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05-04-2016, 01:24 PM #31
Are you planning to support the top of the cowl with the bracket/pin/spring pin that is used on the hi-perf cowls? If not, remember that your pan is supporting the full weight of the cowl and it's oscillations due to boat movement. Stiffer is better. The stock pan is stainless sandwiched between the powerhead and adapter.
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05-04-2016, 01:36 PM #32
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05-04-2016, 01:39 PM #33
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05-04-2016, 02:55 PM #34Member
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I wasn't planning on it, but now that you mention it I will think about it. I certainly wouldn't want this thing to start "tweaking"on me. Perhaps maybe some "pads" underneath for it to rest on. I'm not opposed to the spring and pin method. I always apply a little over-kill cause it helps me sleep at night.
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05-04-2016, 04:06 PM #35
The other thing I've wondering is... how much does this thing weigh? I can weigh mine if I can get it down without emptying the building first.
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lol. I'm definitely nuts no doubt about it. The worst part about it is that I am strapping this on a whopping 150. Yeah, thats right a 2.0 liter stock ass 150 that is bolted to a 1972 16 foot challenger ski boat. So I had to break one of my own rules to have a 100 mile-per-hour looking boat that currently can't break 60 mph. I will be exposed the first time I get smoked by a Jetski. That's OK I've made my peace with that. I feel the work I will put into achieving that look will mean i've earned it and by next season I plan on buying a 200 powerhead to justify the look. Until then ill be "that guy"
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05-05-2016, 11:30 AM #38
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05-05-2016, 02:21 PM #39Member
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Wow, That is certainly as light weight as it gets. I will definitely add more support. I knew it wasn't going to be as light weight as the real thing. But it will still be lighter than the cowl that I am replacing it with. The clamshell Cowl weighs 25 pounds when you include the aluminum bracket that bolts to the back for the hinges.
Just one question I read somewhere that these Bridgeport Cowls are made of plastic. Is that true ?
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05-05-2016, 07:38 PM #40
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Sooner or later i will have to make a front cover, So I am again in need of measurements. I was going to guesstimate based on the dimensions of the decals I have for It, but if someone could send me the measurements i'd really appreciate it. Here's a sketch of which ones I need which are pretty much the whole thing. ... And of course the picture came out sideways again.
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05-06-2016, 09:08 AM #42
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05-06-2016, 09:26 AM #43
Also, those five openings at the top are more like "louvers" punched in, opening to the front, than holes.
The thing really looks more to me like it was heat/vacuum formed from two sheets than injection-molded; but I really don't know. The openings in the louvers look they were hacked out with die grinder or small axe. LOL
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Thank you David. Perfect, you even included measurements I didn't even think about like thickness and distance off the Cowl. I'm thinking I will make it out of plywood and "bar-top" Epoxy coat it before primer and paint. Perhaps I could hollow the inside with a router To lighten it up a bit.
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05-06-2016, 12:48 PM #45Member
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Yes this part will be one of the most noticeable of the subtle differences. I will add a piece that will be glued to the inside that will act as louvers similar to what's on the real thing. After adding the two vent holes I noticed they are slightly larger on this black Max. On the Bridgeport cowl The five louvers stretch across to about halfway between the very top line and on mine it goes about 1/2" or so beyond that. This is a difference that I can live with, it doesn't look that bad to me and Little extra airflow shouldn't hurt.
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