Airboat build, start to finish to the swamp!

[@ericmorzella3137]

Beautiful job. Jerry back in the day we used to use a Bush hog deck. To roll the loops for the cages.

[@redneck.entertainment]

Thank you sir! Jerry was the man!!

[@ericmorzella3137]

​@redneck.entertainment Back in the early 90s, I built many boats with Jerry. You mentioned in a reply. He was a man, is he okay?

[@redneck.entertainment]

@@ericmorzella3137 sorry to say but Jerry passed away from cancer at 60 years old 😞. It was right after my boat was finished. At least he got to take it for its maiden voyage in his front yard!! I got a video of him riding it, you should check it out!! If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have this sweet boat! Sure do miss him 🙁

[@keithmosley1859]

Great looking boat! Making me want another one

[@eleminohpee9078]

So cool, id love to be able to do this.

[@redneck.entertainment]

it's a lot of work but very rewarding when done!!

[@edwfd356]

Love the hurst shifter ball nice touch 😊

[@redneck.entertainment]

Thank you! I love my hot rods!!

[@peternewman958]

Great sheet metal work, awesome design, fantastic paint. Very special lady drink saver.😀

[@redneck.entertainment]

Thank you sir!

[@lyleminyard2308]

Beautiful job guys!

[@redneck.entertainment]

Are you Lyle from the end of Lox Rd?

[@davido.9180]

great build awesome video! good work

[@redneck.entertainment]

Thank you sir!!

[@jacklowe3788]

Nice Work- What Length/width- What motor?

[@redneck.entertainment]

Thank you Jack! The hull is 13’9” long x 7’9” at the transom, and rides smooth as silk! The motor is an all aluminum LS 6.0 with LS3 heads, it’s a L77 out of a caprice cop car. It comes from the factory with 10.4 to 1 compression!! I got it used and went through it. Went 5 thousands over to clean up the cylinders and used JE forged pistons. Also up graded the cam, nothing crazy. It runs great and been very reliable!!👍👍🍺🍺

[@jacklowe3788]

@redneck.entertainment That sounds Good- I have 6.0 LS in an 2004 Silverado 2500hd for pushing 20yrs hard farm work - Cast iron I'm sure but been Cracker Jack Good reliable motor Even compared to my diesel truck - Actually preferred for farm chore Great Motors - I grew up many moons ago 70's running through glades my family always had A/C motors on variety of hulls - Now in my mid 60's I looking into place to retire in Fla. Where not too populated if that's possible in smaller town where I can have Airboat in retirement- I'm trying to learn what be good option for hunting / fishing boat that vacancies handle some deep water safe but be able to run some dry when needed- Haul 4 people & gear- I like the looks of your boat- Didn't mean to get long winded here - Guess I'll try keep learning about what hull / motor combination would work well for Central Fla area- I was thinking about some sort of Aircraft like 0540 but guess Airboat builder people have got the Car motors figured out- Although seems to be lot opinions & options- Take Care Buddy You have a beautiful boat!

[@redneck.entertainment]

Thank you Jack! We’re beginning to think about moving up that way also to get out of the rat race. I would suggest car motor if you going for a bigger boat to haul more people and gear just my opinion unless you get a really really strong aircraft motor supercharged with a gear.

[@Sheilagene2]

Do have drawings for your build ? Was this all custom one of design ?

[@redneck.entertainment]

@@Sheilagene2 there are no drawings for this build, just a few patterns. The old man that helped me had the patterns and mostly just his knowledge!!

[@pippogiallo2920]

Hello Kyle, how much does it weight an engine as yours? How did you calculate needed waterline? Thank you.

[@redneck.entertainment]

My motor is a all aluminum 6.0 Chevy LS that weighs 420lbs +/- a little. Didn’t really calculate the water line , I just knew it would work. I seen many other boats with less of a transom height and have no problem. My transom is 18”

[@adamalburg5711]

Just curious what you use to roll or bend ypur tbars? And what size tbar do you use?

[@redneck.entertainment]

I bought the tee bars from Dave Simpson. He has a machine to roll them. His are also a little taller and wider, I’m thinking 2”. Definitely worth getting them from him, they come out perfect. The old-school way is to have a jig set up and bend it a little at a time but it’s hard to get them all the same.

[@hamiltoncaro9338]

Nice job. Do you have the plans for this airboats?

[@redneck.entertainment]

No sir, just a couple patterns and the help of a old timer who had built many over the years!

[@hamiltoncaro9338]

Ok thank you so much sr.@@redneck.entertainment

[@criollito]

Vende los planos de construcción?

[@redneck.entertainment]

@@criollito no sir, I don’t. …sorry

[@criollito]

@@redneck.entertainment Es posible un video con mas detalle el proceso de fabricación?

[@redneck.entertainment]

If you go to southern airboat.com and look up a post called - I’m finally building my boat you can see and read a lot more!

[@nicholasalbarado4810]

How come y’all riveting?? Is that stronger than welds???

[@redneck.entertainment]

I think rivets are stronger think about it, airplanes are riveted together. I’ve seen welds crack maybe not the weld itself but the aluminum on the edge of a weld, but there’s plenty of welded hulls out there just your preference

[@nicholasalbarado4810]

@@redneck.entertainment I could definitely see rivited hulls are stronger but I also see it’s more labor intensive

[@elemental7968]

Rivets won’t crack under vibration. Welds are more rigid than rivets in this application.

[@redneck.entertainment]

Definitely

[@brettcornelius7645]

How do you order sheets of aluminum that big ?

[@redneck.entertainment]

It’s actually 2 sheets joined in the middle of the boat. If you look close The middle stringer has a lot more rivets to hold the two sheets together.

[@zackmcshane8397]

what did you use to line the bottom of the boat with

[@redneck.entertainment]

A sheet of polymer, it’s expensive! 750.00 at the time.

[@redneck.entertainment]

3/8th’s of a inch

[@tommyculbertson4026]

Thing of the past Our heritage is leaving us one generation at a time Turned out very nice

[@gckshea]

Open Bud Lights in the holders? Wow.

[@redneck.entertainment]

That was way before there BS! Coors nowadays 🍺

[@gckshea]

@@redneck.entertainment Yessir! Better choice! Lol!

[@gckshea]

I call this project very cool, but the music...aarrgghh!

[@redneck.entertainment]

Sorry, I don’t have much of a selection…

[@lyleminyard2308]

No Sir I’m not

[@redneck.entertainment]

Ok, there is a guy that did airboat tours and his name is Lyle…just checking! And thanks for subscribing 👍👍