Do you have enough structure in the hull, to take the weight of the drive line, without causing the hull to deform?
I should think so. The designer is well versed in composite construction so I assume he's done the math.
I usually go overkill on the fiberglass etc. The white oak engine beds will add a lot more strength to the stringers as well so the weight of the engine/transmission (abt. 565 lbs) will be distributed over the entire length of the stringers.
So the stringers are abt 2-1/2" wide by 22' long (X2) that's 1320 sq in. 565 lbs divided by 1320 is abt .4 lbs sq in. Did I do that right?
I vote bright pink for engine color.That way you can spot any leaks that may come up.
It'll match his frilly knickers and stockings too
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You'll miss that bow shed once it's gone.LOL
It gets warm here too with high humidity but nothing like that so far. Plenty of 'merican's' up here in the summer on boats & RV's etc. Everyone's welcome, well except for 'The Donald'.We have snow birds from up north come down here for the winter.I think I'm going to be sun bird and come up there for the summer.The heat has been a killer down here.It was 111F (roughly 44c) and 87% humility,I mean humidity,in my out building.I've been plugging away on motorcycle upgrades, and maintenance, for a trip this weekend.
Rick, 'scuse my ignorance of American models, and minor additional thread hijack, but what is your car..? It looks nice. I suspect it is far from new, but much loved. I'm a bit of an "oldie but goodie" fan myself.Some of you Facebook lurkers will have already seen this but for the others here's the latest.
Ya know how life often seems to get in the way of boat building? Well I've had a messed up two days. Started off yesterday to cross the border in to NY to pick up my new engine mounts. Almost to the bridge when the oil pressure disappears in my old IROC. Fack! Hauled it over and called the tow truck.
Notice the big smile on Bill the Tow Truck guy's face?
Luckily it was only a pooched oil pressure sender. The engine wasn't in any danger. Better safe than sorry.
Anywho, more misadventures in today's web log update: https://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2016/06/lif ... lties.html
Back at it again tomorrow, if something else doesn't screw me up again.
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Greetings,
Mr. Rb. Could be wrong but I think they still bolt the tracks together here in North America. Temperature extremes and all...
Rick, 'scuse my ignorance of American models, and minor additional thread hijack, but what is your car..? It looks nice. I suspect it is far from new, but much loved. I'm a bit of an "oldie but goodie" fan myself.
Cheers,
Wow, that's even older than my 1990 GT4, (Toyota Celica Rally version), but looks in good nick now, so I guess you've done quite a bit to it. New paint..? Actually I nearly hazarded a guess it was a Camaro, but couldn't see quite enough of the front.
Hahaha iPhone spirit level.
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Stinky hot in the boat shed today. Managed to put some glass on the opposite side of the shaft tube support.
Also added a 'tail stock' to my engine mockup thingy to sho were the output flange will be.
Hoping that will help visualize how the components come together. It's looking like it'll be a lot tighter than I though and I might have to move the shaft tube support back another inch. Not totally sure but I might run into problems with assembling all the components for the shaft seal and python drive if I only leave an inch of shaft showing.
Just waiting for the shade to hit the backside of the shed so we can do some roof repairs.
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Amazing project!
One thing to consider is leaving your self enough room to get the shaft back for working on the gear/rear of the engine.
I just did a rear main seal on a c32 in a 60ft sportfishing boat. We had to remove the oil pump just to move the gear back. We only had 7" of space between the gear and the flywheel. It made for a miserable job try to remove the old seal and the new one in without messing it up.