This is awesome, just watched all your build videos on it. Any chance you can tell me how much room the pump and engine take up from the transom forward? Reason i ask is a have a 1958 Texas Maid 14ft, similar boat. My outboard just blew up and am thinking about doing this to my boat as a new outboard is close to $13k. I'd rather have a V8 jet out here in AZ on the Colorado.
Just measured it roughly it's right around 46" ish from the transom to the front of the engine and the engine width is altogether about 35". That being said the engine could be mounted 6-8" further back if you used a 12je or 12jf setback pump. I used a 12jc because it's split up into several different pieces (transom housing, suction housing and intake) making it easier to set up in a different boat. The setback pumps are a "cartridge pump" no transom housing, suction and intake are all one casting. Setback pumps do have the weed cleanout outside the boat, which is much nicer than my 12jc that starts sinking when you remove the cleanout cover. The other big reason I liked the 12jc is this boat is very small and I wanted the engine as far forward as possible. 14ft is really pushing the envelope considering the weight of this setup. The StarCraft has a 5'5" beam and it static drafts 13-14" I'm just not sure I'd use this exact power train in any smaller of a boat. You could save 100 lb using an aluminum block but that would require a heat exchanger and closed cooling
@@roncook8566 nice, thanks for the measurements. I picked up a JC pump, I'm thinking I may set it back, a lot of folks do that and should save me 10". I plan on using a 5.3 alloy block. I am also contemplating using a 2.4L Honda Civic motor if I feel weight will be an issue. The 85HP outboard and trim I had on this boat was about 300lbs, plus the weight of a 12gal fuel tank all in the back. I'd throw 4 grown adults on top of that and it was ok. My beam is 5-4" so it's really close to yours. Granted my hull shape is different as it starts as a V and ends as a flat bottom. I'm hoping the weight of the pump and engine, minus 2 adults will be ok. Who knows...
@@roncook8566 should also ask why you think closed cooling for an alloy block? Would it be too cold with raw water? In the jetski world we use flow control devices to limit overboard water, might be able to use something like that if it's the case of running too cold.
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This is awesome, just watched all your build videos on it. Any chance you can tell me how much room the pump and engine take up from the transom forward? Reason i ask is a have a 1958 Texas Maid 14ft, similar boat. My outboard just blew up and am thinking about doing this to my boat as a new outboard is close to $13k. I'd rather have a V8 jet out here in AZ on the Colorado.
Just measured it roughly it's right around 46" ish from the transom to the front of the engine and the engine width is altogether about 35". That being said the engine could be mounted 6-8" further back if you used a 12je or 12jf setback pump. I used a 12jc because it's split up into several different pieces (transom housing, suction housing and intake) making it easier to set up in a different boat. The setback pumps are a "cartridge pump" no transom housing, suction and intake are all one casting. Setback pumps do have the weed cleanout outside the boat, which is much nicer than my 12jc that starts sinking when you remove the cleanout cover. The other big reason I liked the 12jc is this boat is very small and I wanted the engine as far forward as possible. 14ft is really pushing the envelope considering the weight of this setup. The StarCraft has a 5'5" beam and it static drafts 13-14" I'm just not sure I'd use this exact power train in any smaller of a boat. You could save 100 lb using an aluminum block but that would require a heat exchanger and closed cooling
@@roncook8566 nice, thanks for the measurements. I picked up a JC pump, I'm thinking I may set it back, a lot of folks do that and should save me 10". I plan on using a 5.3 alloy block. I am also contemplating using a 2.4L Honda Civic motor if I feel weight will be an issue. The 85HP outboard and trim I had on this boat was about 300lbs, plus the weight of a 12gal fuel tank all in the back. I'd throw 4 grown adults on top of that and it was ok. My beam is 5-4" so it's really close to yours. Granted my hull shape is different as it starts as a V and ends as a flat bottom. I'm hoping the weight of the pump and engine, minus 2 adults will be ok. Who knows...
@@roncook8566 should also ask why you think closed cooling for an alloy block? Would it be too cold with raw water? In the jetski world we use flow control devices to limit overboard water, might be able to use something like that if it's the case of running too cold.