Got my bracket on!!!! - Page 2

Lars Koster · #11 03-28-2003, 05:54 PM

Is the bracket on a CC boat or Sceptre. Please post some photos, very interested in seeing the results. Also let us know if it performs/ rides better.
I only have 225 FICHT on my 23' Sceptre and it still squatts down in the back with several fisherman and cooler full of fish. takes on water over the transom which is a pet peeve.

John R · #12 03-28-2003, 10:15 PM

Lars - you have a Scepter with a single taking water over the transom? Is that 4 big guys on the transom?

ScottM · #13 03-29-2003, 08:25 AM

John,
We take water over the transom too with a few guys in the back. Granted my cutout is lowered 5" in the center to accomodate a 20" shaft, but even with a full 25" transom, water will come over into the splashwell. And if Lars has a splashwell like mine - not very deep or wide - then water will easily make its way into the cockpit.

Lars Koster · #14 03-29-2003, 11:40 AM

My Sceptre OB version has a high splash well with a hinged teak fold down door in the middle. When drifting in a following sea offshore it will scoop water over the transom into the trough, which is in front of the large live well/storage compartment. It has 3x 3/4" suppers that drain the trough but usually not fast enough. In the past I had problems with the live well/storage (in front of the engine)filling up but solved that with a gasket and automatic bildge pump in the well itself. When that well would fill up with 40 gal the boat really squat. Bad design- now I just use it for bumper storage.
Overall I am not worried about water in the bildge or cockpit but hate to see those waves creep up the cowling on rough days.
Because of weight and being cramped I will usually not fish more than 3 out of my boat. Our crew is 180-225lb. range so not too heavy. Maybe I just bring too much gear offshore.

Briguy · #15 04-01-2003, 10:37 AM

Serenity,

The centers of the motors were, I think, 28 inches. Yes, the 30 inches was from the center of the bottom of the boat streight up to the lip of the transom. Then my motors sat another 1 1/4 inches above the transom on the 3rd hole. My new bracket sits on 27 inch centers so I will probably have to play with the height. God willing I mounted the bracket at the right height. My motors are going on this week and hopefully won't run into any problems. Then I install the floor and paint the inside. I need this done becuse I am running a fishing tournamenet for the blind on April 19th. Yes, I said blind.

Serenity · #16 04-02-2003, 03:32 AM

Thanks for the info Briguy. Hope you meet your timetable for your "worthy cause" and more importantly achieve your initial project goals after adding brackets, etc. Looking forward to your upcoming posts.