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Really nice build. Excellent work!

Very nice work on the boat.
Rover1

Hi All, been a while since last post so I thought an update was in order. The boat is complete and have been running hard for about two months. The transom issues were corrected and the motor now sits fine with the cavitation plate at the bottom of hull. For motor I had selected a Suzuki 4stroke 40 ...

Hi TomW, I think you may have hit the graphite problem spot on. Very sure there was to much graphite added. I will sand and re-coat the bottom. Would like to hear about keel protectors that are made by 3M and how well they hold up for trailering as well. May be an option since the other boat had pro...

I have found three problems. Lets say the first two are just minor irritations and the third a royal pain in the ass. First problem: Unable to reach full throttle. I was going to do a run up of RPM and speed. When I went to push the throttle forward the highest I could go was was 5400rpm. Problem wa...

Hi Tom, Was a bit concerned about that myself. I will be going out Monday alone and do a step chart in 500rpm segments. Weather permitting. Will also break down the weight for better analysis. The motor is almost broken in. High speed so far is about 26mph. Have not reached full throttle yet, but cl...

Boat has first fish. So it is now Officially Christened the Sea Rover. Have been breaking in the engine. With two people, large people at that, at 550 pounds, 230 for motor and basic gear ~100. The provided prop is 14 pitch. Just makes it on plane at 4000 RPMs. Very pleased so far. another hour at 4...

Well, Status change on the boat. After some discussion with his wife my brother has decided not to proceed with further repairs. IF ANYONE is interested in the boat/motor/trailer for a few hundred bucks let me know. Needs some additional work on the bottom to clean up the glass work and the interior...

While have the boat inspected the officer also noted that the Suzuki should cause no issue. They had just done a replacement of twin engines with Suzuki. Zero complaints MUCH better than the e-tech they replaced. The inspection and registration process has been more brutal than normal. It was bad en...

Repairs are now started. Had to tel my brother I cannot do the seam repair because I am not manuverable enough. He said You just need to show me what needs to be done and I will do it. True to his word and 2 hours of grinding later first step was done. Applying glass upside down is the pits but at l...