On the road and sometimes off, daily driver. Sacramento
@Winter308902 жыл бұрын
Looks better sense ive last seem this 🥴🥴🥴🥴
@walterhoward56862 жыл бұрын
I believe that outboard has been mislabeled as I have never see a 15hp Evinrude with that style cowling . A electric jack plate and trim will restore some of the performance lost with changing of the seating arrangement ! Being on your knees allows you to change the trim of the boat very rapidly ! Plus it's a lot less aerodynamic drag .
@randy82962 жыл бұрын
Yes the engine is a 30HP and it will do about 40 MPH. Sitting down is way more comfortable and a little leaning gets the job done.
@MrClickbang3572 жыл бұрын
WOW! Really restomod and I like the sit down version so much better
@dennisbjones2 жыл бұрын
I see near the end that the young fella tried a few Harry Potter moves to swap places with you but didn't quite pull it off :)
@keeledover42183 жыл бұрын
i just got a clark craft hydro and same thing i moved the cockpit forward and built sides it looks like a stealth craft
@barrythacker72813 жыл бұрын
Great job. I like how you lifted the sides and front to keep water out and you in. I like that better than a jet ski, cheap thrills $:)
@salimsopari3 жыл бұрын
This is a really nice boat, and I like that it has a passenger seat. What is the top speed?
@randy82962 жыл бұрын
About 40MPH, plenty fast for this little boat.
@lawrence1md3 жыл бұрын
Did you make your steering?
@randy82963 жыл бұрын
The steering wheel has a drum on it, typical part for this application, same with the pulleys, the aluminum bars on the engine I made from 1/4" x 1 1/2" stock. All works well.
@thenoobletlego3 жыл бұрын
Folsom lake? Great place!
@randy82962 жыл бұрын
Yes Folsom Lake in the winter, nice day but the water was very cold. At least we had water then.
@chrisambrose88383 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty good for a 15hp! Nice job.,!
@Prototheria Жыл бұрын
It's not a 15. ;)
@ct17623 жыл бұрын
why the setback? they should have plenty of lift. looks like its cavitating. i do have a couple cleavers that would fit. one i know is 18 pitch. maybe block off the upper half of the intake screens, jack it up an inch or 2 and fit a chopper should help. nice video thanks for posting!
@shoppydog3 жыл бұрын
Fun and well executed project! Any chance you saved your templates for the coaming, deck and dashboard? If so, I'd buy a set of paper prints from you as someday I would like to build a Tunnel Mite replica of what you have done as my knees won't take the pounding anymore-:) Cheerio!
@randy82963 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! Sorry I didn't save the templates, but they aren't too difficult to make. Cardboard works great. Two main reasons for the modification were: I can't take kneeling and I like a little more freeboard to keep the water out. The boat handles great with the mod, no issues with boat balance or CG. I'm 5' 10" and 185 lbs and it even handles pretty good with a 100 lbs person in the back.
@shoppydog3 жыл бұрын
@@randy8296 Thank you for the insight on the performance and the encouragement to build my own. When I was a teenager in the late 1970's I built a little pickle fork styled tunnel hull from some full scale plans I bought out of Powerboat Magazine. I wish I had kept those plans as I have never seen another boat like it. It was also painted...red white and blue! Unfortunately I did not have the money to buy an engine for it so I sold it after never even putting it in the water - LOL!
@randy82963 жыл бұрын
@@shoppydog Glen L has plans you can buy - www.glen-l.com/boat-plans-catalog-300-boats-you-can-build/ Also Muskota Seaflea - muskokaseaflea.ca/StaticWeb2/?page_id=27. This is a great place to start if you want to build something again. Or you can do what I did and find one already built and rebuild it. That's the great thing about wood, it's pretty easy to modify and work with. Good Luck!