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Instantilt Well

Posted By: Jim Blessing
Date: 10/11/07 7:51a.m.

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In Response To: Hi Sean, is that your boat? (Rachel)

Rachel, Below is an exterior view of the Instantilt well without the doors attached. The bulkhead at the front of the opening is where the outboard is attached. When not in use, the motor pulls up inside the hull and the doors are pulled closed. The Kestrel well was made expressly for a 9.5 HP OMC/Johnson/Evinrude because the powerhead was so compact. However, I have heard that others fit also. Lee has a set of full-size doors that he is putting back on his Kestrel. The previous owner butchered my Instantilt well to put a bigger motor in it, Unfortuneately,the motor was too big to fit in the hull so he cut my doors shorter so they could be closed when the motor was down. Grrrrrr
I will try to find some of my pictures showing the well from topside, they are on my other computer.
Talk to you soon,
Jim

Messages In This Thread

Interesting Seafarers for sale -- lee -- 10/2/07 5:18p.m.

Ah, the Swiftsure. I love those. Always too expensive though, rats. -- Rachel -- 10/3/07 2:49p.m.

Laura says she sure wishes we had the 20G for that one -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/4/07 6:20a.m.

It wouldn't take 20 -- lee -- 10/4/07 7:39a.m.

lol- yeah, it would. Time we got her to Texas, and ready to go totally, it would -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/4/07 10:53a.m.

Don't bid yet -- Joe McCary -- 10/4/07 5:39p.m.

SF30 MK1 for Sale $10k -- Sean Gilman -- 10/9/07 7:52a.m.

Hi Sean, is that your boat? -- Rachel -- 10/9/07 3:49p.m.

Instantilt Well -- Jim Blessing -- 10/11/07 7:51a.m.

Another Photo -- Jim Blessing -- 10/11/07 9:51a.m.

with a 4 stroke, you could do better than that -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/11/07 10:33a.m.

Lazarette Hatch -- James Newsome -- 10/13/07 2:44a.m.

Another try with the photos -- James Newsome -- 10/13/07 2:48a.m.

2nd photo of the bomb bay doors down -- James Newsome -- 10/13/07 2:50a.m.

Thank you for the photos Jim and James (was out of town...) -- Rachel -- 10/14/07 7:56p.m.

Would NOT work on the Meridian. Simply not enough room -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/15/07 4:04p.m.

This probably isn't an easy thing to quantify, but.... Motor well questions: -- Rachel -- 10/21/07 8:26a.m.

Rachel check this out -- lee -- 10/21/07 8:56a.m.

Thanks Lee, that's the James Baldwin I was referring to. -- Rachel -- 10/21/07 10:01a.m.

Lee, I just went and re-read the article, and I have to say... -- Rachel -- 10/21/07 10:13a.m.

Something else I noted: -- Rachel -- 10/21/07 10:24a.m.

Nah- easy on someone elses. I put a motor well into a Neptune 24 -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/21/07 10:57a.m.

I read that. Nice that the well allowed them to use their dinghy motor as spare -- Rachel -- 10/21/07 11:22a.m.

Sorry -- lee -- 10/21/07 1:11p.m.

Rachel- you're asking because of your A 30? I can measure -- Charlie Jones, Meridian 25 Tehani, Magnolia Beach, Texas -- 10/21/07 10:18a.m.

Neat! Tell her "fair winds" from me. About the well... -- Rachel -- 10/21/07 10:29a.m.

A Little Info -- Jim Blessing -- 10/23/07 5:25p.m.

Right, shaft length. I knew that but wasn't thinking of it in that way... -- Rachel -- 10/23/07 7:43p.m.

A little Help -- Jim Blessing -- 10/24/07 12:08p.m.

Thanks Jim, that's really nice. Let me see what I can dig up. -- Rachel -- 10/24/07 3:44p.m.

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