marinising engines

[the leadman]

a dory hull is unlikely to be built for a shaft so you'd end up needing a leg as well....

but you might be able to fit a stern tube, depends on how much keel you've got to play with and how far back it goes...



and the transom probably isn't built to hold a leg either

and you're also going to need a rudder!

so you think i may be best jut sticking with a outbourd? . dean it anit that simple on are moorings there will just cut the transam off

[kingcod deano]

it cant be that bad there mate or you could try getting one of these
South Cumbria police launch initiative to deter boat thieves

also i would imagine it would be pretty hard to cut the transom in the water then try to lift it ashore probs could be done with a dinghy but would take a long time and if the outboard you are putting on looks old and tatty they wont even bother trying

[mark]

it'll be no easy task. if the keel extends all the way to the transom, there'll be no cut out for a prop, you could stick the prop right out the back, but then there'll be no room for a rudder.

on a dory hull the keel won't be that deep anyway, so you'll only be able to fit a teeny prop - whcih will be be difficult to match to the engine and box

only easy way to fit an inboard to a dory would be to use a leg and massively re-inforce the transom, but the combined weight of engine box and leg will probably be too much for the boat

by the time you bought all the bits and spent ages getting it together, it would be cheaper and easy to sell the boat and buy an inboard one already I reckon

[the leadman]

thanks mark will just stick with a outbourd . mite jsut get one of those covers pmsl