I looked at the local prices for fabrication and even wanted to build one by myself but gave up cause of the price. From experience I know this aluminium pod would last me 4-5 years before needed a re-build.Īn engine bracket was then the best option in my opinion. The area I’m moored in is bad for sacrificial anodes and when having a sailboat I was replacing the engine shaft anode twice in a season. Another point is that being mostly built of aluminium the galvanic corrosion would wreak it in no time. May be I’m wrong on this point but I just did not like it.įitting a pod would be a great idea but the pods are mainly manufactured in the US and shipping would be prohibitive. An open transom would be not a very secure option especially at high sea. Danger of back filling: as my boat is moored onThames there are regular waves from the passing tugs, workboats, big ships and so on.Lost of space: by removing the engine I gained about 1 cubic meter of space in the engine bay but by cutting the transom I would lose it and probably would lose even more if I want to re-build the transom enclosure instead of living the opening as it.To cut out the transom and hang a decent size outboard I would need to do serious work. The edges of the stern drive cut out were soaked and spongy. The lower I was drilling the mor water was coming from the drilled hole. Weak transom: the transom is definitely rotten to some extend and when I was re-fitting some bits like trim tabs actuators or fish finder, there was dark brown water coming from around the drill bit and the bits of wood look like a dark smelly putty.Cut out the transom, fit a pod or fit a engine bracket.Ĭutting out the transom would give me a quick option but the negative points are weak transom, opening for the waves and necessity of fibreglassing and re-gelcoating the cut out. When deciding about the way of attaching the outboard there were 3 options. Please do us a favor by clicking on, then spending a minute visiting our advertisers. Thanks for visiting the Bayliner Owners Club!! If you join, you can choose to either contribute and not see any advertising, or you can choose not to contribute, and you will see the same advertising you are seeing right now. This funding comes from member donations, or through your clicking on advertisements. The Bayliner Owners Club and its Decades of stored boating information is funded by you, the people that visit here. No matter what size or model of Bayliner Boat that you have or are contemplating, we have members here who have that same model and would enjoy discussing it in a friendly, welcoming environment. The Bayliner Owners Club is a gathering place for Bayliner Owners and prospective owners.PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE BOC (and remove advertising).
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