![]() I'm under equipped in the means of a proper boat building workshop and have limited resources. I'm also a boat captain and a bartender and this is my back burner project. There's not alot of skilled boat builders in the virgin islands as opposed to my home state in Maine. I would love to hear any feed back from you guys. Now I am staring at these wondering the best way to place these boards and scribe them to get the most out of each plank and match grains and also have it be sturdy. I already cut ply wood templates for the entire circumference of the hull. So I'm faced with a puzzling puzzle on how to best cut these boards to encompass this oval shaped vessel. Ready for primer and whatever we choose for a finish coat. I did this using PvC board backed by insulation and 5200 followed by fiberglass and 3 coats of west system epoxy using a light mixture of 407 fairing filler and a dash of 406 colloidal silica. I replaced all the of the original teak that served as a veneer making it look like a wooden boat. ![]() So it's been a while but I'm still working in this old girl. But this transom extension is something out of my wheelhouse.Īll doubts and speculations are welcome bouys! All things I know I can do since I spent 4 years at Hinckley as a finish carpenter. ![]() I also have to make a new head, v birth, and kitchenette. This can be done in either two steps or one step, depending on the method you prefer to use and how much work you want to put into it. I still have so much work on the new decks, toe rails, exterior teak that wraps the top of hull(just for looks). Published: ApLast updated: JAs you might have guessed, yes, you can change an inboard boat for an outboard one. We have the 2 Yanmar inboards all disconnected and scheduled to be pulled out this Saturday. Our thought process leading up to O/B was basically if we had to spend a pretty penny on new inboards why not go for more horsepower with outboards. I'm curious to see if we could get new replacements from the link you provided. He basically said our yanmars were out of date and impossible to find in our location. I'll include a copy of the email we received from the yanmar distributor. I'll include a picture of one that's not in the state of repair she's in right now. One of which goes into depth about all of the modifications that he completed on the boat.Click to expand.Thanks for welcoming me to the forum! the wood was rotten and had to be replaced anyway. Offshore Blank Starcraft which originally had a 140 OMC inboard to an outboard. In the Electric Seas forum, Masterson shares the details about his project, including photos and videos. 1 Ive started working on a project to convert an 18 ft. On top of converting his Bayliner and taking it out a few times a week, he also owns a Coda electric car that he has used for the past couple of years as his daily driver.Īccording to him, he has had no problems with either the Bayliner or the Coda and they have actually made his life easier because of the ease of ‘refueling’ and limited maintenance. Additionally, he told me that not having to be around and breathe the gasoline fumes is a major plus. Masterson, who I had the pleasure to speak with over the phone, talked about his passion for transitioning to electric transportation. Now, we have a tinkerer and EV enthusiast, Scott Masterson, who has converted a 2016 Bayliner 175 into an all-electric speed boat. We have seen a couple of awesome all-electric boats in the past year, such as Frank Stephenson’s creation and the Alfastreet Energy 23C.
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