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Keep the gaps small. We like about 1/32 all around,
to allow for paint and clear coat.
Drill a 1/8 inch hole in the transom at the location
marked for the hatch latch (Zipp 3451). Carefully
drill through the transom and hatch. Remove the
rear hatch and drill the transom only with a 7/32
drill.
Glue H17 over the hole, using the latch to center it.
Don’t glue the latch in place until the boat is
finished.
Shaft tube
Set up for surface drive, this will exit the rear of the
boat, through the transom.
The shaft tube is a piece of 5/16 brass tube.
The ProVee comes with the shaft tube holes pre-
drilled.
Cut your brass tube about 16 inches long, and
make a mark about an inch from one end.
Heat the tube with a propane torch, at your mark,
for about 5 inches until it changes color.
Let cool.
Slide your 5/16 brass tube through the holes, and
out the transom, slip the ¼ cable inside. Carefully
bend the brass tube where it was annealed to
roughly match the engine collet. Make this a
gradual, large radius bend.
