New Boat added to the herd

[Mike Hughes]

I started this scratch boat last year. Was trying to get it finished before the season started this year. I had the sponsons and tub built in Oct. Had a huge house project that took 3plus months that put it on the back burner for awhile. Now that the house will not fall down, I can get back to it. Made some good head way lately. Still need to build turnfin and bracket. Also need to work on cowl mounting, build a tank and paint. It is sitting at a rolling weight of 53.9 oz, which is 3.3 pounds. Running a wire drive in this boat. Building a new 21 hydro has been on my to do list for years. I just kept patching the old boat back together. Not any more.
Mike

 

[Ray Sametz]

Nice build, using a chain saw.

 

[Kevin Krogness]

Love it! What is the length of the tub?

 

[Mike Hughes]

28.25

 

[Dave Gilles]

damn that's light! nice job.

 

[Kevin Krogness]

28.25

What is the thought behind the rear sponsons? Is it to help with racing/stability more than anything?

The carbon tubs I have are 27.5 and although short I think I’m going to still strap a 21 in it. Worst case scenario I’ll have a big 12.

Outrigger forum has been dead, good to see someone building again!

 

[Mike Hughes]

I moved away from the center shoe JAE style rears years ago. I think it looks cooler and also a lot easier to work on. With a wire drive, ideally you need to make the tubing bend as little as possible. So basically you build the boat around the drive line. Glenn Quarles showed me this long ago. You take the wire and push on both ends. The bend you see is what you have to bend the tubing to. The tubing is bending along the whole length. Works awesome.
Mike

 

[Kevin Krogness]

Thanks for the explanation Mike. I vaguely remember Glenn talking about this years ago. I might have to look into wire drives again

 

[Bill Gibson]

Looks fast just sitting on the table!