David Thanks for the comment and I agree, I have just begun the sorting out process. Barry

Thanks Jim! Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment and good luck with your projects! Barry

Thanks man!

BOB! You are the man! Barry

Thanks BS!

Always a good morning when I get comments like this! Thanks Barry

@@barrylukebuilds7894 I'm a new subscriber but I binge watched the whole center console build in the last week. It looks amazing

Thanks Kirk, hope you are correct! Barry

Thank you Donnie! You are a good man. Barry

Thanks man!

Robert Certainly a doable option. I am hoping that all will be well with the one floatie. Barry

Thank you Ben! Barry

Thanks and I am happy with the results! Barry

BS Thanks for watching and thanks for your comments.

Thanks Robin, coming soon! Barry

Thank you Howe! If water of quantity is discovered when removing the drain plug, replacing the foam would not be a huge undertaking. I am betting it will be fine. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting! Barry

The spray foam is closed cell. If it doesn’t act like a sponge, it’s closed cell. Same goes for the spray foam used in homes, like the 2 part froth pak stuff at Lowe’s. I used the Lowe’s stuff on my Grady in stringer grids, it’s the same as original foam Grady used, to me. The 2 part liquid 2 lb density pourable marine stuff like Total Boat is cheaper than 2 part spray and good for his project since it can be poured in. But it is still more expensive. I also used 2 inch thick sheet XPS foam insulation, the purple stuff at the Depot, in my Grady - spend more time in labor but lower cost too.

@@barrylukebuilds7894 - you can check up on it occasionally since you have the drain plug there. My Grady original bracket has two foam blocks in in side, preformed, and two drain holes on the bottom. With three access round poly plates in the top. I check the drain plugs every few years, get a little out perhaps a pint or so.

Frank Thanks for the comment. I have a little room to raise or lower the motor if need be. Barry

Thanks Man, so far the boat is running well. Barry

Doug I did look at that. There just isn't a lot of the transom under water on those areas. thanks Barry

Hook Thank you for the kind words! Several reasons I went with the thin aluminum but mostly because I didn’t know if it was going to work. I didn’t know if the added buoyancy was going to make a difference and I didn’t know how it would affect the engine. It worked and as long as the light weight version holds up it will stay. It will be easy to check for water infiltration just by removing the plug occasionally. Barry

Me too!

Thanks Doug Barry

XPS ?

The 250 E-Tec weighs 100 lbs less that the original twin 90's. That's kinda what I was going by but I underestimated the affect the setback caused.

@@barrylukebuilds7894 I have a v4 110hp Evinrude and it’s around 200lbs , there’s not much weight with that silencer they have ! But for a 2 stroke it’s an elephant ! I’m wondering if a Jack plate mounted on the transom would have been different , I’ve seen ones 12” away from the transom but not sure if that’s enough room for that outboard an older one yes for sure !

Thanks John! So far no water ingress. I pull the plug now and then to check.

Great! Water tight! Watching all your videos tonight

Peter The bracket is back where I originally installed it. The motor is lower on the bracket because of cavitation issues on the first run. Why to you feel The motor will cavitate, Just trying to learn. Barry

@@barrylukebuilds7894 don't get me wrong I'm. No expert I'm just curios. I had a shetland 20ft boat with an Armstrong bracket on the back and a 90hp yamaha. Because it was about 30" from the back of the boat you could lift it too about 3 " higher to get optimum performance but as your basical extending the Hull of your boat if you had of raised it I think you will starve the prop of water. There was a brilliant video on here explaing the science behind it. The boat I had was called Darley rose which I will try and find the link for you but was a good video on engine brackets. But you can try searching the name Darley rose kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qpZ7mLZmspu4c4E.html

@@peteramberley9952 Hello Peter! Could you find that “brilliant science” video please? Very interested. 🙏🏻

@GuepardMarine look in my previous comment the link is in there at the bottom .hope that helps

@@peteramberley9952 I found the link, but it’s about the outboard conversion, but there is no any explanation…

Thanks Darrin! Barry

Donald Yes to all of the above and also if you want a full height transom the motor has to go somewhere. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment! Barry

Thank you Jonas! It made a difference, not a huge amount, but better. I can now stand in the back with out water coming in the drains. Two people cannot. I can see no drawbacks at all. Doesn’t weigh much, no moving parts, no maintenance, does not affect the engine performance at all. Just wish I would have built my floor a little higher! Barry

Easy. I had the ridged foam and I would have had to buy the pour foam.

No it won't, I don't think. Barry

Don't see why that would not have worked. It would have been heaver though. Barry

Steve Have used the boat several times post swim step floatee modification. It now floats about 1 1/2" higher. So one person in the back ok ,two people and water comes in the scuppers. I was hoping for a little more lift. I lowered the engine do to cavitation issues but I also brought the motor closer to the transom so I should have lowered it more. I still cavitate if I give full throttle at take off. I am out of bolt holes so lowering the motor any more will be a little tricky. Other than that all is well. In hind sight I could have installed the deck a couple of inches higher, would have been no trouble at all. I also should have installed the swim step a couple of inches lower. Thanks for watching! Barry

@@barrylukebuilds7894 Hi Barry, Thank you for getting back to me. I have been watching loads of videos about ourboard pods because Im converting my 27 foot SeaRay to twin outboards when the boat gets lifted end of March, unlike you struggling in the heat here in U.K. need worry abour the cold. I will be using twin 20 inch shafts, if I put just one engine in the middle it would need a 25 inch shaft. What length did you use? Looked to me like your engine needed come up further out the water but also go down for the cavitation plate to line up with bottom of the V. Once again thank you for getting back to me, really been enjoying your videos. I will be uploading to my channel as I go. Happy New Year to you and your family. Steve on south coast U K.