longtail I found a website of a guy who builds longtails. It has some good info on balancing the engine, lowering CG, etc. He claims a 2"...
Thanks for the reply. We don´t work in Kuna Yala right now. Yes, those are small rivers with no communities (not that I´ve been on any of them)....
heavy... top heavy... Anything not fixed to the boat needs to be totable to the huts on a shoulder.
ok. I picked through the most relevant thread "diy surface piercing" much of which was about the actual topic :) While all the pivotal business...
ok. my apologies. I had seen all these threads but didn´t understand that they were arranged in pages, so I´d only read the first page of each...
thanks Mark. I have seen a lot of those threads and will continue to peruse. Whitepointer can you please link to Tom Kane´s drive? A search on...
Yes. I´m serious. The lower reaches of the river are wide and deep without major obstacles. The upper reaches would be slower travel with the logs...
google "mini jet boat" for some entertainment. Again... should I consider a jet? Does the suction make them safer at the 70+mph that skis can do?...
Thank you. That is very helpful. The aluminum boat in the picture is quite heavy duty. It´s not like a jon boat that you could just toss in a...
hmmm. yes... I think. That is what I would like to ask. Is that a bad idea? Can I account for the high rpm with a gear ratio? Would I be better...
Oh... and I found the 2002 Rotax 787 in a junkyard. I think I could get it for $300-$400. I didn´t do a compression check, but it turned smooth...
Thanks. Yes, I looked at these, the long being like a thai long tail and the short more akin to the mud motor. That is basically the prop action...
I understand that the Rotax like from Seadoos was a pretty conventional piston and cylinder setup and the valve is the rotary aspect. Of course...
Yes. I was hoping to keep the weight down in the boat to lower the CG and as you mentioned, build it myself. Also, I want to avoid tiller driven...
Thanks for the reply. Maybe I overstressed reliability. I want to get away from the outboard because I´ve seen the violent lashes that even...
Hi. I´m new here and need help, please. My family and I work on the river systems in Panama towards the Colombian border collaborating with...