Monday, June 13, 2011

Engine Placement

Once we had the new motor at the boatyard, we needed to place it in the existing mount to determine optimal placement. The outdrive was available in two lengths, I opted for the longer since it gave us the flexibility of raising the motor bed/pad within the engine compartment, thus getting the prop off the keel line. The shorter version wouldn't have provided enough clearance between the prop and hull. The prop used on the old gas saildrive was 12 inches diameter. The new prop is 14".








New motor/outdrive in
position for determination
of placement

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