Lazzz said..
As I get older, I can only lift about half the weight I used to lift 10 years ago.

So, I installed a 3t winch, in the workshop out of the weather, which I can hook up to a spare halyard & now lift my outboard out & onto my ducky with almost no effort at all!!

It has a manual & wireless control so I can operate from the ducky in the water or from the dock.

I can also lift heavy loads aboard from the dock if needed - a motorbike maybe!!

Lazz I recon you done well to get the outboard in that hatch, but a motor bike?

Nice work - looks great!!

Ramona said..
On the gearbox just forward from the filler is an air vent. Unscrew it and check that it's free and not sealed with paint.

You've seen a Bukh recon before haven't you.

Gunnel cap starting to take shape

Epoxy loves gaps. Nice work.

tarquin1 said..
That can't have been easy. I used that for decking years ago and went through so many drill bits and saw blades. It should last though.

Harder than a bulls forehead !

cammd said..
Fitted the windvane, need some new control lines and then figure out how to use it.

Easy to use. Watch a few videos. 6mm Spectra for the control lines. Once you use this you will be hooked!

BeamReach said..

cammd said..
Fitted the windvane, need some new control lines and then figure out how to use it.

Well Done on the installation over the transom steps. I guess you would had to use longer support tube, to get the clearance. What distance is it out from the transom and what brand is your boat?
Tiller or wheeled steering?
Cheers, Mike.

It is a good installation, it was done by the previous owner, I just bolted it back on. It's been in my shed for nearly 2.years now. The boat is a Radford centre cockpit so the control lines will be quite long to reach the wheel. I will post a video wgen I try it out.

The local shipwright has constructed some hinged removable doors for my companion way, my job was the sealer/gloss and fitting the lock and barrel bolts which I think took longer than the actual construction side!

I'm on the slips till tomorrow. Today I applied Prop One to the prop. I wasted a fair bit of the primer. I should have only used half and would have some left over! Just as well it's cheap. The screw driver is just there to rotate the shaft and keep my fingers away from the sticky stuff!

It will be interesting to see how the Prop One lasts?
Your motor is shaft driven? Not a sail drive set-up?
The support leg is large, very different to my shaft,as imine doesn't have support from above,although my shaft is much shorter.
The gap near the base of the rudder? Is that a standard design with your boat design?
How does the gap near the base of the rudder prevent the boat getting on a plane?
Cheers

BeamReach said..
It will be interesting to see how the Prop One lasts?
Your motor is shaft driven? Not a sail drive set-up?
The support leg is large, very different to my shaft,as imine doesn't have support from above,although my shaft is much shorter.
The gap near the base of the rudder? Is that a standard design with your boat design?
How does the gap near the base of the rudder prevent the boat getting on a plane?
Cheers

There wouldn't be any humour here would there?

cambid said..

Ramona said..

Think most of them have a bronze casting that makes up the bottom of the skeg/lower bearing (well most the ones I've seen do at least)

That certainly looks a better arrangement. That gap I have is just begging for a stray rope. This boat was finished off in Adelaide from a bare hull and there are a few differences from a mark 1. The piece of timber added is probably 75mm long and is thinner than that bronze casting. I shall have to get creative next time I'm on the slips.

Sail drive ss 34 ,motor under the companion way




SS 34 mid mounted motor (above the keel)
Shaft approximately 1.6 m long. No P bracket

Jolene said..
Sail drive ss 34 ,motor under the companion way




SS 34 mid mounted motor (above the keel)
Shaft approximately 1.6 m long. No P bracket

Thanks for sharing..There can be many variables of the placement of an engine with a SS 34.
You would think the weight distribution could alter the performance of the hull. I guess this is offset by heavier weight distributed in the keel?
Also, how do manoeuvre/fit an engine centre of the keel or just behind the mast?
You would need plenty of room down the center aisle, to roll the engine on a removalist trolley.
I found it a challenge getting my reconditioned 12hp Yanmar through a narrow companion way, with the use of a mini winch off the boom, of my Duncanson 29. We had to remove the exhaust,starter motor and the alternator.Once we got it past the companionway,it was a matter of swinging it slightly aft..
Without the use if the mini winch, it would have been impossible to lift the weight...
How do you lift an engine when it is positioned much further forward? There is nowhere you can rig up a mini winch... Is a halyard on the mast used in these circumstances?
Cheers