I am looking at upgrading boats to a boat designed for a mud motor, I have a GTR 35 that works great on my current boat. However I am not getting the performance that a true mud boat would. I need recomendations on who to go to Uncle J's, Borel, or others and some pictures of custom boats these guys have made.

Thanks

Cooper20

have ya tried lookin at the reviews forum yet?
or maybe the search button?

Sorry, figured I'd beat JC to it this time. Lots of pics of Unc J boats right now. Take'emgator has a Borel.

Did someone say my name?

Your boats have been recommended to me by several people, but was trying to get some pictures of completed boats, which i was able to find. Are you in the Houston area?

Hey man, I'll send you a pm so you can get in touch with me if you want, but If you have specific ideas about what hull you would like, I can design one for you and you can submit the plans to what ever builder you like....no fees for this, as this is my passion, not my occupation. Just ask that you give me credit in the end for the design. I can also match any hull type you like with 3D imagery, and translate the table of offsets to points on the hull and panels of aluminum so that half your builder's work is done for him and he can cut his aluminum panels in the most efficient manner possible. Plus you'll have a full image of your hull before the first weld. We can share the process on this forum for everyone to appreciate, if they are so inclined. Send me a pm if interested.

cmiller73: Its freeware called "Hull"...ideal and simple to use, well suited for flat panel construction. Here's the link: http://www.carlsondesign.com/ Scroll down till you find the following:

Shareware for Boat Design

* Download our free Hull Designer , a simple, interactive, visual 3-d hull design Windows program for modeling and developing panels for hard chine construction. Find Center of Boyancy, Center of Lateral Area, Length Waterline, and righting moment (pitched or heeled) among other calculations. Create patterns for stem, stern, bulkheads, up to 10 chines, and up to 8 frames for construction. Includes a 3, 4, or 5 sheet nesting and hand-plotting capability and output to VRML 1.0, DXF, HPGL, or Carlson plotters. Includes sample designs and Word 6.0 manual. User Gavin Atkin offers a tutorial. Includes Atkins Oarmouse plans and Ed Bachmann's Excel tool.
Hull Designer

* A pair of free mast design programs for round wooden masts - one to develop strakes for round masts and another to calculate mast size and strength for stayed and unstayed rigs based on sail area and wood types. The second program is by Robert Tyrrell.

* Link to Carene 40/50, a shareware boat hull design program for plywood or sheet metal construction by Robert Laine.

I liked the feller that drawed his own plans out with the chalk on the drive-way !!!!

FYI the Hull program is not compatible with Windows 7

Draw it on paper, sidewalk chalk, or a sharpy on a piece of alum at my shop, and it can be built.