outboard well or not?

[cybulski]

I have been wanting to build a boat for along time.I have had several over the years, nothing to big, a few 16 foot fishing boats, and a old 14ft fiber glass. I wanted my first boat to be somthing simple, so i decided on a 24 ft sharpie with a double cabin, Ive been workin on it for about a month now and im almost ready for my second layer on the bottom. I would probly be farther along if i had bought some plans,and ive changed it from stitch and glue, and put chines, and shears in, glue and screw, i think i will be much happier, and wont worry about the seams busting, but its a simple boat, with easy lines. I cant make myself cut the CB hole in the hull, infact i am considering changing the hull design to a trawler.
Ive never owned a boat with a outboard well, and im not sure how i will like it,rather than having it mounted on a bracket hanging off the back of the transom. Accesability is a plus, but it will sure eat up some storage room, and some of the people ive talked to said the exhaust comes up the well into the cockpit. Any advice?

[Thorne]

Welcome to the Forum!

I personally don't care for outboard wells in boats where the outboard can be hung on the transom or even on the side -- but some hulls really need a well, like large Bank dorys and others.

Cut the CB slot -- a sharpie won't make much of a 'trawler', and won't sail well unless you add a keel of some sort.

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[TerryLL]

What you heard about exhaust coming up the well is all true. For some boats, like the large Banks dories mentioned by Thorne, a well is the only option. A better type of well is one that exits out the transom. It gives good access to the motor and doesn't gas you out, but eats up a lot of space. If the boat you're building is a double-ended sharpie, you might be stuck with a gassy well. Pictures would be a big help.

[rbgarr]

i decided on a 24 ft sharpie with a double cabin, Ive been workin on it for about a month now and im almost ready for my second layer on the bottom. i am considering changing the hull design to a trawler.
Ive never owned a boat with a outboard well, and im not sure how i will like it,rather than having it mounted on a bracket hanging off the back of the transom. Accesability is a plus, but it will sure eat up some storage room, and some of the people ive talked to said the exhaust comes up the well into the cockpit. Any advice?


Some friends built a sharpie of about that size and included a well. They sailed from Maryland to the Bahamas and back.

Issues:
-Get a large enough motor that it doesn't have to whine away to get anywhere. They started with a two hp and went to an eight. It made life more pleasant.
-Have two remote fuel tanks so you can switch over at a moments notice and fill the empty safely.
-Over ventilate. You don't want the engine trying to operate on its own fumes as much as you don't want to breathe them.

Zingaro, my friends' interpretation of a Chapelle sharpie from one of his books.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2w50ion.jpg

[cybulski]

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