winging it here

trojanmanXS · Post by **trojanmanXS** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:27 pm

ok honest observation time , lets here it all , what are your thoughts of something like this mounted on an 1979 f26 ?

http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refere ... ckets.html

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:34 pm

It can be done , but the transome will need to be totaly redone to carry the load . Major work ,very major.

trojanmanXS · Post by **trojanmanXS** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:09 pm

ok found a video of a but who tried it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0KeS5M5 ... re=related

jon_e_quest · Post by **jon_e_quest** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:02 pm

It's not as simple as bolting on an outboard bracket or sea drive system. The boat in the video link already had an appropriately built-up transom. If converting an inboard, you'd have to gut all the currently glassed-in transom framing and glass-in a new plywood transom core (guessing 2 1/2" minumun thickness) across the entire back of the boat, and made more difficult by the F-26's curved transom. The core would have to be built-up with several layers of 1/4" ply to successfully achieve that much curve.

As stated, a huge undertaking.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:47 pm

Exactly

myakka · Post by **myakka** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:20 pm

Its been done. One seller on Craigslist several years ago claimed 50+mph with and Armstrong bracket and two 200hp outboards. Boat was in the upper keys. I did see the boat but the engines had been sold.
Mike

jon_e_quest · Post by **jon_e_quest** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:25 am

I remember that Craigslist post because I poked fun at the claimed speed. There's two possibilties with respect to that boat; 1. He had a converted and rarely produced F-26 which Trojan offered with twin 4-cyl I/O's (so, reinforced transom)... or 2. He properly converted an inboard boat and it actually went 50 mph.

Given the claimed speed of the boat, I tend to believe it was not the latter. Even if you could supply enough horsepoower to routinely achieve 50 mph in a semi-displacement hulled Trojan, you'd never be able to safely control it. But then that's another topic.

myakka · Post by **myakka** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:33 pm

Seen this today while waiting for the bridge to close. (Carver Mariner with two yamahas on brackets)

todd brinkerhoff · Post by **todd brinkerhoff** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:42 pm

I didn't read the attachment, but how about glassing in aluminum framing?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:48 pm

I don't think anyone is saying it can't be done . Just saying it will take major rework of the boat to take the added load .

trojanmanXS · Post by **trojanmanXS** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:48 pm

well I'm leaning towards it , I called the co. today and spoke to them about building the bracket its going to be a little over 1,000.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Single-Outboard ... ar&vxp=mtr

My brother owns a tohatsu dealership so I should be able to snag a motor a little above cost. My only concern is that with an inboard I'm at the mercy of the engine and the only marina around here that works on them leaves me limited . however with "big brother" I know should something go wrong I have him on speed dial, coupled with the fact it is more of a money investment but should things change in the future I would sell off the trojan and swap the engine to a different boat.

this is the specs to determine the bracket size
http://www.armstrongnautical.com/brackform_new.htm

again I'd welcome all pros and cons I dont know at this point what size engine but do not need any speed as if the thing ended up a trawler it wouldnt bother me , one advantage here with this set up is we go from 120 ft depth to two feet instantly so a depth finder in this area is useless and we tend to goto alot of the sandbars here and tuck behind islands for the afternoon which I would always fear smacking the shaft and prop on but with the outboard it would in my mind be easily solved by tilting the engine up .

myakka · Post by **myakka** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:15 pm

I've seen several bert 28's converted to outboards with great success. The carver pictured above never dropped its bow after coming to cruise speed, as far as I could tell. Weight distribution is going to be a factor.