Well having been a lurker and a somewhat infrequent poster, I have finally put my money where my mouse is (that was a forum pun....). I now have in my garage a chopped up jetski and a "new to me" jon boat. The jetski is a Kawasaki 750 STS 2-stroke powerplant pushing 70hp, and the boat is a Lowe 16' flat bottom jon with a Johnson 70 horse on it.....yes, I said 70 hp. The boat is actually 15 ft something and I do believe the CG sticker calls out a 50 hp max rating, however I do not think the previous owner could read or feel fear. While I haven't had the boat out on the water yet with the 70 hp outboard (motor repairs) I am guessing that little boat will hit the upper 40's maybe 50 mph, whatever it does it should be interesting. The goal of the build is to produce a shallow water runner that will get me and my two boys closer to the fishing holes.
I am expecting roadblocks and hurdles, however I feel confident in you the reader's ability to walk me through it... :LOL2: Just kidding...I have been doing a lot of reading and researching so hopefully the bumps will be minimized. This will be a glue and screw build, maybe once I have cut my teeth on the first jetjon I will do a full-on build like Ranchero and PSG-1 at a later date. I'll post up pics and progress as she goes, so feel free to offer advice or whatever.
I am expecting roadblocks and hurdles, however I feel confident in you the reader's ability to walk me through it... :LOL2: Just kidding...I have been doing a lot of reading and researching so hopefully the bumps will be minimized. This will be a glue and screw build, maybe once I have cut my teeth on the first jetjon I will do a full-on build like Ranchero and PSG-1 at a later date. I'll post up pics and progress as she goes, so feel free to offer advice or whatever.