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- Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:16 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: GF-16 outboard weight?
- Replies: 10
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I'm the guy with the 25hp. With just me in the stern (no tiller extension) I've gotten to 29 knots per GPS. I don't doubt I top 30 with the extension. But I really question the safety of the boat at that speed. I've only done it dead flat calm, and wouldn't THINK of doing it with any chop or other b...
- Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:13 am
- Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
- Topic: GF-16 construction- are butt blocks an option?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1432
- Sat May 29, 2004 3:41 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: GF16 engine question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1055
It's a relative thing. I wouldn't worry about the structural ability of the transom to hold the motor (within reason), but it will affect performance. I have the 25hp Johnson with electric start. I can sit in the stern (I'm 195lbs) and plane off without difficulty, but it will be smoother when I get...
- Wed May 05, 2004 9:13 am
- Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
- Topic: decision help!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1674
If you're going to be crossing any bays I would really think about a V hull. I love my GF16, but I'm pretty limited in where I can go when there's much wind at all. It really kicks up a chop, which the flat bottom just doesn't take well. In retrospect, for the kinds of water I need to navigate, I wo...
- Wed May 05, 2004 9:02 am
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: GF16 Launch Successful!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3804
Yippee ki yea, there pardner! Isn't it a big thrill, being out there on the water in what was, just a mere few months ago, a stack of plywood, a few jugs of sticky resin and some rolls of incredibly itchy fabric? I find that thrill highly addictive. I'm holding off on tiller extension construction u...
- Sun May 02, 2004 10:44 pm
- Forum: Small Boats
- Topic: sail material for V12 and first fillets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1271
- Sun May 02, 2004 10:25 pm
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: GF16 Complete! Pictures below
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10293
Bryan, Congrats! She looks great! I feel a little pride in thinking my advice might've contributed a little. I'll send you the transom shot when I get a minute at home, but I've moved my transducer into the rear seat well. I'll send a PM explaining why I like it better. Talk to me BEFORE you go dril...
- Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:49 pm
- Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
- Topic: need opinions on which set of plans?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1150
- Mon Apr 19, 2004 10:36 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Transducer mounting
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1591
I just went through the core removal process on my GF16. I wasn't satisfied with my transom mount because every time the boat got up to speed I lost signal. I assumed that was because of turbulence, so I cored the hull and mounted the transducer in a bed of epoxy/fiberglass that was bubble-free. The...
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:30 am
- Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
- Topic: TX Rendezvous anyone?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5698
Boy, are we stupid if we don't just piggy-back on the Duckworks Messabout that's already scheduled for Matagorda Bay on May 22nd. I was there just last weekend, and it's a great place to have one of these things. It is, however, a little farther from the Gulf than I would've chosen- it's probably 8-...