Could someone make me a motor mount?

[TomMoorehouse]

My skills making motor mounts leave some to be desired. I am willing to pay for a .21 motor mount for a SAW rigger project i'm working on with an inside tub width of 2.5"

criteria:

1) light weight!

2) for a 2.5" wide inside tub width

3) Drilled tapped for a nova rossi/mac engine size

Thanks for any help!

Tom

 

[Mike Hughes]

Hey Tom

No problem. Do you want it rubber mounted or solid? I like designing new stuff, it gets them brain juices flowing.

Mike

 

[TomMoorehouse]

what ever comes out lighter

let me know price, i can paypal ya right away.

thanks

tom

 

[Don Ferrette]

Tom, Mike-

I was going to suggest using a mount system with grommets thru the tub (i.e.- SG) 1/4" nylon screws & spacers into Delrin rectangle stock tapped for motor & screws. I don't think you'll get any lighter than that........

 

[Slideblues]

Moorehouse is runnin SAW........... Clear the pond and hide behind sumpin solid......Fire in tha Hole!!!!!!

 

[Mike Hughes]

The mounts I build for the Mutt 2 are $35. How about that for a one off. I do not have a paypal account. I usually do money orders for people I do not know. But in this case a personal check would be fine. I was about to head to the garage for some hardware building time. Give me a day or so.

Mike

 

[Mike Hughes]

I was going to use delrin. After looking at it, the only way to make a mount that is light is like the SG mounts. Tom, I need to know how thick your tub wall is?

Mike

 

[TomMoorehouse]

1/8" 5 ply is what I believe I will be using. I have not built the boat yet

 

[Mike Hughes]

Here it is. I need to order some rubber grommets. They should be here Tues. or Weds.

Mike

 

[Mike Hughes]

Another. You are looking at the under side of the mounts in both pics FYI.

 

[Don Ferrette]

That's exactly what I had in mind Mike. BTW- did ya weigh it??

 

[Mike Hughes]

They are about 25 grams. I can't tell you exact because my scale goes in increments of 5. I got it for free so I ain't complaining.

Mike

 

[ScottVanSlooten]

If you have not built the tub yet why not use 1/8" carbin balsa ply. . this stuff is lighter and stronger then ply or lite ply. Scott

 

[TomMoorehouse]

oh man.... sweet! 1000X better than I could do!

you need to email me your address so i can send you the $$ [email protected]

carbon balsa ply??? where can I get / see some?

 

[MikeP]

Mike,

Would you mind posting a picture of how you hold the material for these motor mounts when you mill it?

MikeP

 

[Lay26]

mike hughes

would the mount that you make for the MUTT 2 work in another sport 40 like the AC sport 40. would it need to be modified. i/m on the market for a mew motor mount for my sport 40 and maybe a backup for my crapshooter.

 

[boaterbill]

oh man.... sweet! 1000X better than I could do!
you need to email me your address so i can send you the $$ [email protected]

carbon balsa ply??? where can I get / see some?

Tom,

Plug in aerospace composites.com in your web browsers search window.

carbon/balsa: 2 ply of unidirectional caarbon fiber skin layed up 0-90deg. and bonded to an end grain balsa core. It is lighter than, but with same stiffnes as Lite-Ply or 5ply birchwood.

Wait untill you see the price.

 

[Don Ferrette]

Actually you want this-

http://www.acp-composites.com/

 

[boaterbill]

Thanks Don, I was trying tro find the right link, You got it.

 

[TomMoorehouse]

ohh yea.... i forgot about that stuff.... looks like it would cost me $28 for my needs..... that might be doable