Northfish
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Ohhh ****. You should not have shown me this. That is amazing.
Bridgeview/Tom-Mac 18cc
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Aquaholic
Crew Member
It does not appear to be a pod, more of a bracket/swim grid with an engine mount. They did gain 2 ft + - of floorspace too.
trophywife
Crew Member
that tab beside the sending unit... i believe it is for bonding? might help with corrosion!
Northfish
Active Member
It's definitely a hull extension, there's no way it would sit that level with that much weight
Probably just used as an easy mounting point for installation purposes way back when I think
Aquaholic
Crew Member
if they added weight upfront like Lemmy did, it would sit level. Do you see any pod showing, or does the grid overhang the pod somewhat?It's definitely a hull extension, there's no way it would sit that level with that much weight
Northfish
Active Member
For most small boats a hull extension is not full width, 35-50% roughly depending on the boat and weight etc. More of a keel extension than a true hull extension, would be a better description. Adding that much ballast would make the hull sit a lot lower in the water than it is, as it looks to be close to standard waterline height but canted forward slightly, also indicating slightly too much buoyancy and therefore an extension. Poorly thought out and engineered pod installs create a porpoising effect or wallowing hole shot due to the cavitation created by not extending the trailing edge or placing the outboard too far back and trapping air between the transom and lower unit/propeller or by having the underside of the pod be at too sharp of an angle (among other things). Overall for a retrofit that likely wasn't overseen by a naval architect it looks pretty good, although I would personally add a walk through transom door and wider gunwhales for more storage!
Northfish
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I honestly can't tell from that picture exactly what's going on there, looks to be just above but if the water is super clear they could be just under as well as the anti fouling isn't super indicative of how the boat is actually sitting. Without any sort of engineered drawings and limited information regarding the rest of that boat it's hard to say what's going on there.. It's been a pretty consistent experience that heavily modified or converted boats rarely ever work properly without being re-engineered, could just be that a 200 is too much!
Australia and New Zealand get a 130 Yam, not sure what block it's based off of but if it was a tuned up 115 that would be my choice I think. Suzuki has a 140 option too, don't have a whole lot of personal experience with them though.
Maxpri
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@trophywife is correct as far as I know.It's definitely a hull extension, there's no way it would sit that level with that much weight
Probably just used as an easy mounting point for installation purposes way back when I think
Northfish
Active Member
Not sure what a unsubmerged tab on top of a fuel tank would achieve in preventing corrosion, especially without an anode
Maxpri
Well-Known Member
Sorry maybe I misread someone’s message, it’s a ground on my tank.
Northfish
Active Member
Maybe we're all looking at something different
Northfish
Active Member
Been very busy with life happening recently, managed to get some work done though. Even caught a few fish!
-New fuel lines, fittings, filters, injectors, water separator
-New transducer, mount, wiring
-New plotter/sounder
-New inspection hatches
Hoping this solves my fuel supply problem, recently had a compression and fuel pressure test done and the numbers came back for both. New bilge pumps and plumbing this week and then hopefully just routine maintenance from here on out..
-New fuel lines, fittings, filters, injectors, water separator
-New transducer, mount, wiring
-New plotter/sounder
-New inspection hatches
Hoping this solves my fuel supply problem, recently had a compression and fuel pressure test done and the numbers came back for both. New bilge pumps and plumbing this week and then hopefully just routine maintenance from here on out..
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I love wandering around the dock up there. So many boats that clearly have a colorful history and a story. Modifications made by need. Not just shiny stuff to impress the neighbours that's for sure.
Northfish
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Been out a lot recently, everything running well apart from an unusual amount of draw from the autopilot. Haven't pinned it down yet, might have to pull it this winter and do some more extensive tinkering! It also turns out that 1 meter of tide is not quite enough to launch here, I figured if it floated off the trailer I could get it out... I figured incorrectly.
