Boat Builder Central

Finally put a gps on it today. Standing I could get 29 mph. Sitting on the back seat I got 33 mph. That's a 15hp two stroke merc with 260 pound me on board.

The goofy grin on the boy's face says it all. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uta9vsEHoqc

Video. 3 people in the boat. MUCH faster solo! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow_EAdGR0mk

Yep. That's an ol merc 2 stroke. I picked it up on Craigslist for 300 bucks. The great part is it only weighs 65 pounds. That's a fraction of what some of the 15hp motors weigh.

one proud kid!

Well... I attempted some pics. Photobucket is out to lunch tonight. When it allows me there will be pics.

A couple of attempts, finally today a successful run of this boat. If anyone builds this i would highly recommend that you build the angled transom version that is included in the plans. The first attempted launch and run did not go well. There was no way to get the motor into the proper trim positi...

one more decal...