: Brick motor
The only safe way to power up a Brick is redesign the aft bottom. Bolger
beat you to the punch on this, and called it a skimmer. The trouble with
the setup you propose is twofold:
1) too much weight aft.
2) when you pour on the coal, it pushes the front dangerously high because
there is too much rocker. Goose it too much and you will find yourself
hitting the water wilth a brick on top of you.
This is not speculation - I thought I'd just go easy on a Yamaha 8 mounted
on a drift boat type pram (a high rocker design). It felt scary enough that
it kept me out of trouble.
Bottom line - no motors over 3 hp MAX on a rockered pram. If you must fly.
look into the skimmer.
-and a helmet and a good life vest.
Jim
beat you to the punch on this, and called it a skimmer. The trouble with
the setup you propose is twofold:
1) too much weight aft.
2) when you pour on the coal, it pushes the front dangerously high because
there is too much rocker. Goose it too much and you will find yourself
hitting the water wilth a brick on top of you.
This is not speculation - I thought I'd just go easy on a Yamaha 8 mounted
on a drift boat type pram (a high rocker design). It felt scary enough that
it kept me out of trouble.
Bottom line - no motors over 3 hp MAX on a rockered pram. If you must fly.
look into the skimmer.
-and a helmet and a good life vest.
Jim