20x54 Aucoin 5/16" bottom plus 1/4" Teflon by Hoyt at Gatortail . twin fat black chicks with FPR onem both with one big stick.

Deap water:29
Shallow:32
Loaded with 20 gallons gas and me 230


bad thing is transom only lasted 45 minutes ....lol...just my luck.

Teflon is the best addon i have on my boat. I have t boned Tee post at 15 mph, jumped concrete, crossed sand, and only have a few minore cuts. If not for the teflon i would have been up a creek. Boat weighs in around 5oo-7oo lbs and i can beach it and still push off....dont ask Willit he dont count.....

Update:


The hull weighs in at about 650 bone dry. I have 3 bat, trolling motor, 120 qt ice cheast loaded with about 70 lb fish and 20 lb ice, wife (120) me (225) 2 kids (75) run box (50) 20 gal gass (150) gear (100) and i can run 26 all day. can run 20 at 3300 rpm and gets on step very EZ.

I can tell you that my old stage 1 did have more getup, and more top end, but i can rest assured that if i have my family with me we can get back to the ramp.....

This speed was in the river so i did not test it inthe shallows...wel i didn tlook the the GPS when we crosed the sand bars...

Pics to come later.

NICE!

Glad to see you finally got your twins bro

bout fukn time. i was gettin tired of hearin u bitch about your 20 mph and one motor.

Can't wait to hear your results, James. Ought to run like a scalded dawg.......

I also would like to know how much width across the transom you needed to mount the motors. KP told me my boat wasn't wide enough.

Good luck!

on the way to the lake n a few hours....the way i have mine set you only need 38 inches from outside bolt hooe to outside bolt hole.


I can tell you this tiller setup will not last long....its a pain in the butt!!

Dagum BDog you done gone for it....

Sounds like a Tim Allen edition --- Hrummph Hrummph Huugh Huugh !!!

Think it was a 54....

Well i ran for 45 minutes until i heard a strang poping/ratteling sound. shut it down and noticed my transom has decided to remove itself from on side of the boat. Guess pretty boats just dont last!!!

ill get it fixed and drop the transom heighth back to 20 and get another speed report.


later

that sucks bro....

where did you run it at?? pines? give me a holler if you need help fixin it or next time you take it out.

Well, shut happens. As long as they warranty it.

O.. Full powere reverse Rocks.


Uncle J out !!

What do you mean drop the transom height back to 20"s? What is it at right now? Pro-Drive says to use a 19 1/2" transom for the tall transom motors...

Good question Owen.

pretty sure mineis 20 from Aucoin, but you could get 19.5 if we measured strait down.....

but after i pu the 3//16 bottom and 1/4 teflon it made my transom taller by the same amout.


as far as warranty.....nothing wrong with the boat has been warranted!!! so im not even going to bother asking.
Later

Well worth the 3500 i spend on a second motor and tiller setup. I can ride all day at 2800 rpm at 20 mph......i can tell you after i get the motor lined up just right and a new prop i will be up in 30-33....i have one motor 1/4 in off and it really showes at WFO. also had one motor running 4200 and theother 3850 at WFO due to prop and not exaclty lined out right.

It is very Ez to drive and alot nicer on the arm than i thought it would be.

It can be re welded and good to go. The only cracks are where the welds were ground down WAY to much and the small tack welds around it cound not hold the pressure.

Later.

Put some pics up James

I cant figure out how from my phone so we will have to wait till monday.

dude, that sucks. Sure you can get it up and runnin soon

Does anyone have a number to where I can get Aucoin to build a hull?

PICS???????????

update added at the top.

LOAD TEST!!!!!

1 dz GHh Canda floaters
2 dzn GHG Canda shells
1.5 dz ghg full body mallards
2 dz full body mallard shells
2 dz duck decoys
2 blind bags
2 dogs (65) and (55)
4 layout blinds
20 gal gass
4 hunters me(250) wife(130) Mike(140+/-) his wife (100+/-)
other crap

got on step in deep water in about 20 ft and help 24.1 in heavy chop. on the way back with wind to back 26.1 heavy chop. Wind was blowing 15 adn gust to 30 out west this weekend.

With only 2 dz duck decoys 4 people 1 dog and gear we hit 28.3 with wind to back....did not check on the way bakc against the wind.


Boat has never ran this good EVER so i must have just had the weight just right....opening weekend i had way less crap and i struggled to get 26 mph...only thing i ahve changed is fould all my fuel line leaks and added new factory exhaust.

later

My old boat was an 18/54 for those of you that want to know.


James it's good to see you finally gotnyour shit straight. I was real surprised how easy it was to drive when I got my dual rig on a tiller. It's actually easier than a single engine setup. He'll it was almost like having cruise control.

Where did you get the Teflon and what does it cost?

Good #'s James.... I may try to build a second generac motor and go duals too. We'll see.....