Go fast boat
A little thing i have been working on for a while now. It's a 2.48 meter Zodiac Fast roller, it's the sports model with the inflatable keel and 2 piece floor. It's the smallest inflatable boat designed to plane.
Factory rated to 8 hp, i will be using a modified 30 hp Tohatsu.
Repair and service wise i have:
- Replaced the top and bottom swivel tubes bushes, thrust plates, and fitted new o-rings.
- Fitted new transom brackets.
- Fitted new tilt tube, and new tube bushings.
- Replaced impellor, top and bottom gaskets, fitted new stainless screws.
- Replaced bearing carrier oil seal.
- Fitted new pan seal, new pan bolts, rubbers, and spacers. Completely
sealed pan section of with sikaflex.
- Replaced power head base gasket
- Remaining power head gaskets are here but not ready to be fitted yet.
Modification wise i have :
- Fitted solid alloy mounts top and bottom.
- Added 4 x 0.75 Inch holes above cav plate for exhaust releif.
- Removed tilt mechanism and shallow drive unit to shed unnesacary weight.
- Fitted PowerTech SRA 10 in 10 P propellor.
Future plans :
- Remove starter ring gear and lighten flywheel
- Fit Boyosen reeds.
- Experiment with different length velocity stacks
Last edited by Fun_Bucket; 24-11-2010 at 01:33 AM.
Pictures coming as i figure it out
Trial fitting motor to transom. i don't have a shed or anything incase anyone is wondering why the boat is in my lounge room.
Motor when i first got it - Again from Ebay, i should have bought something locally as this motor didn't exactly meet the description.
Chunk out of the skeg caused by the previous owner.
Rather that fitting a skeg cover, i chose to just grind it back. This will miniminse drag in the water at high trim angles anyway.
2 coats of zinc primer
3 coats of rust guard black
Last edited by Fun_Bucket; 24-11-2010 at 02:14 PM.
3 hours of hammering and some pissed off neigbours later the power head finally released itself.
The old rubber mounts were absolutely shot, so they were removed, and replacement solid mounts were ordered.
Leg primed - same process as before
Leg painted - ditto
Last edited by Fun_Bucket; 24-11-2010 at 01:24 AM.
Solid alloy mounts now fitted fitted
New swivel tube bushes also as i cracked the old ones removing the old tilt tube
New brackets and tilt tube. The old brackets were ok, but i managed to get a good deal on a new set, which also saved me time painting.
Finished the lower unit service, i've also drilled 4 x 0.75'' holes above the cav plate to vent the exhaust above the water line.
A this point in time i had to stop working and start tidying up. Living in a 2 bdr apartment means i have limited space to work in, so things begin to pile up very quickly.
Last edited by Fun_Bucket; 24-11-2010 at 01:27 AM.
The power head before any work began
Home made rubber mallet, don't ask...
Block stripped back ready for paint
Block after i painted it, but i dissambled everything again to have it shaved
Head shaved 30 thou
Last edited by Fun_Bucket; 24-11-2010 at 01:29 AM.
looking good mate ya taken it for a spin yet?
my first car is a holden and i will die with a holden
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/x...SDC10667-1.jpg
Nah not yet, got it set up in the driveway though..
Finished the cowling off too....
that looks so wrong. haha
Originally Posted by Chilly
My GF tried to call mine Molly....I raged. Still deciding on what I'll call it
captain halfajob
why? cos its missin 2, ummm 4...6 cylinders? how many cyliners this thing have???
whatever it has, its not enough!!!! (love it)
Go fast boat go fast? or Go fast boat go fast fast?
Still haven't got this thing going yet, i pulled the boat out after having it stored and a lot of the glue has come undone. I'm going to have it repaired when i get my tax return and hopefully not long after it will get it's maiden voyage. I'm predicting either 70km/h plus, or the transom coming off and losing the motor and trying to row back with one plastic oar....
How hard can it be?
30HP on a boat weighing the same as a packet of chips - I reckon you're not far off 70 on good water.
The New Ride - The Class 2 Shuttle Craft (VE)
I'll be he comes to get you, some shopping trolley kind of thing, that gets you where your going nice and slow... Well off you go that's fine, the pleasure's all mine.
When I light the nitro on my HQ 454 Monroe!
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