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Well guys, I've ran her a little bit, got right at 6 hours on her and I am in LOVE!!

Jay did an amazing job on this thing. Every weld from top to bottom is quality and his attention to detail is incredible. The boat turned out better than I imagined it. The custom build was something i'll do over again every time. Getting phone calls asking if i want this or that cut a certain way, being there and sizing things up, making adjustments as he goes. It was definitely a neat experience.

Rob put the carb and exhaust on today for me and lemme tell ya, those two make a HUGE difference.

Bone stock i ran 23 and bumped 24 with 4 people and the dog

After the upgrades, i ran 27 and hit 28 with 3 people and the dog.

My top speed so far has been 29.1

Here are a few pics. Once paint and turf go down and everything gets wired up, i'll have more/better pics










Grates to keep crap from rolling/sliding under my floors


Me, Instagator911, Z71v2.0, and Swampbilly carrying back the piggies, and cant forget Hazel, my Duck, Goose, Dove, Pheasant, Quail, Squirrel, and Hog dog..


My buddies waiting on the ol Prodrive to get unstuck :lol:

The handles in the rear have already been very useful, on and off the trailer, as well as the steps.
Me (150), buddy (250), other buddy (210) can stand on the extreme rear of the boat and the steps are only 1 1/2" under water or so, maybe less. This width hull could easily float twin GTR's
The switch box on the false transom is located in a very easy to reach position and looks pretty damn cool too
The gutters are nice and wide and catch everything, no clogged gutters here
With a load, this boat turns and handles like a sports car
Empty, well, lets just say she doesnt, not unless i let off the gas a little on the turns


My goody list of things to come:

Passenger grab bar going in tomorrow

Dark grey molded diamond hydro turf

Red LED interior lights under front deck, hunt deck, and motor

White LED interior flood light under hunt deck

Twin Dually LED lights mounted on either side of belt housing facing the rear to light up boat launches and anything else i may want to see behind the boat

Bilge pump

12v utility water pump for a sea water washdown to wash away mud and blood and what not

LED Shark eye nav lights

Folding rear anchor light

the 30" light bar is removable and the plug is interchangeable with the plug for my trolling motor

Removable poling platform with removable grab bar

12v plug mounted in glove box to charge cell phones

12v plugs mounted on both sides of switch panel in rear

Reciever hitch accessories :

Coleman grill stand that holds my grill over my front deck

beer pong table for the river

winch plate

trolling motor bracket

badass deer skull holder with christmas lights on it

dog platform

and this list can go on and on and on and on..

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Looks badass!!! :D

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Congrats, bro. Definitely a very nice setup.

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nice!!!

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Boat looks sick!! Very nice!!

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Congrats and welcome to the club

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Yeah she come out well. I thank you for your business and I enjoyed doing the little different design features to make it the really custom boat that u wanted. Thanks again Mark.

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looks good man

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Had my passenger grab bar added today. My 450lbs buddy can put the passenger handle on the drivers side so he can fit between that and the tiller if he ever drives as well


Cut back and tapered chine all cleaned up






Just ignore the sticker on the motor, its coming off soon :lol:

Adjusted the skeg some today too, so we will see how it helps

Having all the lights and such wired in tomorrow then overhauling the trailer!

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Installed most of my lights this past week.
One switch turns on red LED's throughout the boat, and white inside the front two storage compartments.
One switch turns on my white interior light.
One switch turns on the front and back nav lights.
One turns on the front light bar
One is for the bilge
Last switch is for the water pump

I have a switch on the motor for a dually LED light I mounted to the side of the frame aiming backwards. Works awesome for backing down dark boat ramps, reversing in tight spots, looking at the prop, or checking out the decoy spread.

The red LED's are also mounted on the bottom of my motor so I can see my hunt deck. I can run with the red's on all night and still see everything around the boat. Works great while frogging so you can see whats going on in the boat and still look out of the boat without it affecting your eyes.

I also welded a cup holder into my grab bar. Mainly for my morning coffee ;)















After Team Camo installed my minkuni, and MM exhaust, 5 people in the boat, two 45qt yetis and a 50qt full of ice, beer, and water, running in deep water:





Pics of the reverse light to come later. Paint and Paint to come in the next few weeks, along with the bilge and water pump

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Damn fine rig. Like it a lot. Quick question. Where'd you get the fuel line?

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Thanks man. I got it at the boat ramp in Port Neches. Its marine grade, ethanol proof, 5/16" line. $2.40 per foot :?

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Needs paint before lights bubba... Looks great though

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All mine is solider ... no issues thus far... I suggest that to ya

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That things come along great, Mark! I cant wait to see it with some paint, and the rest of the goodies

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What's the point of the passenger grab bar? Do you have someone standing next to you when you drive?


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What light bar is that ? how long?

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on the front ****

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What do you mean by having a switch for a water pump?


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Installing wash down pump in his boat.

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Gotcha.

I don't think I've ever seen a jon boat with a washdown pump that wasn't white, plastic, and 5 gallons with a handle.


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Great setup!
Keep those pics coming

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Very nice rig, I like it.

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Thanks for all the compliments everyone! Hoping to be able to show her off at the mudbug ride.

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I wanna show off mine too, but it is the kids bday party that Saturday and got family coming in from out of state. :(

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Got any pics of that lightbar making night daylight?

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I hope that "washdown" station is for the girls wet t-shirt contest I plan on having in your boat. :lol:

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Y'all know how I roll, yea it's for the T-shirts!! Looks like I'm in the same possition as Luce. Best friends birthday that day. His 21st. So you know how that's gonna go. I'll take some pics of the reverse light and front light when I get it back from Rob

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That's a nice rig, congrats and have fun!


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Awesome!! I really like that secondary step on the back corners of the hunt deck!!!

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