[nandor85]

well ova the last while i have been stripping a small boat i picked up from chris fairly cheap and well heres some pics for yas

im dropping my kawaskai 650sx jetski engine in it with just under 80hp
shouldnt take to long to get it finished

[nandor85]

fuck that sucks pics didnt work

[atari4x4]

fagbook = failbook

[nandor85]

heres some pics

[nandor85]

more

[Joe]

Thats preaty cool
Looks like a toy in the pics

[nandor85]

well theres all the pics i could be bothered making smaller lol the blue flames are what will be down the side and ill have that design in blue airbrushed on the top on blue too

so so far at the moment im up to cutting the bottom out the boat to drop the the whole jetunit and engine mounts in

[nandor85]

it is only a toy its all of 2.9m long and about 1.3m wide only weights like 80kg max with out engine so max of 150kg when finished

[Joe]

Are ya gunna race it or is it just for fun?
At least the zook will be able to tow it

[nandor85]

nah just building it for fun at the moment dont know what class it would go in for racing cause its a 650 2stroker. illl have to look into it

they recon it will do easy 120 on water set up right

[Joe]

That would hurt if ya stacked it on the water at that speed

[steve]

Nice. looks like fun. Got any cost figures?

Is it a single seater?

[nandor85]

its a single seater
i bought the boat for 350bucks
the jetski i used as a donor is a kawaskai 650sx so about 2g worth of ski
plus the twin carbs about 400bucks when i bought them with the west coat exhaust

un so far just been sand paper etc so at this stage hasnt coat me to much cause i had the ski but neva used it hardly so was easy to use that as a donor um the boat was the main cost
and sandpaper etc

but i still need to get fiberglass matting and an apoxy resin to glue it all down and then just paint all the rest wont cost me fuck all
cause im s heet metal apprentice anuything like that i can build

[nandor85]

oh and about 4 cartons of beer lmfao

[atari4x4]

the motor/jet combo looks to be pretty long, where are you going to sit?

[nandor85]

lol the back of the jet unit sits out the back of the boat about 250mm out the back and i loose about 100mm offthe seating room thats it

[Joe]

Are ya gunna build a trailer for it

[nandor85]

i have my jetski trailer already and its got same rims as my sierra and its only like 3 years old the trailer

[shep]

do you know if the boat was originally made by a fella called bruce fryer by any chance.

looks like a lot of fun.

[nandor85]

i dont know i have to pic up the paper work is called a wizard thats about all i know

[nandor85]

quick shop of what it should look like on the side

also making some stainless vents to go down both sides and reverse vents on the lid ova the engine

[atari4x4]

is that the rollbar off the coily?

[nandor85]

no its another 1 i got from a hilux i toook 400mm out the middle and ill weld it up at tafe

[Damo]

Looks like it would be a REAL handful on the water, overpowered and a danger to yourself and others!!


I want one

[want33s]

The problem with these microboats is that if you have balls big enough to handle one.... you won't fit in it!!!

This one will be radically OVER powered.... Good luck with it..... Make sure you wear a life jacket, neck brace and helmet when operating it.

[Chop]

Haha you crazy kiwi I fear this may end in tears, ive seen two of these up the river near Berri where we used to camp every year.
The guys were up at the next camp spot every year and the balance has to be spot on, the yellow one flipped twice
Did it origanlly have an outboard, if so what size outboard did it have on it?
After seeing these in action a jet ski is far more nimble and safer.

[nandor85]

yeah it will take a bit of fine tuning to get the balance right but once i get it right should be ok

mines running almost a tri hull so it shouldnt be to bad

as for ova powered it should be ok i mainly wanted the extra power in it no for high speed but towing a knee boarder behind it etc

[atari4x4]

how did the moto trike turn out?

[nandor85]

yeah it ust to have an outboard on it the outboard was a 20hp so not to much more going it when ya remember that the jet unit will make ya loose about 30% of power so it will be like me strapping a 45-50hp out board on it heheheheh

[nandor85]

moto trike is still going to be made i have the little model made up but just waiting to complete this boat