custom outboard pod and bracket to handle 300HP XL Suzuki outboard. Using timber and GRP Unsinkable

I hand made this pod out of 18mm marine ply. then adding fibreglass and filling compound. once to shape. rolled 8 coats of gelcoat then refinished to 2000 grit paper and polished for a mirror finish.
this can handle single or twin outboard and will also have a bathing platform.

[@wordup6283]

So greatful this video answered all my questions about my inboard to outboard conversion. Have you any drawings

[@Ritebowl]

Great job man, it looks solid!

[@sovereign_skipper]

Thank you

[@ezrider7970]

Nice job!

[@BCB-Boats-Media]

Nice Job! Looks Strong.

[@somervillestone]

Bomb proof build

[@stephenmessana1155]

Did you use use the hull bottom running surface to match your bracket angles ? Will it be more of a hull extension which extends the boats effective length vs adding setback? Looking to make this but didn’t wNt to glass it to hull

[@sovereign_skipper]

Hello. This is bolted to the back 50mm above the keel height with a slight taper angle on the bottom surfance as well.

[@duvielhidalgo9914]

Puedes mostrar las medidas y los ángulos please

[@realmrboatguy]

verry nice! doe you have te exact messurements?? can't really see it in the video

[@brandonlure2738]

In every corner or “90 degree” like what you see on the inside braces, do you fill those corners with a small radius of epoxy filler or do you just shove the fiberglass in there?

[@sovereign_skipper]

Curves give more strength than right angles. And i would personally never use epoxy especially when building something out of polyester as it will not chemically bond.

[@brandonlure2738]

@@sovereign_skipper ​ Ah I see. Also how thick is the part the motor is attached to? I see it’s three layers but doesn’t look like 3 layers of 18 mm

[@realmrboatguy]

Hou do you mount it against the Hull?

[@sovereign_skipper]

Hey! We bolt it onto the back of the boat with 12 stainless steel bolts and backing pads. 🙂

[@realmrboatguy]

@@sovereign_skipper nice! thank you. verry doe you have te exact messurements?? can't really see it in the video

[@maryfithen5006]

What’s the weight

[@sovereign_skipper]

Around 45KG or 100Lbs for our smaller one and this was was heaviest we did as it was the prototype couldn't tell u exactly but closer to 100kg depending which measurement you use

[@Wfrench01]

How many layers of glassfiber did you use outside and inside? And what type please

[@sovereign_skipper]

4 layers inside and out of 900g combination matt with polyester resin

[@Wfrench01]

@@sovereign_skipper thank you for answering. Im currently making something similar

[@sovereign_skipper]

@@Wfrench01 best of luck hope it goes smoothly

[@lucianorullo5393]

Mi puoi mandare lo schema e che spessore di legno hai usato

[@sovereign_skipper]

mi dispiace non posso inviarti il ​​diagramma poiché abbiamo progettato questo prodotto. ci sono altri disegni su internet. abbiamo usato uno strato marino da 18 mm per costruire questo pod.

[@therukugorillazaotearoa_]

What thickness ply did you use ??

[@sovereign_skipper]

Three sheets of 18mm ply for the transom

[@therukugorillazaotearoa_]

@@sovereign_skipperawesome cheers

[@therukugorillazaotearoa_]

Also when attaching bracket to the transom was it bare fiberglass did you just glue and bolt ??

[@sovereign_skipper]

@@therukugorillazaotearoa_ we use sikaflex around each bolt, then attach it with 12 x 316 stainless steel M12 bolts

[@therukugorillazaotearoa_]

@@sovereign_skipper awesome thank you