So this weekend I'm taking a break trying to get feeling back in my arms after waxing and holding the buffer over my head all day, and I'm staring at my transom thinking what a pair of new Etecs would look like hanging there.
Got me to thinking, obviously the extra weight of the newer 4 strokes or even DFIs has been an issue for most.
Maybe I'm crazy, tell me if so. But looking at the area between my engines (and granted they were straight...I didnt turn the wheel to see how much room I'd really have) I wondered if anyone had even thought about glassing out a box and bolting/glassing it on the transom to displace water. With a top cross section of a triangle, there is enough area under water, on my 261 at least, that I cant help but think that you could displace about 2 cubic feet of water. At 62.5#/ft^3, thats 125# of extra engine weight you negate, more if the box displaces more, and realistically more if you consider that lift is cantelevered aft of the transom.
So, was the newly welcomed sun and wax fumes just getting to me, or is this somthing thats actually worth thinking about?? Now that I'm sitting here thinking, what is the max angle an outboard twists/turns? If that doesnt work, what about a pair on each side??
Just thinking out loud...kind of anyways.
Got me to thinking, obviously the extra weight of the newer 4 strokes or even DFIs has been an issue for most.
Maybe I'm crazy, tell me if so. But looking at the area between my engines (and granted they were straight...I didnt turn the wheel to see how much room I'd really have) I wondered if anyone had even thought about glassing out a box and bolting/glassing it on the transom to displace water. With a top cross section of a triangle, there is enough area under water, on my 261 at least, that I cant help but think that you could displace about 2 cubic feet of water. At 62.5#/ft^3, thats 125# of extra engine weight you negate, more if the box displaces more, and realistically more if you consider that lift is cantelevered aft of the transom.
So, was the newly welcomed sun and wax fumes just getting to me, or is this somthing thats actually worth thinking about?? Now that I'm sitting here thinking, what is the max angle an outboard twists/turns? If that doesnt work, what about a pair on each side??
Just thinking out loud...kind of anyways.
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