MM Brand: 36 Prodrive w/ Hydro Trim & FRP - BPS Crossover Exhaust
Horsepower: 36
Boat Brand: Rickey Aucoin
Boat Size: 19x48
Boat Layout: open floor, 3/16 bottom, 1/8 19" high sides, 20" Transom

Speeds: Deep Water: 29-30 mph
Shallow Water: 30-31 mph
Total Boat Load With Gear Etc: by myself with icechest in front, 6 gal of gas
Conditions Tested In: Lake O' the Pines, 5 mph wind. Water slightly choppy.

Let me tell you guys....Rick has built me my dream rig! I gave him a few guidlines, then told him to build it like it was his boat, and what he gave me was a work of art that the Mudmotor Gods would smile upon! I cannot begin to tell you guys what an incredible job Rick did. Not to insult any of you other custom boat builders, but this boat that Rick has created stands way above anything else I have seen. The craftsmanship is unbelievable!!!! Welds are solid and neat, lines are straight and flow perfectly. All I can say is WOW!!!! The pics do not do it justice.

I am running 29-30 mph pretty much anywhere (after some trim tab adjustments and weight distribution). In the shallows it bumped 31 and I am unbelievably pleased.

I was running 3950 (give or take) rpms, then added the BPS crossover exhaust and jumped up 100 rpms. Gonna add a high flow K&N filter this week and see what it adds.

I have hydroturfed the entire boat, installed shark eye nav lights and had it painted Prodrive green (thanks Kevin @ PD for your awesome service!).

Everyone has been asking about the "suprise" I had on this boat. Well the last pic doesn't do it justice. I installed 12 volt LED rope light under the gunnels and at the flip of a switch it lights up the whole inside of the boat! It's great for night fishing and will be incredible this duck season!

Here are the pics fellas.... thanks for your patience and enjoy!!!











Sorry about this pic....was a slow shutter speed at night and I must have moved the camera before the shutter closed.

Great looking boat you got!

Damn nice rig!

That is one bad azz rig! You got MY dream boat right there man. Sweet boat and those are some nice speeds. Can you give me a ballpark price of what that rig cost? PM me if don't want to post it. One day I'm gonna get a custom built boat and I'd like to know about what they run price wise.

Good lookin rig with some good #'s ya got there. I've thinkin about doin the same thing with lights, but plannin to use green so it doesn't affect night vision. Good job on your plannin, man. She turned out good.

NICE boat!

Yep, the pic of the lights aint even close to what they really look like! This rig is bad to the bone!

Very nice boat and great speeds.

Very nice.

im gonna steal you rope light idea when i pick my boat here shortly

Those LEDs are FBA. I wish I could do that to my boat.

Congrats on the new hull.. Boat looks GREAT !!!!

Great looking rig

Nice Boat ya got there Shafer... Looks good man...

Super nice rig.

How'd you mount the rope light?

disco inferno!

and they also make a track for the rope lights with a sticky backing that have lasted 7 years on our houseboat without them coming off. just another way to run them.

Boat looks awesome shafer! Rick did a fine job fo sho.

Dude that rig is gorgeous.

That guy can sure build a awesome looking rig.

Fine looking rig shafer. One of these days I will convence myself to sell my rig and get Rick to build me one like that. Those LED's are sweet.

Very sweet rig. Did you go square chines? Also I noticed the driver's seat is in 2 locations between the pictures-removable? Great idea on the LED's.

Nice rig.

why didn't you hydroturf all the way to the cross brace on the floor?

it doesnt help that the cut your fill in piece butts up against is more fuk'd up than a ninja checkbook....ever heard of a straight edge?


p.s. i'm just fuk'n with ya TJ

Really nice boat. Everything is thought out, not all the bling bling crap too many guys weigh their boat down with. Don't know why every boat builder doesn't put the drains there, you rinse out the boat it all runs down the outside and out of the boat. How hard is that. Removeable / moveable pod seat? How bout that- that is a great idea. Throw it on the shed floor, put it up where you need your passenger to sit, I like it. Like the little box to mount switches etc. Had a pod seat in my last boat, usually it was empty, all that was in it was my phone, wallet and keys. With that set up you can take the pod out and still have a spot to keep that stuff safe.

Nice boat, Shafer. Mr. Aucoin, you sure do it right.

will own one of his boats oneday, they are the bomb

I really like the way those hulls look, how long does it take to get one made by this guy?

I been trying to get a hold of him for over 2 months

I dont think ricky is currently building boats....I could be wrong though.

very nice rig indeed, light rope was a great idea