Here's some math for y'all. Suppose your boat can be driven to 4.75 mph with 1 hp, which I'm assuming a weedeater makes at 7000 rpm. All these are...
To Roy: glad you and yours are OK after the storms. Thanks for posting the updated plans. I bought a set from you via Ebay a while back, but I've...
Weedwhacker outboard plans improvements Hey there, You remark on some minor flaws in the Ebay outboard plans. Any suggestions for how to address...
>Allows you to mount radios etc. above your head, without endangering your noggin. Makes sense >Looks nautical! Didn't before they...
Thanks. Figured it was something simple like that. And I would also assume the gaskets tend to leak less because no water pools on them....
I see a lot of hype about the rake direction of pilothouse window glass. But it seems mostly to center around aesthetics. I only have open boats...
Responses >Why not steer it from anywhere foward with a simple, side of hull mounted >steering wheel and a long flexable choke cable for...
Very cool Gonzo, you're awesome. Leave it to a fellow Wisconsinite. I don't know the power source yet, actually. Right now I'm only...
wheel steering Ah, you're right. Wheel steering is the bit I left out. So the rudder is steered by the wheel, and it would be rather cumbersome...
Fred: I was thinking the same thing on rototiller or snowblower gearsets. Thanks for letting me know the ratio! Richard: I thought of the in-line...
Yeah, it's the shallow draft combined with the ability to use any little engine I can find with fixed shafting. In the Midwest we have a whole lot...
Hey there Have a gander at http://www.atkinboatplans.com/, click on "Inboard Utilities & Runabouts", then "TWINKLE - 16' 2" tunnel-stern...
OK, at some point I want to build a small launch of about 6hp. Obviously we are talking about a displacement hull. Where do you get shafting,...
