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Loweline 1436 Refurb. Need advice from the experienced.
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<blockquote data-quote="Dantheman" data-source="post: 424902" data-attributes="member: 10731"><p>Thanks for the response. The Z brace is not very thick and doesn't really look factory. I found Z aluminum but not many size options are available. There is about 1/2" bend in the transom. This is going to bother me and I do not want it to continue flexing.</p><p><a href="https://s259.photobucket.com/user/dpd439/media/A807E561-76B5-45EC-816F-D1ABB44A290C_zpslpp2n5yc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/dpd439/A807E561-76B5-45EC-816F-D1ABB44A290C_zpslpp2n5yc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>My thoughts are to not use the Z bar, replace the wood, and use 2x3x.25 aluminum angle in the area shown below.</p><p><a href="https://s259.photobucket.com/user/dpd439/media/angle_zpsnkzplju6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/dpd439/angle_zpsnkzplju6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Then use a piece of 1/4" thick aluminum plate on the exterior area shown below that is the same width as the angle on the interior. Using stainless bolts across the top and bottom of the aluminum should clamp everything flat again and prevent future flexing. I figure I should go ahead and add the plate behind the motor if I am going this far. I can weld it to the bottom plate and shouldn't have a problem running a 15-20 motor.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s259.photobucket.com/user/dpd439/media/angle%202_zpsj15xb2th.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/dpd439/angle%202_zpsj15xb2th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantheman, post: 424902, member: 10731"] Thanks for the response. The Z brace is not very thick and doesn't really look factory. I found Z aluminum but not many size options are available. There is about 1/2" bend in the transom. This is going to bother me and I do not want it to continue flexing. [url=https://s259.photobucket.com/user/dpd439/media/A807E561-76B5-45EC-816F-D1ABB44A290C_zpslpp2n5yc.jpg.html][img]https://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/dpd439/A807E561-76B5-45EC-816F-D1ABB44A290C_zpslpp2n5yc.jpg[/img][/url] My thoughts are to not use the Z bar, replace the wood, and use 2x3x.25 aluminum angle in the area shown below. [url=https://s259.photobucket.com/user/dpd439/media/angle_zpsnkzplju6.jpg.html][img]https://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/dpd439/angle_zpsnkzplju6.jpg[/img][/url] Then use a piece of 1/4" thick aluminum plate on the exterior area shown below that is the same width as the angle on the interior. Using stainless bolts across the top and bottom of the aluminum should clamp everything flat again and prevent future flexing. I figure I should go ahead and add the plate behind the motor if I am going this far. I can weld it to the bottom plate and shouldn't have a problem running a 15-20 motor. [url=https://s259.photobucket.com/user/dpd439/media/angle%202_zpsj15xb2th.jpg.html][img]https://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/dpd439/angle%202_zpsj15xb2th.jpg[/img][/url] Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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