Rocket Final Update | Launch and Test Day | Miss Isle Shakedown

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It was a nervous day but great to finally get her on the water. Here is a bit of footage from the small trip that we managed from Lechlade Marina to the pub for lunch and back again.
There were a few issues which was to be expected and part of the reason for the day. Mainly that she was only running on two cylinders and probably always has done since I rebuilt the engine. As I knew no different I didn't know until we swapped two leads and all came to life, it all about learning!
There was also an issue with the gearbox slipping and not selecting drive under load properly. Other than that nothing major so I will be correcting those few issues over the next few weeks and will then get her back on the water. So watch this space and hopefully I will have some more footage of her when we do some testing at speed for you soon!
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[@helpmehelp3009]

That's the best self build boat video I have ever seen. Your craftsmanship is above excellent, and to use real mahogany, it must have cost a fortune! Amazing.

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Thanks! 👍

[@richardjooste4636]

After the hot rod build. Im really tempted to build one of these next

[@rickyarroyoster]

Awesome 👏 incredible job, greetings from 🇵🇷

[@timallbritton3716]

This is in Websters as the definition of eye candy 🍬

[@slackjaw703]

Such a beauty. She’s almost screaming for ya to yank out the 4 cylinder and slap in an old Ford flat head V8. That said, I know she’s a cruiser, so she’s got plenty of power. She’s a piece of floating art. You did an amazing job!

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

I was looking for a Flathead early on but the cost to find a good one or make a good one in the UK was beyond me. Maybe an upgrade another day!

[@exploringfloridatrails1834]

I've been a boat company tooler for 25 years and I build wooden kyacks on my own time and I can say that you did a incredible job 😀 that boat is so beautiful, you should be so proud 👍✌from 🇺🇸

[@tonycarlsson6577]

What…..a…..finish…..on that boat.Beautiful.👍😎

[@AJourneyOfYourSoul]

You are really talented. She looks stunning. I am so impressed with what you created.

[@bearcatracing007]

That's not a boat, that's a work of art ❤

[@johnstephen2869]

My goodness, she is gorgeous, well done from NZ

[@ioannisbatas1614]

Superb !!!

[@chrisk5305]

Amazing Miss Isle!! Design, work and finishing top notch!! The engine midship and the command seat behind must give this special roadster feeling. Wish you a safe travel and always a hand span of water under the keel.

[@dinorl]

Beautiful boat. Looking forward to seeing you open it up and get some speed going.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Beautiful piece of art on the water! She looks amazing!

[@richardthomas1566]

Just a fantastic boat !

[@benshaw-wood5428]

what an absolutely beautiful thing that is...incredible

[@makumbapaneele236]

Excellent job! All the Best to Ship and Captain!

[@porkyhog3951]

That is one gorgeous little boat.

[@PlanetaMosca]

Wooooooooooow!!!!!!! So amazing!!!!! You are an artist my friend, congratulations and really thank you for your videos, it inspires us!

[@boston7704]

Bring that over the pond. You will break every heart on Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake George,

[@JohnMcCulloch75]

Congratulations, she's an absolute beauty!

[@patg6796]

Amazing. Absolutely Amazing. Congratulations. She’s exquisite.

[@exiguous1]

absolutely beautiful

[@paulbriggs3072]

Glorious job, Dan.

[@KRAMPUS1933]

That is a fabulous boat my friend. Very well done.

[@Valk69]

Beautiful work. Congratulations.

[@jaybdvm]

Too beautiful to put in the water. Museum piece.

[@thomasbroking7943]

Gorgeous finish. Great job

[@erichn4291]

That boat is amazing job well done the wood is stunning!

[@jamespink4202]

What an absolute delight, you should be very proud of your achievement! Initially, I thought the 4 cylinder motow would not produce enough power, but it really sounds meaty...

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Thanks. It does ok with a 4cylinder, ironically it's no Rocket but it goes quick enough to make me smile :)

[@jamespink4202]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding Great job, congratulations!

[@wtfwtfwtf7477]

One word, STUNNING.

[@bobr9731]

Can't wait.. Throughly awesome craftmanship.

[@SniffBackBetter]

Awesome. What a way to arrive at the pub!

[@paulbriden7382]

This has been amazing to follow

[@5815106]

Congratulations, on your many!!! hours of work.

[@jmgx6763]

Very good job fantastic job!!!!👏👍

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

she's a Million dollar Baby Gheez she's a real Looker

[@nagibali4322]

It's so beautiful boat..good job

[@longstrangetrip3535]

That is a work of art ...well done partner.

[@normanboyes4983]

Looking forward to the next one.

[@texasdriven1521]

That thing is majestic! I love the all wood. We named our Jet Boat Woody but this is a real Woody!

[@eastoforion]

lovely little fleet but miss isle is the crown jewel :)

[@toodle171]

What a passion project!

[@slowstang88]

Lord have mercy that's BEAUTIFUL!!

[@davidday1427]

Beautiful!

[@tybriggs9880]

Ok that's just cool as hell. Pure art.

[@randallfrank5682]

A great name for your boat!

[@mindfreak001009]

your boat must be in the museum , too damn beauty to be scratch

[@kiwifruit4579]

Shes a stunner

[@TractorMan104]

Breathtaking!!

[@oglaucio]

What a masterpiece! Cheers!

[@G56AG]

What a beauty!

[@christoffer1973]

WOW. Speech les. Whitout words. What a beautiful build. I watch your still picture video of the build. 1 mill £ boat

[@kenwest2699]

Fantastic absolutely fantastic

[@cgaftofcenter]

Congrats

[@gagmewithaspoon]

EPIC Dan....

[@rickrudd]

AMAZING build. Am I the only one that would prefer to put a new, fuel injected small block V6 in there that will start and run without any fuss whatsoever? The old engine is cool, obviously, but the build is so perfect, that I'd prefer an engine that would give me zero issues.

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

I’m with you on that, having now spent many an hour, head down, arse up in that engine bay tinkering with it! I’d go new next time I think 👍

[@lindadeshannon2875]

just had to say sir bravo to you amazzzing project wow

[@SamNacario]

Beautiful boat..

[@gustavocarballo7345]

muy fino el porta caña!!

[@ronaldjtriumph5985]

Absolutely beautiful, would have loved to see you open up the throttle 👍🏆🏆🏆

[@jdmuzetti]

Muito linda mesmo, parabéns, belo trabalho.

[@cliffbeckwith4019]

What a beautiful boat, you should be proud of yourself, over here in the states, that would be considered a crackerbox! Im sure you will get the bugs worked out. Check out Lake Tahoe wood boat regatta, you would fit right in! Again a beautiful boat!

[@bingbangbong2552]

When do we get to see it run instead of idle?

[@derekpalmer9526]

Step on it man!

[@davearmstrong1932]

Wow! Wondeful

[@vincentbordy8818]

amazing work Dan ! one more ;)

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Don't say that too loud, the wife might hear you! Maybe after a little break period.

[@vincentbordy8818]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding a well-deserved break! take the time to enjoy this beautiful boat! and maybe advance on the plans of the playboy ?? : D I can't wait about this but I prefer to be patient and your work to be perfect! 😊

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

@@vincentbordy8818 that's the plan! Yes I am back working on the new Playboy plans, I am nearly finished on modelling the boat so should have them up together before much longer. I will also get back to making the rest of the video for the CNC assembly for the Rocket MkII plans.

[@vincentbordy8818]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding Thanks to share all of this ! Professor DanLee haha

[@coronapack]

Very nice

[@jimferry3509]

very nice

[@koulisdag]

its a beauty

[@stefan30624]

Wahnsinn, so schön!

[@Ty_N_KC]

Damn good job!! You got a quick sub from me, I'm in.

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Thanks for the sub and welcome on board!

[@thefriendlygrizzley6728]

Nice jobb.

[@user-fw6vu3kz6l]

Classy take your fenders in

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

😆

[@bopcph]

She's a beauty :-)

[@jadams3427]

Looks time consuming and expensive to build. Heavy too. 'Worth every penny and all the effort and expense ! It is REALLY classic, and so well finished. Well done !

[@user-iq1jl2mn3n]

Очень круто! Просто нет слов👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@garydeffenbaugh1096]

Beautiful boat.Love wooden boats.

[@scasey1960]

Like others - a beautiful boat.

[@aib0160]

Beautiful boat but I was somehow to see it running somewhat quicker than this with just the prop in the water?

[@raven92562]

Awesome! Planning something a tad smaller, a bit faster and a lot easier to build, but similar overall design.

[@domainmojo2162]

I like your videos. Just wanted to find out, since I've not seen it mentioned anywhere- what sort of wood do you use?

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

All of the finish wood on this boat is Sapele.

[@miknik3008]

Very good work my friend but as i see it you need a proper engine!Great again!!!Bravo!

[@kevinthomas9130]

Absolutely beautiful vessel. You should be proud. Side note, what brand boat is at 6:19? The stand up cuddy is very intriguing

[@TarmanTheChampion]

soo this is what a canoe with a v8 engine in it looks like :) very well done!

[@dandowns9669]

The only straight four cylinder V-8 in the world ! Rare piece indeed..

[@davidleblanc4712]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BOAT......DROP AN LS1 INTO IT....

[@woden20]

That's a work of art, what a beauty.👍

[@cliffstevenson5773]

Pretty little boat, but to title the vid Rocket Hydroplane Test and have it putting around the entire time was sort of lame.

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Thanks Cliff, in the UK fresh water where there is no speed limit is pretty hard to come by. My closest spot was still under lockdown at the time so it was either this or no launch at all. Hoping to get her out so I can open her up soon!

[@AquaMarine1000]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding Thanks Dan, we look forward to that day. Cheers

[@oldnick4707]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding, Wonder if 'that day' came yet Dan! This post is 6 months old? Subscribed in hopes of updates, but can go there and see. Thanks for the build post! Lots of beautiful work there my friend. :)

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

@@oldnick4707 It’s -4 degrees here and we are still in lockdown so I can’t run the boat at the moment. However I’m taking that opportunity to do some work on the engine and hope to do some speed tests later in the year if things improve with COVID.

[@oldnick4707]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding, Yeah, it's-2 right now in central Illinois. Lol Again, thanks for your post on the rocket 'Miss-Isle' build. Your work is extraordinary on this! I'm saving a large fiberglass repair on my 31' IMP for decent temps, but collecting parts to convert it to full-hydraulic steering! Good to see that you enjoy boating with friends, as that's what its all about after all. :) Wishing you the best of luck!

[@remkojerphanion4686]

Beautiful little boat! The girlfriend was so impressed, that she couldn't lose sight of her phone....

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

I think she was sick of it being all I talked about for the last 5 years 😆

[@compassft]

Is she a planing or displacement boat? Can you share Longitudinal Center of Gravity (position starting from aft perpendicular)/Length overall?

[@joshrovey4327]

Looks great! Do you happen to know what boats are shown at 3:38 (Z22), 3:49 , and 4:01 (Selene)?

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Thanks Josh, 3:38 is an Albatross (aluminium), 3:49 is a V6 Delta (fibreglass) and 4:01 is a Delta (aluminium). Both of the aluminium boats are running the same engine that I have in my boat.

[@iansheppard9736]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding As much as I love Albatross and Delta boats, yours stands out. Superb design and workmanship. You've done a brilliant job. Treasure it but mainly enjoy it.

[@TheGardenerNorth]

For just a split second I thought he was actually going to use the throttle!

[@theupscriber65]

Gorgeous! You did a fantastic job. Are you out with a vintage boat club in this video?

[@cooders71]

What is that white boat with the black and red stripes,named "Poppy"?

[@muharremcubukcugil7658]

my friend, What are the thicknesses and types of the chipboard and timber you use.

[@bcabmac]

Were the carb floats out of adjustment?? Looks and sounds like it was loading up at low rpms, even on 2 cylinders. How was the cooling system? You did beautiful work!!!!!

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Yes the carb was out of adjustment, plus there was some sort of bypass solenoid on there which I didn't have connected (as I thought it was a sender). I now have it set up better, running much smoother and idling slowly. One step closer to running well at speed. Cooling system seems fine, its just straight raw water cooled.

[@bcabmac]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding I just want to complement you again. You really did build something that has spirit. If you ever do sell it? Advertise it internationally. You will be amazed at how much response you get. And don't underestimate its value. Make sure you get it insured. Well done my friend. I'm sure you hear that a lot.

[@Foxtucky]

Thanks for showing us you putting around in a ditch and not opening it up somewhere

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

I'm in the UK Mike which means fresh water where there is no speed limit is pretty hard to come by! My closest spot was still under lockdown at the time so it was either this or no launch at all.

[@Foxtucky]

@@DanLeeBoatbuilding In that situation you made the right choice to launch

[@bingbangbong2552]

Loose the music. Want to hear the engine.

[@rvhmon656]

....LOOSE the engine...as in set it loose. I like the music..or you could LOSE it.

[@DanLeeBoatbuilding]

Noted, it will be all engine on the next one!

[@user-fw6vu3kz6l]

❤!!!!!!!

[@ror210]

Magnifique 👍 👍 💖