dougamclean
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Well, I've decided to embark on a jet-boat project...
During the long winter up here in the great white north, I've been watched a few seadoo/aluminum boat Frankenstein build videos on Youtube..I've decided, what fun, I can do that!!
Drawing on inspiration and design ideas from several builds, I've got a blueprint drawn...if only in my mind!! I love winging it..I do my best work this way.
So I bought a 16ft beat up, ugly old aluminum boat on marketplace and begun stripping it..the benches are out for good, floor lifted to remove the water saturated floatation foam(over 300lbs worth). I'll divide the hull into three main sections and have built bulkhead framing in preparation:
1/ the engine bay..motor, jet drive, fuel and oil tanks, battery and other mechanical bits back there.
2/ the central fishing area: a control console, seating, storage and flat floor and other fishing misc...
3/ front platform: with battery storage, and mounting area for a bow-mount trolling motor.
Next I've decided my Seadoo GTS 717 with reverse is the best candidate. I bought it for cheap in the fall and cleaned it up to be a really good runner..too bad she has to DIE for this project to come to life!!!
Some here may consider this an act of a sacrilege to the group..well to those guys I deeply apologize and hope they'll forgive once the final project is complete!!
She'll be one of the quickest little fishing tinnies in my region..that's for sure!!!
Anyway, in the coming weeks I'll begin the actual construction which will included the destruction of one the GTS to be the heart donor for the newly rebuilt hull..
Here's as far as I've gotten so far, I'll post more pics as I go for everyone to follow along with the progress.
Lots to do, so stay tuned!! Cheers...
During the long winter up here in the great white north, I've been watched a few seadoo/aluminum boat Frankenstein build videos on Youtube..I've decided, what fun, I can do that!!
Drawing on inspiration and design ideas from several builds, I've got a blueprint drawn...if only in my mind!! I love winging it..I do my best work this way.
So I bought a 16ft beat up, ugly old aluminum boat on marketplace and begun stripping it..the benches are out for good, floor lifted to remove the water saturated floatation foam(over 300lbs worth). I'll divide the hull into three main sections and have built bulkhead framing in preparation:
1/ the engine bay..motor, jet drive, fuel and oil tanks, battery and other mechanical bits back there.
2/ the central fishing area: a control console, seating, storage and flat floor and other fishing misc...
3/ front platform: with battery storage, and mounting area for a bow-mount trolling motor.
Next I've decided my Seadoo GTS 717 with reverse is the best candidate. I bought it for cheap in the fall and cleaned it up to be a really good runner..too bad she has to DIE for this project to come to life!!!
Some here may consider this an act of a sacrilege to the group..well to those guys I deeply apologize and hope they'll forgive once the final project is complete!!
She'll be one of the quickest little fishing tinnies in my region..that's for sure!!!
Anyway, in the coming weeks I'll begin the actual construction which will included the destruction of one the GTS to be the heart donor for the newly rebuilt hull..
Here's as far as I've gotten so far, I'll post more pics as I go for everyone to follow along with the progress.
Lots to do, so stay tuned!! Cheers...
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