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homemade jobbie for river/pond/smooth lake fishing.
paddle boat, 6.5hp 10 tooth clutch, 14 tooth on the prop (have a 10 tooth to swap out)
6.5x4 weedless prop
3/4in keyway shaft (14in length)
1800rpm clutch, 2mph right when it engages. 4mph wide open (just under 3500)

what can i change to get a couple mph more?






Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:53 pm
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Wow...


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WOW and strapped to the top of a town car!!!!!!


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Can we nominate this for photo of the month?


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Somebody buy this man a beer!!!!

That is doing what ya gotta do fo sho!

Speed??? Well id change the hull for starters. :lol:

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Try a different prop


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@ $135 for a prop, its going to have to stay.
if 4mph is all i get, then so be it. im going to try the 1:1 gear and see what happens today.

i had strange looks and some thumbs up when i took the interstate to go fishing (before the motor).
ol stinkin lincoln's paint has faded so it doesnt matter lol
i put a 302 long block in the truck with the upper intake off. very versatile car :lol:


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I bet u could peddle that boat at least 4 1/2 mph if u take the mm off the back of it. :lol:

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I just looked at this pic again and started laughing so hard I cried!

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I hear ya! Put duals on the back and drive it like you stole it!!


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LOL! I bet if you get some black death stickers that would put it at LEAST 15 mph.... I've always heard from people that built there own surface drives that there is a lot of tweaking with gear ratio and prop selection. Thats dedication... reminds me of the days when I had an 8' white inflatable with a 5hp merc outboard to go duck hunting with... what used to take me 2 1/2 hours to run now takes me less than 15 minutes.


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That sea hawk sticker must mean it can fly :lol: :P :mrgreen:


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you guys are a trip.


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Good for you!!! Thats makin lemons into lemonade! :mrgreen:


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Make a 4 foot long exhaust pipe straight up with a flapper on it!

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damn.. lol
should have went with a belt drive! wouldve had more speed
also should build a frame around the chain, it will add more speed becuse the durability for the shaft

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heres a thought- the paddle thats under the boat thats attached to the pedals inside- maybe thats causing alot of drag


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also-i see that auger prop, isnt that for a longtail??


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No. Two different props. A lt prop is made to run submersed.


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I've seen a couple homemade motor frames come thru here, and I must say you get a A for effort on that one.

As far as why it wont run: 1) your chain (and metal plate in front of it) is about a foot and a half too long. Take a look at any of the belt drive/production models, the belt box is about 5"-6" above the bottom of the boat (and not draggin in the water, causing a disturbance to the prop). and 2) as Autogate man said that is the wrong prop. A longtail prop is made to run on a longtail (submerged and not geared down).


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The picture of it on top of the car needs to be the picture of the month. Classic.


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Well ~ The way I gots it figured ... you gittin' 0.62mph out of each HP .... PD gits 'bout 0.76mph from each ... Gator-Tail gits 'bout 0.85mph out of 'em .... course these are all stock style engines on the rite hull application ..... if'n you could up-grade hull .... you mite be surprised on yore results !!!!

BTW ~ Nice job !!! And yore rite 'bout the Towncar .... gots enuff turtle hull to stuff a D9 in !!!! :lol:

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Good job man, that's definately a first. That thing is kinda cute actually. And I'm sure it beats the hell out of having to paddle!

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I just noticed the base is welded to C-clamps! :lol: :lol:


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Now I've seen it all!

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Make damn sure you roll them windows up in your pimp mobile when you are launching your boat!!

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Wow. Just wow.

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Is it strapped to the roof with the seatbelts looped through the doors?


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not bad at all. and at least you are getting a rooster tail out of it. :lol:

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Thats just plain awesome.

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I'm thinking just a couple things about these videos: no parental supervision with big dreams; great combination for either sucess or disaster. You have had one of those "I have an idea" moments.

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