Transom angle 272 Sorry to bug y'all but this info would really help a lot. I'm hoping any one of you owners can answer this. I just installed a new motor and bracket only to find that I need to make a transom wedge. I live in Memphis but sail out of Pensacola. I forgot to measure the transom angle before I left for home. I would like to make it at home and take it on my next trip down there. Any help would really be appreciated. I'm guessing 12 degrees but could be way off the mark. If you don't have the correct equipment just the distance out on a 9 inch wedge to make it vertical would suffice. Thanks in advance Stephen
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Steve, Have you tried checking out some local marinas in your area for 272 O'Days with outboards on them? I'm supposed to help a friend of mine sail his 1986 O'Day 227 up from Marion Ma. on the Cape, to Bristol R.I. He just bought this boat and it has a wing keel with a Yamaha outboard on it. All you need is a complete measurement of the wedge. This guy's boat is up in Dennis Port on the other side of the Cape Cod Canal, and the original owner told him that he'd help him get the boat from Dennis, through the Canal, and to Marion. We had this trip planned for last week, but evidently, the boatyard people hadn't stuck the boat in the water yet. My friend Just stopped in at my house to pick up his pendant line that he left me to splice. He wants to try and get his boat to Marion Ma. on Monday. Then, he will pick me up Monday night to sleep on the boat and get a fresh start in the morning for the trip to Bristol R.I. We'll probably have to lay over in Newport RI for the night, and sail to Bristol on Wednesday. So, if you're not in a big hurry I could probably get you a measurement of his transom block and email it to you next Wednesday night or Thursday morning. There has been a lot of variables in planning this trip, between the boatyard, the weather, and the original owner. So we've been just playing it by ear. If everything goes as planned on these days that we have lined up, my wife will be available to take care of my dog while I'm gone. Joe
Steve, Have you tried checking out some local marinas in your area for 272 O'Days with outboards on them? I'm supposed to help a friend of mine sail his 1986 O'Day 227 up from Marion Ma. on the Cape, to Bristol R.I. He just bought this boat and it has a wing keel with a Yamaha outboard on it. All you need is a complete measurement of the wedge. This guy's boat is up in Dennis Port on the other side of the Cape Cod Canal, and the original owner told him that he'd help him get the boat from Dennis, through the Canal, and to Marion. We had this trip planned for last week, but evidently, the boatyard people hadn't stuck the boat in the water yet. My friend Just stopped in at my house to pick up his pendant line that he left me to splice. He wants to try and get his boat to Marion Ma. on Monday. Then, he will pick me up Monday night to sleep on the boat and get a fresh start in the morning for the trip to Bristol R.I. We'll probably have to lay over in Newport RI for the night, and sail to Bristol on Wednesday. So, if you're not in a big hurry I could probably get you a measurement of his transom block and email it to you next Wednesday night or Thursday morning. There has been a lot of variables in planning this trip, between the boatyard, the weather, and the original owner. So we've been just playing it by ear. If everything goes as planned on these days that we have lined up, my wife will be available to take care of my dog while I'm gone. Joe
Transom angle
Steve, Have you tried checking out some local marinas in your area for 272 O'Days with outboards on them? I'm supposed to help a friend of mine sail his 1986 O'Day 227 up from Marion Ma. on the Cape, to Bristol R.I. He just bought this boat and it has a wing keel with a Yamaha outboard on it. All you need is a complete measurement of the wedge. This guy's boat is up in Dennis Port on the other side of the Cape Cod Canal, and the original owner told him that he'd help him get the boat from Dennis, through the Canal, and to Marion. We had this trip planned for last week, but evidently, the boatyard people hadn't stuck the boat in the water yet. My friend Just stopped in at my house to pick up his pendant line that he left me to splice. He wants to try and get his boat to Marion Ma. on Monday. Then, he will pick me up Monday night to sleep on the boat and get a fresh start in the morning for the trip to Bristol R.I. We'll probably have to lay over in Newport RI for the night, and sail to Bristol on Wednesday. So, if you're not in a big hurry I could probably get you a measurement of his transom block and email it to you next Wednesday night or Thursday morning. There has been a lot of variables in planning this trip, between the boatyard, the weather, and the original owner. So we've been just playing it by ear. If everything goes as planned on these days that we have lined up, my wife will be available to take care of my dog while I'm gone. Joe
Steve, Have you tried checking out some local marinas in your area for 272 O'Days with outboards on them? I'm supposed to help a friend of mine sail his 1986 O'Day 227 up from Marion Ma. on the Cape, to Bristol R.I. He just bought this boat and it has a wing keel with a Yamaha outboard on it. All you need is a complete measurement of the wedge. This guy's boat is up in Dennis Port on the other side of the Cape Cod Canal, and the original owner told him that he'd help him get the boat from Dennis, through the Canal, and to Marion. We had this trip planned for last week, but evidently, the boatyard people hadn't stuck the boat in the water yet. My friend Just stopped in at my house to pick up his pendant line that he left me to splice. He wants to try and get his boat to Marion Ma. on Monday. Then, he will pick me up Monday night to sleep on the boat and get a fresh start in the morning for the trip to Bristol R.I. We'll probably have to lay over in Newport RI for the night, and sail to Bristol on Wednesday. So, if you're not in a big hurry I could probably get you a measurement of his transom block and email it to you next Wednesday night or Thursday morning. There has been a lot of variables in planning this trip, between the boatyard, the weather, and the original owner. So we've been just playing it by ear. If everything goes as planned on these days that we have lined up, my wife will be available to take care of my dog while I'm gone. Joe
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Thanks for the photo and info. I actually got down there last week and measured the angle I need. I hadn't considered the center line as I could just move the motor tiller a little to compensate. I am going to cut two individual wedges for each side of the bracket. I suppose I could just cut one as intended and the two others at different thicknesses to see which compensates for the rounding best. Again thanks. Stephen
Thanks for the photo and info. I actually got down there last week and measured the angle I need. I hadn't considered the center line as I could just move the motor tiller a little to compensate. I am going to cut two individual wedges for each side of the bracket. I suppose I could just cut one as intended and the two others at different thicknesses to see which compensates for the rounding best. Again thanks. Stephen
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