[Public-List] Engine beds for universal dieselnengine

[Randy Katz]

Hello, Charles,

Yes, #249 is a pre-liner boat. And yes, the replacement wood stringers went
in the same place as the original fiberglass stringers made for the
original Atomic 4 engine. Dimensions were essentially the same, give or
take tiny bits, in order to fit my same diesel engine (M 3-20B) in the same
place. They were extended a bit for and aft for more surface area
attachment to the hull.

Here are a couple of photos (attached) of the job when new--nearly 20 years
ago. (Others: send a request and I'll email them to you.) They used
hardwood for the stringers and a special kind of fiberglass that is rock
hard. (They really are!). There are 1/4" aluminum straps at the top of each
stringer into which they drilled and tapped holes for the engine mount
bolts.

Hope this helps. Best of luck, contact me any time if you have other
questions.

We have a grrrrreat boat!

Randy Katz
Simple Gifts #249
Bellingham/Seattle





On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 3:14 PM charles pleisse <velocharles1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Is  Simple Gifts (249) a pre-liner boat?
>
> Charles Pleisse
> College Park Bicycles
> ( <http://www.bike123.com>301)864-2211
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 5:59 PM Randy Katz <randy.katz50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello, Charles,
>>
>> I have #249 from 1967 and had new beds installed for my universal m320 b
>> diesel.It’s probably similar to yours, very.   It had been installed on
>> regular atomic four beds. They were fiberglass and were sagging under the
>> weight and vibration of the diesel. The guys installed hefty new wood
>> stringers on each side for the engine to sit upon. It cost me about $3000
>> 15 years ago, not the cheapest, but they also reinstalled the engine and
>> did a proper job with shaft alignment.
>>
>>  I have a couple photos somewhere, and if I find them I’ll send them to
>> you. It is a good idea to replace the original engine beds if you’re
>> putting in a diesel, for sure.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Randy katz
>> Simple gifts
>> Bellingham/ Seattle, WA
>>
>>
>>