Thread: Power boat for the young fulla

the best way is to use carbide or ceramic shears i googled it LOL i am picking they wont be cheap but will last ages.

Thought I'd give the thread and update.

I recently scored a Kawasaki jetski hull off trade me for $1 (dumping the unwanted parts cost $30), it was a shit load harder than expected but I finaly managed to remove the top half and rear third, leaving me with this which is to be the hull of the boat, havent measured it but its around 2m.



I sold the yamaha 15h and scored a 4hp evinrude, This is a bit less grunt than I wanted but it just mean I can get him in it younger then upgrade later

The guy I bought it off said it pumped water sweet, I got it home and chucked it in a barrel of water and cranked it up, started fine but I wasnt convinced it was passing enough water. I shut it of and ended up rippin it to bits. Long story short the water jacket was chocker block with shit but there didnt appear to be any heat damage so I decided to throw a new seal kit and water pump impeller in and a good clean up.just gotta get the prop gear case filled and I'll spark her up again.

Im also doin a test run with the kevlar.

Building a cover for my air horn solenoid on my Hauler.

Just put the second layer of cloth on...aint guna be a pretty job I might try ironing the cloth before I do the top/rear of the boat.

Originally Posted by big_foot

Thought I'd give the thread and update.

I recently scored a Kawasaki jetski hull off trade me for $1 (dumping the unwanted parts cost $30), it was a shit load harder than expected but I finaly managed to remove the top half and rear third, leaving me with this which is to be the hull of the boat, havent measured it but its around 2m.

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I sold the yamaha 15h and scored a 4hp evinrude, This is a bit less grunt than I wanted but it just mean I can get him in it younger then upgrade later

The guy I bought it off said it pumped water sweet, I got it home and chucked it in a barrel of water and cranked it up, started fine but I wasnt convinced it was passing enough water. I shut it of and ended up rippin it to bits. Long story short the water jacket was chocker block with shit but there didnt appear to be any heat damage so I decided to throw a new seal kit and water pump impeller in and a good clean up.just gotta get the prop gear case filled and I'll spark her up again.

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when you fill the leg with oil fill from the bottom plug until it comes out the top one heaps quicker. have you rang pete lately theres a few hares about.

Hey Mucko yeah I gotta take it down the boat shop get him to fill it save buying a whole bottle.

I rang him a while back, lifes been crazy busy ill make it a priority in the next few weeks. how long till you move on?

I just had a thought...... Have you tryed it in the water with the outboard on yet?

I reckon building some small sides on top of the hull could be prudent, my ski used to sit at that line and granted it had 60l of fuel a bloody big twostroke injected triple and a jet unit but all that weight was in board not hanging off the arse.

Originally Posted by big_foot

Hey Mucko yeah I gotta take it down the boat shop get him to fill it save buying a whole bottle.

I rang him a while back, lifes been crazy busy ill make it a priority in the next few weeks. how long till you move on?

I pick up the truck tomorrow be gone by lunchtime Saturday.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I just had a thought...... Have you tryed it in the water with the outboard on yet?

I reckon building some small sides on top of the hull could be prudent, my ski used to sit at that line and granted it had 60l of fuel a bloody big twostroke injected triple and a jet unit but all that weight was in board not hanging off the arse.

I havent had the chance to do the fiber glassing yet so the arse end is open, Ive removed a shit load of weight consider Ive taken off the top layer and the middle structure and only going to be adding a light weight top and arse, the motor is about 20-30kg and driver wont be over 50kg and it will only carry about 5l of gas. I'm prety confindent by the time im finished with driver and all it wont be heavier than the plain hull that didnt even have motor, jet unit, large feul tank, 2 adults.

Get cracking then i want to see a Vid of its maiden voyage

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Originally Posted by mohawk

Kleinste scheepje ter wereld komt uit Nieuwe Pekela - YouTube

Haha yea thats very similar to what Im goin for....hopefully I'm guna get a bit more speed though.

Cheers for the info mate hopefully I'll have the arse end in and a float/power test within a month or two

Making progress, got the arse end and transom braces in. Sourced a couple of fuel tanks from Bunnings at $10 a pop saved a bit of coin, thought I was gunna have to get a little custom tank built.

Anyway motor fits good coupla small jobs and she'll be in the drink for a test run.

Long way from complete yet, but the kids can't say "power boat" let alone operate one so plenty of time.

Me thinks you might be using the kids as an excuse too make neat little boats for dad to test drive .
looking good so far .

Originally Posted by mohawk

Me thinks you might be using the kids as an excuse too make neat little boats for dad to test drive .
looking good so far .

Busted! just don't tell the mrs. its a whole lot easier applying for funds for the kids than myself.

We'll see, if the 4 horse has enough herbs to plain my 85kg, when it comes time to build the seat it may just be big enough for me

Test day finally come around today, my brother came over and fitted a camera on the front pointing back and also set up on the jetty with another camera.

Took me ages to get going as I still havent quite got the fucked up throttle/tuning system susd but we got there in the end.



Didnt have the balls to get me on the plane, I did a timed run along the top of the lake and she clocked in at around 8kph or 4.5 knots.

Might look into upgrading to 8-10hp.