13-footer Transom Reinforcement
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 1:41 pm
I am currently restoring a 1968 13-footer. The engine is an Evinrude 40-HP short-shaft. Being a rounded transom, I know I need to make some sort of shim in order to get the motor to sit flat on the back. However, I was thinking about killing two birds with one stone: reinforcing the transom with a 1/4-inch to 3/8-inch [thick] aluminum plate and using the plate as a base for the shims. I have access to a machine shop so I can make whatever I need. I was thinking an 18-inch-wide or so plate that extends a few inches below the bottom of the motor mount.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Any comments? Any ideas?
Regards
Does anyone have any experience with this? Any comments? Any ideas?
Regards