Where are can you get a copy of the John Hacker designed 26’ race boat Miss APBA?
I thought they were available at the Mariners Museum in Virginia.
Thank you
I’m not positive but I think Classic Boating may have printed them recently. Another source is to purchase one of the Motor Boating books on E bay. Need to do a search for which issue or edition .
If you can ID the issue, I have a library of the issues and can copy
Volume 22 page 48
ON IT! Will dig through them today.
If you don’t have it Matt I could scan mine and send it to you?
Do you think is has the table of offsets?
Do you think it has the table of offsets?
Yes the table is there. One still needs to loft the given dimensions. When I built the J Hacker Zipper some of the numbers were 1/8 inch off.
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Hi guys. The Mariners Museum replied to my email and provided a scan of the plans that they had in the Motor Boating Magazine archives. I am assuming they are the same as the ones that Classic Boating has. I’m going through them and I think there was an article in an ACBS chapter publication about modifying them to accommodate a V-8. Does this sound familiar to the both of you?
When it comes to the V8 engine you plan to use, you almost need to have the engine, trans and all it’s mounting hardware on hand so you can measure what you will need for motor stringer width and height especially if you are thinking about a newer design motor like an LS or LT GM engine.
In addition you need to take into your calculation shaft angle and oil pan shape. Most stock oil pans are very deep at the rear end of these engines. Approx 8 inches deep. Aftermarket pans are available with shallower angled bottoms built in them.
I am looking to use a Ford 534 Seamaster, it has a I.5 to 1 reduction on it. I have been thinking of fabricating titanium alloy or stainless steel brackets to bolt to and through the frames and stringers. Thinking of cold, molding my own stringers and frames. Mark Mason is on my “call list” as is a few of the guys who own some vintage race boats. I am traveling to Mystic Seaport in August to look at the blueprints for Miss Columbia and Baby Bootlegger.
Wow Cliff, very ambitious. Check out my youTube build of my boat. At “Rosa’s Creative Works”. I’m still not done after 10 years. Trying to get the engine in and finally aligned. Then I can start on plumbing and wiring. I’m only able to work on it a couple hours per week. Wife had major foot surgery in May and is still not up to par. With this rain the weeds are going wild and I’m way behind cleaning them up. I am using a marine built 6.2 LS3 and finding it very difficult to marinize and meet USCG standards.