Boat Builder Central

My boat is still performing perfectly. I may paint the hull and interior, just for cosmetics, as the finish and structure are still sound. If I were to build this craft again, I would consider a larger motor. The motor I used is perfect for 1 or 2 people but struggles if you carry 4 adults around th...

I thought I'd post a "5 years of Ownership" report for reference. This GV13 has served me well and looks to keep serving me well for a long time to come. I have no complaints or failures in 5 years of salt and fresh water fishing, lobster hoop netting, and general boating (goofing around.)...

I am considering building the HB18 but would like to incorporate the same bunk location and closed bow of the HB20. Would moving the pilothouse back about 2.5', while maintaining the structural hull supports, be doable? I think this would be a more usable design if the bunks are incorporated into th...

My GV13 (Yamaha 20hp 4 stroke motor) hits 25mph with 2 people aboard, with the stock prop, and ~22 mph with 2 people aboard, with a 10" Solas 3 blade aluminum propeller (Trust me, you don't want to go much faster than that in a GV13!) The 10" pitch prop could probably pull 1 kid on a toy b...

Well the 10" pitch Solas, 3 blade aluminum propeller did the trick. I can easily bring the hull to plane with a full load, and I only sacrifice ~3mph on the top end, with 2 people aboard. The Yamaha 20hp 4 stroke motor loves this prop and feels a lot more powerful.

After finding that my boat struggled to haul more than 2 people, I'm trying a shallower pitch prop on my Yamaha 20hp motor. Factory prop is 12" pitch and I'm switching to a 10" pitch. Results to follow, anyone have any experience with this?

Well I finally got to check performance with my GPS, top speed is 25.2 MPH, with 1 person aboard. This is with a Yamaha 20hp 4 stroke engine. At speed, there are no problems with hard turns or attitude. I did learn that offshore chop (San Diego) can really slow you down (after all, this is not a dee...

First Launch and motor break-in, more to follow soon!

I launched 2 weeks ago and I'm very pleased with this design! :D After a 4 hour break in, the Yamaha performed flawlessly with this hull and performance is great! I'll measure top speed on my next outing (GPS) and report as soon as I'm able (and post on the water pics.) Brilandboy, I highly recommen...

I actually can't wait... (you know what I mean!)