had to make my own motor mounts

[justski]

Hi every one

i had to make my own motor mounts i couldn't find what i wanted so i just made one i think they turned out good.. but is the angle to much or you think it will be ok i dont know what angle to put it at or do i just go with what works ...also the picture of my strut where is a good starting point to set it at right now its bottomed out i will have to drill it to move it down farther ....ill take any info i can get thanks ..........DSCN5444.JPGDSCN5441.JPGDSCN5435.JPGDSCN5445.JPG

[iamandrew]

Looks fine to me!

[Make-a-Wake]

Very nice work!

[driftah]

looks good but maybe a tad on the thin side.....only because of the torque forces being put on a motor,just a thought though.I would hope they dont warp or something on you.

[dana]

mount looks good. i was gonna say, where you have the strut set is perfect, but i guess you plan to move it lower….

[justski]

Hey dana .....no i dont want to move the strut lower if i don't have too.... i was saying if i had to i would have to drill it out so i could move it because this is my first build so i didn't know if it had to go lower .. but if you think it looks good there ill leave it ......thanks

[dana]

Hey dana .....no i dont want to move the strut lower if i don't have too.... i was saying if i had to i would have to drill it out so i could move it because this is my first build so i didn't know if it had to go lower .. but if you think it looks good there ill leave it ......thanks

what you have there is a good starting point. most guys think the strut has to be lower but doing that causes the wah wahs. leave it right there and test. in fact you may even want it up more.

[justski]

Thanks dana

here's a pic of my boat sitting on my counter how much higher do you think it should be or just leave it ...and what angle should i put the strut at or leave it straight right now the front is up a just a lil.....DSCN5449.JPG

[dana]

I would start at 1/8 above, so maybe nudge it up just another 1/8 or so to start. On my mean machine I run my strut up 1/4 above.

[justski]

ok cool thanks dana.... but what about the angle should it be straight or angle the front up just a lil bit

[dana]

Neutral (straight) to start

[justski]

thank you very much for the info dana.....now i can get to work on it and get it off the counter my wife keeps giving me the eye for working on the counter..LOL but its not as bad when i was studding my tires for my drag bike in the living room......LOL

[1945dave]

Hi every one

i had to make my own motor mounts i couldn't find what i wanted so i just made one i think they turned out good.. but is the angle to much or you think it will be ok i dont know what angle to put it at or do i just go with what works ...also the picture of my strut where is a good starting point to set it at right now its bottomed out i will have to drill it to move it down farther ....ill take any info i can get thanks ........

Pretty work. My concern with metal/aluminum mounts is how do you bond the aluminum to the hull? I would have suggested leaving extra metal to be bent to 90 degrees as a footing that could be glassed over. Edge bonding with cloth is prone to break loose, just a heads up.

Regarding the strut and shaft angle. Looks great from where I sit. Just remember the flex angle in the outboards is much more sever than anything you could wind up with so I think you should have no problems. One way to prepare for the final shaft angles and bends is to calculate the height difference between the floor of the motor mount and the bottom of the strut. whatever that dimension is make a block of wood to this dimension and set the mount on top and bend the shaft logg to a nice curve that enters the strut smoothly. This should give you enough wiggle room for any adjustments without stressing or kinking the shaft logg. I think you are good to go.

Dave

[dana]

I think some jb weld for the job. I believe it's good for aluminum and fiberglass. I'm not sure epoxy is good for aluminum

[jcald2000]

JB Weld is epoxy.