Bracing Vegas Transom ??

[hsbob]

this is what i did

[bigbore]

thats lookin good hsbob,thats almost exactly what im trying to say,let us know if that holds up,and dont be afraid to beat the boat.after all it is still a modified tunnel you have got a good situation there so,you know dont kill it but let us know how that relieves the stress on the transom.the only other thing im thinkin is conecting that alluminum plate to the shell so the transom cant flex when you trim.

[imq707s]

This is what I did. I put two aluminum tie bars in that connect upper jackplate bolts to the section right in front of the splash well. After the install, I took Randy (AQUAhollic) for a ride. He sat in the back and put his hand right in the corner of the splashwell where the Vegas's seem to always start to crack, and he said that we couldn't feel any flexing at all....and that was when I was running pretty fast through some nasty chop. Keep in mind, that's with that heavy looper hanging 10" off of the back of the transom. I ran it that way all last summer and it seems to be working great.

In addition to the tie bars, I also pulled out the gas tank and put a piece of 4"x24"x3/8" thick SS plate on the inside of the transom where the lower jackplate bolts bo through. I figure that should spread out the load better than the stock washers.

[imq707s]

Here are some pics of the underside of the tie-rod mounting brackets I made, and also a pic of the piece of SS plate I put behind the gas tank.

[hsbob]

i tried to post this yesterday and got the wrong pic. this brace is screwed into a double thickness floor [only under motor well ] as well as the metal plates between stringers. its a little over kill and too heavy for racing, but fits my son usage go fast- ski.

[imq707s]

That looks like it should work really good.....but where do you put the gastank? Mine butts right back against the transom.

[THE HOGG]

I Put New Stringers In And Ran Them All The Way To The Top Of The Transom, Then Cut "c" Notches For The Gas Tank.but, As You Can See I Didnt Have The Splash Well Problem To Deal With. Although You Could Still Do It, Just A Little More Cuttin' And Fittin'. Hard To Explain, But Maybe Pics Will Help.

[pyro]

Ian, doesn't your ski pylon mount to the floor? That's why yours is set back further. Also, battery position (and oil tank for people with injection.)

My battery is behind the gas tank (what a b1tch!) and my oil tank WAS beside it before I removed oil the injection. My knees stick forward about a foot, but it all still fits in there. I had to move the gas tank forward an inch or two. My gas tank is right up against the back seat base now.

Here's the knees with the battery installed next to them. The knees are painted gray along with the rest of the interior, so they're a little hard to see in the photo. The base of the gas tank is right up against the knees where they go though the floor.

[imq707s]

Yep...my ski pylon mounts right to the floor. My battery and oil tank are right next to the ski pylon mount.

[pyro]

Yep, that's why your gas tank is right up against the ass end.

Hey, speaking of the paint thing we discussed in the other thread before:
your seat base appears to be constructed like mine, but mine is covered in clear resin and yours is painted black. Funny...

[hsbob]

the braces are spaced outside a 25 gal tank. i would have preferred to have the braces more centered . that configuration would have required a new [or 2] tank/s. i therefore doubled the floor thickness and set the bracket inside the ribs thus spreading the load back to the center.


my ski pylon is a bass boat version that mounts to the front of the motor well. i put a 1/2 bass boat seat receiver on the top and re-enforce the well under it across the boat width. the loading is vertical at the front and at the transom it is like the motor. across the top motor hoist bolts, will be an alumium angle, that the ski pole bolt thru.

[imq707s]

Pyro....I'm not sure why it's black. The previous owner might have done that.

[pyro]

Yeah, my pylon also mounts to the deck in front of the splashwell (but not to the floor below), with arms that mount to the rear corners. This allows the forward mounting position for the fuel tank.
My pylon has a thick piece of wood thru-bolted on the underside of the deck to reinforce the pylon mount, although this design transfers about 70% of the pulling force to the support arms.

[bigbore]

well that all looks extremely good guys,i cant see how anyone of you could have problems beyond that point.