Hello gang, I've been pondering going electric or hybrid on the boat I've been building. I had planned on a 250hp outboard in my original plans....
Five years ago I was all fired up to make a surface drive unit. I went as far as going back and forth on this forum and emailing Tom Kane,...
I bought this boat awhile back because I wanted a big aluminum fishing boat similar to it. I had played around with 5-6 project boats, bought...
I'm in the process of building a GlennL sled. It's right at 19' long, 6' bottom and 8' gunwale. Powered by a SBC 283 and a Berkeley pump from a...
So I finally got the boat I always wanted. 23' sled. But! One boat cant do it all. I cant use it in the river here close to home. Too skinny...
Hello gang, I picked up a really nice sled and could use some info to get it going. It was a 23' Fishrite Rivermaster center console with a 496...
Hello, Yesterday I picked up a very nice merc 15hp 2 stroke that i want to use as a trolling motor. It was hard to find a remote operated 15...
Hello all, I found this boat and am intrigued by it. It's so ugly, but seems very functional. It looks huge, but is only 16' long. It's set...
Hello all, I found this boat for my son and family. Its pretty homely, but seems very functional and safe for my gandaughter. The tag and title...
Hi gang, Im getting ready to cut my parts out of plate aluminum and tweaking the plan as I go. I can put it on paper all day long, but really...
Hello again! I was excited to be making headway on my drive system. Yesterday I went to the driveline shop where they were happy to help with...
Hello, So, my sons want a boat. Smaller sled, 15'. Jet. I want to have a very stable boat, but Im seeing conflicting info. One builder...
Hello all, I am putting a VW diesel engine in my sled driving a trimmable surface drive. My next issue is the fuel system. I picked up the...
Hello Gang, Ive been reading tons of rudder posts/opinions and need to make a choice. Would the rudder need to follow the prop when trimmed up...
Hello, I have a project Im working on and need ideas. I picked up a 20' (previous military) aluminum sled. Its very stout and no corrosion in...
Hello Gang, I am starting to plan for retirement and am looking for an ocean boat. When I retire, (10 years to go), we want to live back on...
Hello, Does anyone have pictures of how the 12ja gets installed? It fits different than other models. Thanks, Chris
I was curious about this. My big boat rebuild is on hold right now and am building a smaller jet sled. I was just wondering if having fuel...
I will try this over in this side. I have a 23' hull I want to rebuild. I want to make it diesel, but am having issues with torque. I called...
Hello all, Have not been able to work on my boat project all summer. I made a deal with myself that if I got my "substantial to do list" done...