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Amateur needs guidance. Experimental Build
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SamSam
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That's not a boat you want to get planing. It would be too much of a nuisance keeping it balanced. Kind of like a unicycle. If you did get it on a plane and then moved to the side and threw it off balance, that would be memorable. I would even pay $5 to see it happen.
With the engine, if you can rig up a drive train where you could use one of those centrifugal clutches, that would solve forward/nuetral problems for about $69. Lawnmower transmissions can give you a range of speeds plus nuetral and reverse. Gear it all so the reverse and 1st or 2nd gear are what you use.
A huge problem with lawnmower engines is noise. Even with car mufflers and an underwater exhaust, the engine itself might make a good amount of racket.
For the stern tube and stuffing box, I've seen photos and a description of the whole works made from regular plumbing supplies.
With the engine, if you can rig up a drive train where you could use one of those centrifugal clutches, that would solve forward/nuetral problems for about $69. Lawnmower transmissions can give you a range of speeds plus nuetral and reverse. Gear it all so the reverse and 1st or 2nd gear are what you use.
A huge problem with lawnmower engines is noise. Even with car mufflers and an underwater exhaust, the engine itself might make a good amount of racket.
For the stern tube and stuffing box, I've seen photos and a description of the whole works made from regular plumbing supplies.
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