Nice Job John!!!
I was thinking the same on the Clam bake.

Do u have eyebrows left after igniting the after burner?
great work and attention to detail!

Awesome build, thanks for sharing

in to watch the progress. this should be crazy when youre all done with it

Getting Closer To Mounting The Drive Assembly.

First look at the cutout and I thought "looks like a jet drive."

what is that material you glassed in to extend the pod for the arneson

It's closed cell hi-density foam. Either 25 or 27 pound density. It's the desist they make for building transoms.

Getting the drive and all the bronze parts ready to go on the boat. After all are polished they will get a good coating of ceramic clear coat.

Getting My Drive On!
The drive and hydraulic cylinders are in place. Now for more glass work then re-mount them for operation.
After everything is polished of course
The trim cylinder had to be cut down 4" in the cylinder tube to get it low enough on the transom to be below the turbine exhaust and still get full articulation for trim. Fortunately the hydraulic cylinder is excessively long with a extended bump stop on the inside. This allowed me to remove the bump stop and cut the cylinder to the correct length without affecting the 4" stroke.

The wiring harness is completed and made as simple as possible for all systems with Deutsh connectors at all the major components.
We are just about finished with all of the cockpit re-construction for the cooling fan cabinets and ventilation ducts. Should be finished with preliminary interior paint
early next week.
Below are pics of the low amperage distribution block and the dash with Boca Switches. All systems have been powered up and tested.



I disassembled the trim cylinder and modified it with a magnet incerted in the piston to actuate the digital trim indicator and made a custom bracket out of a piece of pipe to mount the sensor.


Everything that bronze or aluminum has been polished and coated with a clear ceramic coating.