The transom will likely need a 12 degree angle to make this happen because most outboard mounts have a +5 angle. But, this is not a benefit for meatier boats, not designed to skip from wave to wave.Īlso, trim tabs should extend beyond the very aft transom and your transom angle should allow for a true 7 degrees negative trim on the engines. This design works well for light weight go-fasts by raising the engines a few inches and reducing the outboard drag. It doesn’t while running and in fact is unsupported additional weight. While the regular bracket depth provides flotation at rest. On your bracket, consider building it out all the way down to the hull, increasing the runnin length to 31’. It’ll make the boat want to wallow or heel extra hard in a high speed turn. That’s too much weight too far forward and too high. ![]() ![]() My advice would be to not move the batteries and AC as you described. Obviously, there will be many more details to follow as this project slowly moves along. The plan is to do a pair of 350HP Suzukis or Verados, but this is TBD when we get further along here. Total fuel capacity should be on the order of 400+ gallons. The existing centerline tank will remain in the boat, and will be used for for the long offshore/rig trips down here in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, we will be moving batteries and a genset to the aft end of the engine room. Depending on the exact dimensions we go with, we should be able to get between 200-260 gallons up there. After checking with Keith, we can cut the height on these down significantly to accomodate a large, full width tank. The plan is to cut down the centerline stringers, whose massive height is owed to the inboard engine mounts. Weight-redistribution: We will be installing a large single tank in the forward area of the engine bay. Dimensions will be nearly identical to that currently used on the Albemarle 29 ExpressĢ. Fiberglass full-floatation bracket: Since we have to do plenty of glasswork to fill the transom holes and beef up the transom knees that already exist in outdrive 28's, we figured we'd stick with it and do a custom fiberglass bracket built directly into the hull. I'd like to get it to a CAT scale before we start cutting to get a measure of the real empty weight of this hull. ![]() Besides her big ass, it pulled beautifully behind my 2500HD Duramax. The boat is currently stripped of motors, drives, fuel, fishboxes, and everything else that comes out easily. Step 1 complete: Custom 21k triple-axle trailer to pull this big lady. It's been a busy year, but it's finally time to actually start doing the dirty work to get this project started! After running the calculations and many conversations with Keith, I finally have a plan in place to breathe a whole new life into this fantastic hull.
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