Engine fully tilted.
I also spent some time sanding the traveller mounting areas, making ready for some layers of reinforcements at the joint positions. The telescopic and swing up stainless swim ladder I bought is just a bit too wide to fit on starboard side. I'm working on a solution, but it's all still in my head.
No trailer parts.
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Hi Tor , I couldn't find a suitable ladder either so made one out of carbon , it works well with quick release pins as it doesn't clear the tiller . Your motor must only just clear the tiller too or are you having the remote internal system ? Cheers , Jim Buckland .
Good idea with the carbon ladder! I might even get back a kilo of my oversized engine weight penalty. The tiller will be a close fit, but it's not here yet, so haven't been able to check. I will probably have to raise the engine 1/4" for better access to the tilt mechanism, this will give equal better tiller clearance.
Another headache is the remote throttle/gear shift. Integrated in the tiller? Removable lever system? Where?
I haven't worried about a remote control system for the engine , the amount we use it doesn't warrant such a hassle . You have good vision standing on the swim platform for manoeuvring and for general getting somewhere we just steer with the rudder . If we had to instal one we would probably run the controls in a tube through the aft cabin to the cockpit . Avoiding doing it unless really necessary . Cheers , Jim Buckland
Maybe I will give it a try without as well. But I think I'd love to be able to control throttle and gear shift from the cockpit, although I probably won't run the engine much. I don't like how leaning back to shift gears takes all attention from traffic and steering in tight waters with "Frimann".
I have also planned to run the wires trough a tube across the aft cabin, the problem seems to be the control unit will be in the way no matter where in the cockpit I place it. And dimensions seems to be just too small to fit it most places. The best system I've seen so far might be the one on Rod T's F-32 PAX. But then I'd hate to steer with a throttle.....
The problem that decided me against a remote system is the propensity of gearlevers etc to grab and cleat off bits of rope when you really need them to run free ! Good luck with whatever solution you end up with . Cheers , Jim B.
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