![]() So I have turned the motor around and am using a ZF V drive. I also decided that I wanted to use a V drive as the original Riviera had an extremely steep shaft angle of over 20 degrees and I could not run the motor (260HP Mercruiser) at that angle. I was going to build it using cold molded plywood but that changed to using material called DuraKore which basically builds a strip planked boat covered with glass. I fell in love with it as it had a single cockpit with a rear-ish mounted engine (although still considered a centre-mount). ![]() I then stumbled across a set of plans for a Chris-Craft Riviera (1950 ish). I want one large cockpit with the motor pushed as far back as possible.īarry from Glen-L recommended not moving the motor position in the Monaco due to upsetting the balance of the boat so I had to drop the Monaco idea. The trouble was I did not want two cockpits. The Glen-L Monaco was the closest I could find and I was lucky enough to have a copy of the plans from my brother (who also liked it). I looked high and low for a runabout that would fit the bill. This worked out really well and was interesting to build and is great fun to zoom around in. I always wanted to built a mahogany gentleman's runabout but thought that I should get some practice first on a Glen-L Dyno-Jet. Here is a bit of an explanation about what I am up to (see I have been doing something): How far forward under the rear of the boat can a rudder be mounted? I have Glen-L's excellent book on inboard motor installations but it tells of how far back it should be not how far forward you can go. I am looking to install the underwater hardware for an 18' inboard runabout but have a question that maybe someone can answer.
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