UK’s 78 SN

kapla wrote: what kind of load or force is needed to pull all the threads out?

it's only one that matters, the threaded rod for the eye is the weak link.

nice FI..

if you machine up another one out of S/S to replace the orginal machine it to 3A specs then, that will help, your going to be adding a bending moment were the orginal was just simple tension.

Thanks for all the feedback guys,I know all the skills here would set me straight,what I found is the deck on my year boat is just 3/16 of gel and glass then a cardboard like layer of 3/8 (like you find in flush doors but denser,we call it hollow core here) then a 1/16 layer of glass and only a thin strip of 1/2 ply glass in underneath.

As for the engine its an old 03 roller vortec, which is hooked up to a new 1.23.1 and I think will make the engine sit lower than the old 1.1, engine spec 383 vortec heads with only a light porting,cam comp XM270HR (lift in.495 ex.503 ) ecu top of my list Motec then Edelbrock pro-flow 2, or Fast system,we need full sequential here as the Gov has just added more tax to gas as we are so broke $1.83L on today's ex rate,just need to find what comp I can run on our pump gas.
I'm shooting for 400hp but we see.

Hi Guys, got the weight of the sub frame with the base boss,not that bad @ 5.8lb

Seb I think your right,I need to look into dual fuel set up but with these programmable ecu's you can switch set ups so there will be a eco one in my list.

Roger, Wow!! That's the worst case I've seen!! Must be the salt water.

Pete is right my boat has spent much of its life in salt water, which kept the stringers good but everything around them rotted instead.

Worked on the pylon today by welding/filling and the old Miller worked great only problem I had was a blown 30A fuse on one phase on the wall, it took 5 rods to fill it and found out the hard way Aluminum looks the same when its still hot.





Here is a picture of my bow lifting point glassed in.

its an adapter that goes in place of the oil filter on the side of the engine,
Roger, they are used often and havnt seen any issues with oil in the water
coming along nicely
always enjoy the Chevy projects

found a picture from a while back.....once again, painted the engine with bc/cc and it holds up very well

very cratfy on the jig.

Roger,
Cool! You do however have a tendency to get quite elaborate!

8122pbrainard wrote: Roger, Cool! You do however have a tendency to get quite elaborate!

Pete, Its a great idea so thought I try and do it some justice.
I'm in the OCD chapter here, now off to check my door locks.

Ok so your making a new pin on the pylon for the cup glassed to the hull, hhhhhmmmm guess once it was in it stays not sure there is going to be any benefit changing out the pin at a later date would be easier, but I would think it would last long enough after the repair to not worry about it any more or for a long time at least.

Roger,
Nice work! Is that a special router for metal? I just thought they were for wood. Learn something new every day... Monty