Re: [bolger] Light Schooner Motor Well Slot Cover
Rob--I hinged the slot cover at its aft end and held the forward end down
with a sliding bolt barrel latch (? the sort of latch you frequently find
on gates) to hold it in place. With the cover flipped up, you coud mount a
small motor, though I never got around to buying one. Bolger claims that he
often leaves details to builders because they often come up with a better
solution than he can.
John T
with a sliding bolt barrel latch (? the sort of latch you frequently find
on gates) to hold it in place. With the cover flipped up, you coud mount a
small motor, though I never got around to buying one. Bolger claims that he
often leaves details to builders because they often come up with a better
solution than he can.
John T
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Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:37 AM
Subject: [bolger] Light Schooner Motor Well Slot Cover
> Hey folks,
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> On the Light Schooner, the motor well is inboard, in front of the
> rudder. Bolger doesn't show you how to cover the slot, hoping the
> builder will figure out a good way to do it. But he does assure us that
> it much be done, or the hole becomes a geyser at speed.
>
> Well, I made a plywood drop-in door that'll seal it just fine. But it
> seems like it'll be a royal pain in the butt to get removed and
> replaced around the motor's lower unit.
>
> I thought of covering the whole thing with 1/16" rubber, held to the
> bottom with metal strips, and slit down the middle for the lower unit
> to slip through. The idea is that the rubber would spring closed to
> keep most of the water out.
>
> Anybody have any thoughts on that?
>
> Thanks,
> --Rob
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Hey folks,
On the Light Schooner, the motor well is inboard, in front of the
rudder. Bolger doesn't show you how to cover the slot, hoping the
builder will figure out a good way to do it. But he does assure us that
it much be done, or the hole becomes a geyser at speed.
Well, I made a plywood drop-in door that'll seal it just fine. But it
seems like it'll be a royal pain in the butt to get removed and
replaced around the motor's lower unit.
I thought of covering the whole thing with 1/16" rubber, held to the
bottom with metal strips, and slit down the middle for the lower unit
to slip through. The idea is that the rubber would spring closed to
keep most of the water out.
Anybody have any thoughts on that?
Thanks,
--Rob
On the Light Schooner, the motor well is inboard, in front of the
rudder. Bolger doesn't show you how to cover the slot, hoping the
builder will figure out a good way to do it. But he does assure us that
it much be done, or the hole becomes a geyser at speed.
Well, I made a plywood drop-in door that'll seal it just fine. But it
seems like it'll be a royal pain in the butt to get removed and
replaced around the motor's lower unit.
I thought of covering the whole thing with 1/16" rubber, held to the
bottom with metal strips, and slit down the middle for the lower unit
to slip through. The idea is that the rubber would spring closed to
keep most of the water out.
Anybody have any thoughts on that?
Thanks,
--Rob