My motor has a 21" shaft, so I added 6" in height to the plan dimensions (based
on Jim's statement the the plan dimensions worked well with a 15" shaft motor).
Should've only added 3" instead, which iirc would put the transom height for a
long shaft motor at 19" vs the 21" I built it at. It appears the the plan
dimensions would work well for a standard 18" short shaft motor.I shouldve
caught that in retrospect as I've never heard of a motor with only a 15" shaft.
A rookie mistake that I shouldve caught by checking the actual configuration vs
implicitly trusting the plans.
Regards,
Joe

--- On Thu, 7/9/09, Chris Feller <chrisbfeller@...> wrote:

From: Chris Feller <chrisbfeller@...>
Subject: [Michalak] Re: Completed my AF4
To: Michalak@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:55 AM

















congratulations Joe. Nice looking boat. Now if I can only get some time
to complete my AF4.



You mentioned that you had to cut the transom down. What is the height of the
transom from the bottom of the boat after you cut it? I just thought I would
check mine out before I start painting.



Chris

--- In Michalak@yahoogroup s.com, Joe Stromski <j.stromski@ ...> wrote:

>

> Hello all- I just posted a bunch of photos in "Joe's AF4" album of my

> just completed AF4, which I'm naming "Shoestring" in honor of the cheap

> construction and long, skinny form. Was hoping to be done for either

> Rend Lake or Midwest messabout, but these things always take longer than

> anticipated. However, it was completed in time for a week of vacation on

> 15,000 acres of water on the Chippewa Flowage in Hayward WI, next week.

> Did a trial run on a local lake Monday and discovered what appears to be

> a error in the plans in regards to the transom height which ended up

> biting me. Jim states his motor was 15" shaft, and I believe he meant

> 18" instead. I ended up having to remove about 3.5" inches of height off

> the transom to get my motor into the water deep enough. A little surgery

> with a saber saw, and router and its good to go.

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