75 19'6" rebuild

[squirtis]

Nice looking rig, I know your thrilled. Looks Like the transom has been reworked a bit, maybe to accommodate a 25" shaft motor.  Are you planning on running her for awhile before the rebuild? Lastly if your in the Tampa area, you should come out to the gathering were having this weekend at Egmont Key.

sounds cool Skoot! I live on AMI...be a long swim still..lol

[squirtis]

Yep, and I wouldn't give 'em up if I was him...just a shot in the dark. Some guys don't want the maintenance of teak, though, so worth a shot.

I've got those front cowl vents and rigging chase, too, though mine were plastic and broken. I'm looking for stainless replacements like you've got on yours. I've seen it noted that they might not be needed, but kind of cool as a classic look.

Haven't decided for sure on the rod holders...if I don't use them ...there yours

[squirtis]

Hi Curtis!  Looks like a sweet ride. I'm currently looking for one like it for a project myself, so I'll be glued to your thread to see how things take shape. Good luck, you'll find the folks here are incredibly welcoming and helpful. Looking forward to seeing your build!

funny thing ..this boat lived near New Bern NC until about 3 years ago

[gran398]

When you upload to Photobucket, choose the auto size option @ 680 by something.

good to know...anyway to resize the 60 I downloaded already at once

I am with you friend. Thank goodness our friend J Dupree was gracious enough to teach me

A Carolina Girl?..."Best in the World"

[aquaaggie]

Haven't decided for sure on the rod holders...if I don't use them ...there yours

Appreciate it. And I live in Bradenton right now, so we wouldn't even have to figure any shipping...

I'm hoping to get mine on the water and stretch her legs this weekend (fingers crossed, of course); hopefully we'll see you out there before too long as well. It'll be cool having twin(ish) 19-6's cruising the waters of Manatee County!

[squirtis]

moving in about a week and a half and will finally have a covered home to work on the new ride. Itching to get started....

I am thinking of how to put the boat on stands and was thinking of making a bracket stand with 2x6 like a trailer bunk? Any ideas or thoughts on this would be helpful

Thanks

[squirtis]

something like this?

maybe blow off the 1x tubing to skip the welding and use 4x4 fence post style treated lumber for legs and just make a base?

[love2fish]

on Classicmako, there is a thread where a guy built a pretty sweet cradle for his boat. 6x6 running side to side (of the boat) as a base, then 2x6 or 2x8's  (on edge) running the same as the bunks on a trailer.  get some ange braces and maybe castors if your on concrete and your good to go.  there might even be a link to it on here but I dont have time to search for it at the moment. I will try later tonight if someone doesnt beat me to it.

Looks like you have a good foundation for you to start your rebuild!

[love2fish]

http://www.classicmako.com/forum/topic. ... C_ID=40082

[squirtis]

http://www.classicmako.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40082

You Rule love2fish!

This is much smaller and more effecient than what I had been thinking origionally!

Thanks Again!

any links to making an outboard motor holder/stand?

[squirtis]

felt like throwing up a fish pic...been way to long since I have been offshore..



Getting the hang of the photobucket deal again...this was 2007..I have only caught 2 swordfish...both same night and this one was around 270lbs.

[gran398]

Something to be proud of there young man.

Best wishes on your rebuild

[Circle Hooked]

Nice Sword, I'm sure that made for some great dinners  

[dburr]

http://www.classicmako.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40082

any links to making an outboard motor holder/stand?

This is a home made bracket that I put together, first choice was 1x3 channel iron but when I pricecd it I opted for the 2x4 scrap that was laying around.   I used it for a 70hp 3cyl Merc and needed to keep the footprint low due to shop space issues.  I needed to replace the bottom swivel arm yoke and swivel bushing.  All things being equal I would extend the front wheels so when the engine is tilted up it would not be as tempted to take a head dive to the floor..

Front: The only 2x6 is where the engine was bolted..  The legs are 39 1/2 inches long. I remember that I wanted the motor to sit at a comfotable height but why the extra 1/2 inch? Beats me, must have been a good idea at the time..   The legs were spaced at 20 1/2 inches.  Again, due to limited space.  I wish that it was more like 25  to give room to work on the swivel bracket.  I had to replace the manual relief screw on the PT/T and was lucky that the power head was off so I could completely remove the bracket because I did not have enough room to get the screw out..



The base is 33 inches long and the angle is what ever the transom angle on the Whaler is, like 12-15 degrees..



The bracing on the bottom is cut back so the skeg had room to swing.  The outside dimension on the base is 30 1/2 inches.  4 casters made the rig very mobile..



Hope this helps

[gw204]

I bought a used automotive engine stand off CL for like $30.  Just had to get a little creative to get the arms to line up with the holes in the transom mount of my Merc 115.

This is the original one I bought from Harbor Freight.  Way more heavy duty, but same concept.  I swapped it out for the $30 when I bought a 200 OX66 that I needed to store for a while.