trophywife
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call poco marine, fairly resourceful
also brant marine in delta, they do alot of rebuilds
23' & 26' Hourston Project Commenced...
also brant marine in delta, they do alot of rebuilds
Wild Bill
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ill just sell you my boat!
EZZ70
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Hey Bill, thank you for the offer I appreciate it but unfortunately I will have to pass.
EZZ70
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Does 14 degrees sound about right on a 26 Hourston, I got a measurement of 3 1/2" for my transom angle?
How to measure your transom angle Place a carpenter's square with the long side ( 22 1/2" ) against the keel. When the short side ( 14" ) comes in contact with the transom, take the measurement ( see the sketch below ) between the inside corner of the square and the boat bottom. Each 1/4" is equal to 1 degree in slope of the transom.
How to measure your transom angle Place a carpenter's square with the long side ( 22 1/2" ) against the keel. When the short side ( 14" ) comes in contact with the transom, take the measurement ( see the sketch below ) between the inside corner of the square and the boat bottom. Each 1/4" is equal to 1 degree in slope of the transom.
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ab1752
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Does 14 degrees sound about right on a 26 Hourston, I got a measurement of 3 1/2"?
How to measure your transom anglePlace a carpenter's square with the long side ( 22 1/2" ) against the keel. When the short side ( 14" ) comes in contact with the transom, take the measurement ( see the sketch below ) between the inside corner of the square and the boat bottom. Each 1/4" is equal to 1 degree in slope of the transom.
Sounds reasonable, why not simply use a protractor and save the braincells for other neat things like building us some sweet fiberglass pods?
EZZ70
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fishin solo
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NDT
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Been following your build and I agree with most here. DO NOT NOTCH the transom. My vote is the fibreglass Pod cause i’d like to follow that build haha, but an aluminum pod Is quicker. You have the skills and knowledge. Figure out if you are doing twins or single and build accordingly.
I know you will mostly use it on the shuswaps, but if the tuna bug ever bites you, you will regret the notched transom.
It is easy to spend your money for you though lol
Keep up the good work.
I know you will mostly use it on the shuswaps, but if the tuna bug ever bites you, you will regret the notched transom.
It is easy to spend your money for you though lol
Keep up the good work.
salmonkiller01
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Yes he did but had a great product
casper5280
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Here's a good thread on building a fiberglass pod. Starts on page 5 the pod itself.
https://forums.bateau2.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=59473
https://forums.bateau2.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=59473
wolf
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You may think pods are easy to build but ive seen some real disasters if you dont have just the right amount of angle then the motors dont suck in far enough and then the fallers wedges come out to space the top of engine out further. or too much flotation then your adding lead to pod to get the butt down, personally for 3 grand id take it to someone who has built a lot of them and knows boats ,,, instead of spending many many hours only to do it wrong and have to chop off. if it takes you 100 hours to build and design something you have never done and pay your self 25 a hour your almost there and im sure over 1000 bucks in material and misc ... for return if and when you do sell it easy choice really
Rain City
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Yah but if you're out of work and money then a dollar saved is a dollar earned.
fishin solo
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He will be fine..... he’s talked with myles who already built a glass pod for his hourston. Snyder goes above and beyond he will research the **** out of it before doing it.
ab1752
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In...for mine I'd like a glass pod similar to the PDR design with an integrated full length swim grid. I just need someone smart who knows hull design and understands how the boat will behave once the IO is out. In my case, I'd like a factory ish appearance.
I've tried to talk myself into boats that are outboard from factory and I look all the time. For me, the 26' Hourston is damn hard to beat.
Ya Myles could be making some bank on the side here! He mentioned that park Isle had a hourston pod mould and again I did a half assed job of contacting them but will try harder this off season.
Rob feel free to run with this and I will ride your coattails here!
wolf
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Totally I get that BUT if your going into it to make money and sell it you want the best return you an possibly get 100 hours I think was being on the low side as by the time you fiddle fart around then tinker etc hours adds up really fast if he was to write down how many actual man hours since the inspection of this project i bet you its staggering...
YES its fun and cool to work on but and making it your own. as you know its already in the back of mind to flip so try and get it down faster not sooner in my eyes easier for resale..
salmonkiller01
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I can measure mine. The guys at fibrepro have build brackets since the 80’s.
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