V8 Gimbal mount tiller

[floater1]

I'm looking for pics or any info on a v8 tiller set-up on on boat. These are home grown boats with v8 automotive engines on them. Have heard they race boats with these set-ups in the bayou country but haven't found any on the web yet. Any help out there? I believe they may exist in other areas of the world like Thailand also.

 

[makomark]

If you get a few more details, it may help a bunch, like what type of drive system behind the engine? That's the big driver on how 'independent' your choices are.

 

[floater1]

Well this is as close as I can seem to find:



Obviously a v8 would be mounted further in due to the weight but hopefully you get the idea in this pic.

 

[floater1]

It actually would be a sub surface type drive that would be the drive system something like this:

 

[floater1]

Not exactly the style of boat I had in mind but finally a pic of what I'm talking about engine and drive wise:

 

[makomark]

Seen some things like that first pic, but with much smaller engines. They use them in the coastal bays and flats on the eastern shore (mid-atlantic) and every one i've seen is home brewed. Similar topography to the bayous though the snags are a bit more scarce.

I can't fathom a small v-8 mounted up that high let alone on a pivoting type of mount.

If I had to go that route, I'd visit the local hydraulic shop and get a cylinder with enough throw to get the swing you need.

Have you investigated an Arneson drive? That's the closest thing I can think of though, mechanically, its lots different. Engine hard mounted to the hull with surface drive unit out the back that pivots.

As far as

 

[floater1]

I saw a pic once several years ago where the engine (looked to be a small block Chev) was mounted a few feat forward of the transom on a rather large jon boat. Looked like a commercial type jon maybe 20 ft long and pretty wide. Yes what I have in my head may be similar to the Arneson drive but dumbed down for the poor mans version haha.

 

[floater1]

Not the kind of boat but this is the idea of how the engine would be mounted with the tiller set-up:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3066748109_e117269eab.jpg

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRIueRL0xND2VP-CBRZvOlBHLBmmNJ4lS16c8bLTu4IU-3e25VUpA

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/at...1123499413-10m-thai-long-tail-chaopraya_8.jpg

 

[floater1]

Does anyone have a schematic or diagram on how the above pictured set-ups run the direct drive from the engine? Also what sort of set-up is used to swivel the engine for steering? Someone here has to have some experience with this??