It has been a good learning curve on putting together the template stand, & getting everything square and plumb. it only took 2 attempts. kind of feeling alot better now. this gaining 5 minutes a day of daylight is starting to get bad, in town there is a quiet time after 10 pm. the neighbors can have a bonfire and music blaring, BUT a little cutting, grinding, and welding action, after 10, and look out...
But all is fair, I could start making noise at 7 in the morning if I wanted to. but then I would have to deal with the My Better Half... my working area is right out side the bedroom window...but life is good.
before I made the final tacks on the top of the template, I probably spent a good hour walking around the making sure the 3 points were plumb with the boat.. the first time I put it together, I thought this can't be that hard, and the front mount was just a few degrees off. "that is all I am going to say about that" the other good story, I had 2 plumb bobs I had picked up, that morning, and I am still looking for where I set them down, but a nut on a string works also...
on the second attempt, I resorted to using a shelf that was handy, where I could line up the joints, using 2 planes. and it really made a difference, in keeping everything at a true 90 degrees.
with using what I have on hand, I ended up using 1" square tubing for the runners, and 3/4" stainless for the main supports, with 1/2" for some bracing, that should get most of the motor stand done, then will have to change over to 1/2" conduit for the rest of the stand and the cage. thinking of turning out a pancake style of cage, just so I can fiddle around with the motor,....
on an other note, the 3/4" stainless fits in a 1/2" EMT bender, this is a big plus in making some nice radius bends..
I had to insert a pict of what my yard looked like a month ago. I can't believe that in another month the summer solstice will be here, where does the time go...
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