How long of a rake did you put in?


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6 foot


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Also in that picture it the bottom side of my rub rail isn't welded on yet, so it makes the sides look all fucked up... optical illusion lol


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Where the hell is your motor?

In bits and pieces in loureville Louisiana I would only assume lol


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In theory the salty prick should float... we shall see... now I just need a trailer and a motor... once I get it in the water and ensure she's water tight... then I'll paint I think


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I ripped my spare 2x2 long ways and added each half to the sides... once it was all said and done there was some minor "artistic" distortion... installing those braces on the sides really added a ton of rigidity... and pulled out any serious wooh, and from where I stand was kind of the finishing touch on what's looking to be a very sturdy boat... we shall see


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What do you rip that long tube and the pipe with? You got a bandsaw and another set of hands?

A skilsaw with an aluminum blade (same tool I used for all the sheet metal cuts) and an iron set of forearms lol... and balls for that matter, I hate skil-sawing metal... it's kind of scary. But that non-ferrous blade does a really nice job.


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I used a combo square to figure out center and just marked it with a sharpie on both sides the length... kind of obvious but that's a tool that can make a persons life a lot easier so I figure it's worth the shout-out


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She is a brick shit house my man! Are you building a custom trailer for it?

If by custom you mean some old peice of shit modified to fit a true flat bottom boat, then yes, yes I am hahaha


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Be nice to weld some steel again... at home that is lol... I hate mig welding aluminum. But fabbin up some framing and new flat bunks for the trailer should be a fun little project now that the pleasure craft is almost done


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Well got the trailer, for free... traded it for an older outboard that I got for free with a boat I bought long ago... so that's sweet. Going to need to fab up a new framing and bunks since it's currently just a hair too wide... but here she is in somewhat proper form. Going on the water to do leak test tomorrow and see how it performs. Really happy. The crew cab long box coupled with a 21 foot trailer has got to be around 40 foot OA... a train I tell ya


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Boat ran great! Did held 30 without twitching across the lake in deep water. This was with a gtr with heads, cam and BPS Q... and about half a prop since my friend is gettin his other one back on Tuesday. Turned really well which is what my hope was with this design, and jumped onto plane. So now I need to get the trailer fixed up to fit the boat, paint the boat, and wait for my motor to be done and all will be well.


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Also not a single leak haha


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Man that is awesome!! Nice work! so did you cut the top edge of your boat sides to form the bow with a slight rise, or is it just a product of pulling in the sides?

Nope that's just a product of the angle of the sides, and the upwards travel once they begin to pull in


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And thanks


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Ghetto ass trailer buildout... not yet sure if I want to get a slimmer axle, or build some platforms to stand on off of those ugly wings sticking out the sides... either way this will work for now.


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I built a utility trailer many years ago that i cut a section out of the middle of the axel tube, welded it back together ground it smooth and welded reinforcement straps over the cut out joint. that trailer has been over loaded so many times since, I cant even count that high. Never had a problem with it. I figured the center of the axel has the least amount of stress on it. The ends near the spindles and the spring mounts is where it has stress. in other words,,,, cut that ghetto ass bitch if you want to go narrower. just make sure its straight.

Haha fuck yeah... I may just do that. Cutting and welding that axle tube isn't my concern, as much as the way the spindles are welded on on the end... my basic plan for now is to run er that way it is... and then sooner or later just buy a new axle, springs and shackles so everything is new... cuz all that running gear currently looks like shit, but will be run-able for the time being. And den some pimp aysss reeeeemzzzz


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Scrapped the idea of buying a new one when I found this bad cornfed girl in northern Iowa. 2010 with 90 hours... it's current top speed is like 75 I'm impressed


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Is the boat painted yet? I bet you cant even mount her up permanently yet. come on man get your poop in a group, hunting season is right around the corner!!

Haha shit I no it's not painted... I might run it for a week or two all bare ass aluminum so I can get it out of my system then paint it... I donno


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Of course I get the boat trailer and motor finally put together at the end of the weekend. If I don't get out this week, next weekend, it's on!


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You forgot to paint your trailer cross members, but looks like you're ready to rip.

I know I think I'm going to paint them grey to match the galvanizing on the trailer


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Did some serious mess in around in the rig today. 27 with two people, group 31 battery and 6 gallons of gas, stock gtr, 2010. Did 29 by myself with the same load. Happy happy


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Thats awesome! you're on the home stretch now. what is the process of getting registration for a home made boat? (by the way, i also got my rig out today 40 mph just me...... oh yea that was my fishing boat with 115 Merc)

Hahahaha well hey nice to meet you, yesterday. As far as registering goes, you bring pictures of the build, and receipts for material. Then fill out a little form and pay the 50 bucks and you're set.


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Sorry to mislead you, you must have met someone else. I just meant i had my fishing boat out yesterday.

Little video of the boat by some mn river flood lands


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It looks like you're collecting some kindling,,,you must be getting ready to have a bonfire.

you're getting around in the jungle pretty good, how much water is the rig drafting?

Haha seriously I would be the most efficient wild rice harvester. Not sure exactly, it's not much... I can take a measurement next time I'm out and about. When riding up on plane, there's about 1-2 inches below surface that the rear most of the boat rides... but this thing can turn like it's on rails which is what I was goin for... so I'm happy.


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I have read that square chine doesn't usually turn as well as a round or tapered chine. do you think the narrowness or the length has anything to do with how well it handles?