Outboards and double enders.

[Rex Fearnehough]

Does anyone know where I can find a design to mount a 5hp outboard to the hull of a double ender?
The rudder precludes a stern mounting and the leverage that will be generated by the engine, when in use, seems dangerous and threatening to the gunwhales.
At present I have an inboard outboard well which threatened to swamp my boat last week so I wish to change it.

[Venchka]

I can't say about 5hp, but the arrangement on my Caledonia yawl works for 2hp. The bracket I use is rated to 10hp. I'm not sure the boat would hold up to a big motor. Some bad pictures of my set up are in this album, photos 28-32.

Motor mount (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4290472089&idx=28)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid170/p6c114305f9f7583609ac6e8043b0b0f6/f3fb3c41.jpg

Cheers!

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Rex Fearnehough]

Venchka,
Thanks a lot for the info, the views of your beautiful kids and fantastic boat. It is my boats big sister. I keep threatening to put up a lug rig. I'll maybe crib your sail and spar dimensions and get rid of my gunter.
I am going to draw up a modified version of the outboard bracket that you have and make it this winter.
Thanks once again and keep your feet out of the swamp.

[Venchka]

Your welcome! They are my daughter's children. Wee grandhoonberrys I learned yesterday from out mate Shane who seems to be in more of a swamp than I. If I can help with dimensions or better photos, give me a shout.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[ 08-16-2005, 05:30 PM: Message edited by: Venchka ]

[StevenBauer]

Just how big is your boat, Rex? Maybe we can find a similar sized Oughtred double ender that you could borrow some rig dimensions from.

Steven

[Aramas]

It's either a well or a removable bracket on the quarter or the rudder.

If you only need it for manoevering around docks and marinas, then a trolling motor might be an option.

[Rex Fearnehough]

My boat is 16ft long. I have gunter rig at the present so I have the short wooden mast, spar and boom, which I can adapt for lug. I also have some sails that I can adapt and resew to lug. Oh and the use of a heavy duty sewing machine. So what I am looking for is the dims. of the sail.
The bracket that Venchka has will be relatively easy to make/adapt for use on the quarter of my boat. The well that I already have on my boat is going to disappear. Last week I was out in a chop and on coming into shore ran into dirty water and had to cut back on the throttle which set the boat bouncing and water spouting up the well, which I didn't like at all. There wasn't any danger really but my ballast/passenger wasn't happy.
With our capricious winds I have decided that any hole in the bottom is bad news.
As for Shane, most of us came out of the swamp millions of years ago. He will just take a little longer.
;) tongue.gif

[gert]

I have the dims for the lug that fits Joel Whites Shearwater (16' DE, 70 sqft sail) at home, I'll try and bring them in tomorrow; I wouldn't be surprised if "Sailrite" had them too, I seem to recall them offering a kit.

luff= 86" foot= 105" leech= 148" head= 83"
diag=130".
this fits on a 12' mast, 7' spar and 9' boom.

Hope that of use

[ 08-17-2005, 07:36 PM: Message edited by: gert ]

[Rex Fearnehough]

Thanks Gert et al.
I was browsing and found the leeboard thread and realised how easy it would be to adapt the design to use as an outboard mount.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/p348102aa48ebbb502d885ce97d5e5fed/f31d4e63.jpg
For my Lug sail change I have decided that I will make a second mast step for'ard of my gunter step and make a new set of spars and mast.
Could be a little crowded if I decide to use both sails at the same time though. tongue.gif
Maybe I could also use the ouboard with the above.

[ 08-20-2005, 05:50 PM: Message edited by: Rex Fearnehough ]