SeaStu1
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I own and sail a Leisure 20 which is powered by an outboard which was originally set in an outboard well in the cockpit of the boat. The previous owner had the well fibreglassed over and put the outboard on a bracket on the transom.
Having used the boat now I'm not keen on having the boat over the transom, The Leisure 20 has a high freeboard and leaning over side to start the motor and get to the controls is awkward and with this in mind I would like to consider putting the well back and using the outboard in there. I understand that several owners of Leisure 20's done this conversion as the fumes from the outboard in the cockpit could be a bit overbearing. I'm hoping with a four stroke outboard this would be minimal.
Has anyone ever converted a boat back to use the outboard well again? Would I be right to assume that essentially it is a matter of cutting through the fibreglass and tidying up the edges, or is there likely to be other grp damage around the hole which would need repairing?
Any thoughts appreciated. Cheers.
Having used the boat now I'm not keen on having the boat over the transom, The Leisure 20 has a high freeboard and leaning over side to start the motor and get to the controls is awkward and with this in mind I would like to consider putting the well back and using the outboard in there. I understand that several owners of Leisure 20's done this conversion as the fumes from the outboard in the cockpit could be a bit overbearing. I'm hoping with a four stroke outboard this would be minimal.
Has anyone ever converted a boat back to use the outboard well again? Would I be right to assume that essentially it is a matter of cutting through the fibreglass and tidying up the edges, or is there likely to be other grp damage around the hole which would need repairing?
Any thoughts appreciated. Cheers.