I have been swamped with getting the racing season going and doing things with the nats as well as trying to get caught up with builds. I finally made some time to get the Crackerbox rolling once again. The hull build is finished so its time to add running gear, paint and details. So here we go.I decided to build much of the hardware but there is a ton of stuff that can be purchased and used, The install is pretty much the same process. I built a drop in motor mount from 1 inch extruded aluminum angle I cut the angle and drilled it to fit the bolt pattern of the motor Then set a 10 degree wedge block at the motor location and installed the mount to the block in the hulls bottom. I set the mount 12 inches from the transome. You can use any of the adjustable mounts that will fit in the bottom of the hull as well. Next I installed the stuffing tube to the keel center making sure in was centered with the motor shaft and keel center. I used 1/4 inch brass tubing, for the below transome prop I needed to make a slight "J" bend in the tube were the tube exhits the hull bottom.Here are some pics.
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