrap cloth, mat etc.
What is scrap to a builder is perfect for a shade tree guy like me 😎
Another HUGE bonus was, the builder was also a glass co’s field tech guy. They flew him all over to assist lay up (ton of infusion) for builders.
When he spoke, I listened and remembered 😉
I remember kicking a 55 gl of resin to infuse one our 28’ vee hills and wondering about cost if it failed 😳

His employer would fly in customers crews to study our methods.
Lived close enough that I rode my bike to work!
The actual work sucked but was smart enough to know how lucky I was.