i think i have boobed

[dave2400]

hi all as the title says i may have made a boob asi do not own a sea craft but i do own a classic fairy hunt 18 that ni am restoreing and whant to convert it from i/o to outboard and have spent some time sertching the net for plans for a outboard bracket with no joy plenty of discushon and pics off finished brackets but i did fined a post on the boatbuilding forum from someone saying that this forum did a thread with all the process of building and fitting one and put a link on as classicseacraft.com/rev=#17607 when i tryed it it came back as not known so i registerd to the forum thinking that it was for all typs of classic boats as you see we dont have seacraft boats in the uk but if there is someone that can help me out with a link to the thread or some plans for one thanks dave2400

[Bushwacker]

Welcome aboard Dave. Much to learn here even if you don't own a SeaCraft! Strick has built several brackets, so check out his threads which are permanently stuck in the Repairs forum. An 18 is a bit small for a bracket, so I'd suggest you check out my post on the pros & con's of brackets on this forum also.

[dave2400]

hi bushwacker i have read your post pros and cons of outboard brackets and found it very helpfull but i think the fairey hunt 18 is fine for a bracket there may be someone on the forum that knows off the boat as fairey only built 12 off them in late 1960s early 1970s then stoped tradying and sold some of the moulds to a ferm in the US i think was named O.BOATS one off witch the owner has been in tutch with the fairey owners club with pics off the boat sporting a 5.lt v8 i/o dont know the lay up on the O.BOATS but the fairey boats were built like tanks the lay up was totaly wovern roven hull and topside i whould like to get the plans as i whant to build the bracket myseilf in 18mm ply and fiberglass inside and out in 3 layers of wovern roven a.t.b dave

[McGillicuddy]

Greetings and welcome aboard mate.
Seems your boat is a Ray Hunt design and a cool little skiff at that. Lot of talent on this board so I'm sure if you don't behave like a "wanker" some one will steer you in the right direction.

strick, bigshrimpin, hermco and a handful of other regular forum residents have built brackets and are a wealth of information. Good guys to boot and I'm sure they'd discuss the matter with you as time permits.

You've probably already seen this but here's a link wherein someone scored the hull molds, modified the cap and added a bracket to build his own Fairey Hunt 18:
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/pro...a-42011-6.html

Good luck with your project looks like a very capable little skiff.

Cheers,
McGill

[cdavisdb]

Nice boat, Dave. Ray Hunt's fingers all over it. Looks like a baby 25 bertram. Keep us posted on your progress

Last, but not least, Welcome to Classic Seacraft!

[dave2400]

hi cdavisdb and Mr mc.gill thanks for the welcome yes you are right it is a ray hunt design infact it is one off the 12 built by fariey dont know the number built by OBOATS in the US but there were allso some built by island boat builders on the IOF WHIGHT UK yes Mr.mc.gill i do know of garry bull the chap that built the one in your link infact he sent me a email asking me for info on the hunt 18 as he had bought a mould from a yard in farehum and whanted to know what the finished boat looked like so i sent him a cd i had of one in ireland then when i asked him for plans off his bracket all he whould do was build one for me and charge me £ 400 tould him i whanted to build it mysailf but he never replyed .....if you can tell me how to put pics on i do have some off the island boatbuilders boats and i think i have some of a proper fariey hunt 18 Mr cdavisdb you say it looks like a babby 25 bertram infact it is a babby 28ft fariey huntress a.t.b dave

[dave2400]

since starting this thread i have done a lot of serching other posts on brackets and there are a number off members saying that there is or was a thread on here that had a step by step instruction howe to make a bracket-pod i have looked through the archives with no luck can anybody tell me where it is or if it has been deleted thanks dave2400

[Blue_Heron]

There are two brackets built in this thread, the first one starting on page 4, post #37.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...t=24103&page=4

The second one is later in the thread, but reading through the whole thing to find it will be worth your time. strick is quite talented at DIY, one-off fiberglass fabrication.
Dave

[Mikem8560]

hello Dave if your near the
Norfolk Broads I have a friend who does canvas and upholstery when your ready.

[dave2400]

Originally Posted by Blue_Heron

There are two brackets built in this thread, the first one starting on page 4, post #37.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...t=24103&page=4

The second one is later in the thread, but reading through the whole thing to find it will be worth your time. strick is quite talented at DIY, one-off fiberglass fabrication.
Dave

thanks dave i have looked and read all the threads and posts on brackets on here but it is not just pics of the work i am after though i admit thay are grate and make me more determaned to do the job as it is my hope to build the bracket in 3/4 ply and then fiberglass inside and out in wovern woven or carbon fiber it is the mesurments i need in that thread if still here to see ...if you look at the link in the ancer post by mc gillcuddy you will sea the hull off a hunt 18 it is mutch the same as the seacraft witch is why i have joyned the forum the reason i whant to make the bracket mysailf is outher then the fact i done it to buy one from the US or OZ and have it shiped to the UK is a none starter on price and haveing a one off made in UK will be the same a.t.b dave