So I built a new boat...

[Gavin]

That’s a stellar build! Thanks for showing it too us!

[snagged in outlet 3]

50 minutes ago, netboy said:

The design of the boat looks great.

It's hard to see in your picture but did you do a tunnel in the hull? That is one thing that is missing on most river boats up here. I had a shallow water flats boats on the Laguna Madre in South Texas and they all had tunnel hulls with the Bob's hydraulic jack plate. The jack plate is great as you can raise it going over shallow areas and lower it back down when you need to. I am surprised I don't see them up here. Great idea on the airboat bottom covering. I had a friend that had an airboat in Port Aransas Texas we used to run over oyster beds, sandbars and whatever else to get some to our duck blinds.  

https://www.ebay.com/i/223780466300?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=223780466300&targetid=4580221852015640&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=395665040&mkgroupid=1225955674700145&rlsatarget=pla-4580221852015640&abcId=1129776&merchantid=51291&msclkid=0cd3de395dc4113a9de580e8fc5923f2

Maybe you should think about going in to the boat building business. 

Good read... thanks.

Were they running jets or props down there 

[netboy]

1 minute ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Were they running jets or props down there 

We all had prop motors. Jets were no bueno because of the floating grass that would jam the intakes.

I had a 20 foot El Pescador skiff with a 140 Suzuki and could jack it up and run over 6" of water.

[JamiePatterson]

5 hours ago, Ham said:

Sooooooooo, how much fuel are you carrying to Feed The Beast ? 

25gal. Seems about right. Might should have used 30 but most days I won’t burn 6-9.

[Ham]

Sounds like plenty really. Start every trip FULL. Run 4300 RPM’s instead of WOT and it’ll be fairly easy on fuel. 
I run 1/2 the boat on 1/3 the motor. Most days I don’t burn 5 gallons.

I’ll listen for you on the River 

[Mitch f]

Beautiful boat! Nice job

[Mitch f]

I received word from the storage lot where I store my boat that a dude ran through their fence and smacked my boat knocking it 25 feet. It’s totaled. I’m gonna start a new build myself...hopefully with his insurance money. 🤞

[Johnsfolly]

46 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

I received word from the storage lot where I store my boat that a dude ran through their fence and smacked my boat knocking it 25 feet. It’s totaled. I’m gonna start a new build myself...hopefully with his insurance money. 🤞

Man that sucks Mitch! Hopefully you get adequate compensation.

[JamiePatterson]

Oh my goodness, that’s awful. Hope you come out ok. I haven’t had good luck with that sort of thing 😩

[Mitch f]

30 minutes ago, JamiePatterson said:

Oh my goodness, that’s awful. Hope you come out ok. I haven’t had good luck with that sort of thing 😩

Thanks! We will see how much of a “Good Neighbor” State Farm is.😂