Running a 200 HP outboard on small 14 ft Jon Boat

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  • Опубліковано 21 січ 2023
  • One of the more crazy ideas we have had of running a 200hp 2 stroke outboard on a riveted 14ft john boat.
    After much consideration, we have decided to change our name from 407 crew, to Clapped Out Customs.
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  • @josephmiller997
    @josephmiller997 Рік тому +1674

    I'm so thankful that someone finally did this. I've wondered what it would be like for 40 years. Proud of you rapscallions. Looks sketchy as hell!

    • @Conservativeblackman
      @Conservativeblackman Рік тому +24

      I can't see anything that would go wrong. Not one thing. 😆

    • @justinatkinson5265
      @justinatkinson5265 Рік тому +14

      Same here. I guess it was the kid in me or the redneck lol. Soon as I seen the title it reminded me of wanting to do this when I was a kid.

    • @audas
      @audas Рік тому

      @@79GOLDENBOYCame here to say this. Thanks.
      ua-cam.com/video/kB0qtd6IVOc/v-deo.html

    • @dylanzrim3635
      @dylanzrim3635 Рік тому +8

      @@79GOLDENBOYyeah exactly. The place where the kayaks are 7litre big blocks and their cars have motorbike engines.

    • @johnbrower9797
      @johnbrower9797 Рік тому +3

      Guy standing at boat ramp......Rapscallion in boat ...hey Mr can you hold my beer....

  • @AJyfm700R
    @AJyfm700R 19 днів тому +29

    You won't even believe if i told you how many times i looked up "big motor small boat" over the years on youtube, and i was never fully satisfied. Until today, when i randomly came across this video. This is it!👏

  • @olivercook6091
    @olivercook6091 Рік тому +403

    You got some serious balls. On behalf of everyone on UA-cam, thank you for doing this.

  • @lesheath6216
    @lesheath6216 Рік тому +190

    I could see doing this in a V Hull but no way I'd try it on a flat bottom! Kudos on your success!

    • @russellayton6408
      @russellayton6408 8 місяців тому +5

      That is the bravest part of it.

    • @a64738
      @a64738 8 місяців тому +3

      I have seen people put 50HP engine on a 14ft v hull and the twisting from the propeller was so bad that you could not run full throttle...

    • @justinneill5003
      @justinneill5003 8 місяців тому +1

      @@a64738My speedboat has a deep V hull and is just under 13 feet with a 40hp outboard, it handles fine on full throttle (in calm conditions.) With anything bigger on the back I’d be more concerned about the tail heavy trim than the propeller torque.

    • @blackwidowsm
      @blackwidowsm 21 день тому +1

      Only fjj look at hull would be a Carolina skiff definitely not a Jon boat. Seriously didn’t think would glitch wright if the 200 merc . Keep experimenting… and keep a friends close by in another boat 🤭🏹

  • @silverback8183
    @silverback8183 Рік тому +1255

    Could you imagine....guys on a lake in his brand new $50k bass boat thinking he's a big dog until he gets passed by this 😂 😂

    • @Gstar5150
      @Gstar5150 Рік тому +14

      LoL any current and you'd be swimmin

    • @bobbyrobbins9816
      @bobbyrobbins9816 Рік тому +5

      You are not going to gain too much speed without a good running pad.

    • @NytronX
      @NytronX Рік тому +36

      Brand new bass boats are over $100k now.

    • @silverback8183
      @silverback8183 Рік тому +11

      @@NytronX wow!!! I remembered a Nitro brand new at $20k 20 yrs ago....a $100k,that's insane!

    • @Gstar5150
      @Gstar5150 Рік тому +5

      @@silverback8183 well yeah the minimum wage was also like 5.25

  • @CaptainPetrolburner
    @CaptainPetrolburner Рік тому +565

    My brother and I put a 30 horsepower outboard on a ten foot jon boat and we thought that was sketchy. You definitely took it to another level.

    • @karlk6860
      @karlk6860 Рік тому +37

      a 30 HP motor on a 10 ft flatty IS extremely sketchy!!!

    • @getchasome6230
      @getchasome6230 Рік тому

      Why is everyone ignoring dudes comically tiny nipples?

    • @aidanberlin2139
      @aidanberlin2139 Рік тому +13

      I thought a 25 horse two stroke Yamaha on a 14 foot Jon boat was sketchy…

    • @spankthemonkey3437
      @spankthemonkey3437 Рік тому +1

      This like takes it a step beyond fast and furious

    • @dylanzrim3635
      @dylanzrim3635 Рік тому +1

      That’s standard power

  • @joshacollins84
    @joshacollins84 8 місяців тому +5

    This is just literally taking a sledge hammer to hydrodynamics, and that is awesome!

  • @jeffcanyafixiy
    @jeffcanyafixiy Рік тому +9

    The indifference to any form of common sense is MAGNIFICENT‼️ 👍👍
    Love it, new sub!!!

  • @BassholeByNatureFishing
    @BassholeByNatureFishing Рік тому +151

    Dude turned a steering outboard to a tiller outboard!! Respect to whoever held your beer while you made this happen!!!😂😂😂😂

    • @NenadKralj
      @NenadKralj Рік тому

      I think you need surface drive (Mud-skipper) jon boat (kit) and it would be perfect 😎

    • @SkeletorJenkins
      @SkeletorJenkins Рік тому +1

      It was in his other hand.

    • @Michael-ft3rc
      @Michael-ft3rc Рік тому

      Agreed!

    • @ctfan1486
      @ctfan1486 21 день тому +1

      Aint no way he put his beer down

    • @civicboi96
      @civicboi96 10 днів тому

      Believe it or not there are some V6 mercuries that come OEM with tiller handles and they're short... I would imagine it would take some balls to do.

  • @BigTpark
    @BigTpark Рік тому +25

    Activities that clearly explain why men don't live as long........ Suscribed!

    • @arthurbrumagem3844
      @arthurbrumagem3844 Рік тому

      Men think women are nuts for shopping on Black Friday 😂

  • @Deerhound1901
    @Deerhound1901 Рік тому +64

    I had a 40 hp evinrude on the same size boat and only had the nerve to open it up two times. Your setup is awesome!

    • @sacredtaquito5178
      @sacredtaquito5178 8 місяців тому +2

      We run a 15 hp on our 10 foot John boat. Gets up to 41km

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 8 місяців тому +1

      @@sacredtaquito5178 I've once done 3 knots rowing

    • @patrickg420
      @patrickg420 6 місяців тому +2

      We put a 26 on a 10 foot, it had a 4.

  • @mrnproductions4377
    @mrnproductions4377 7 місяців тому +2

    When you think your cool until this guy shows up 😂

  • @williamzender8683
    @williamzender8683 Рік тому +269

    Would strongly recommend getting a 3 blade prop with a lot more pitch it won’t have as much torque but you’ll be able to give it some throttle without flipping backwards and fearing for your life and if your ever able to run wide open which I highly doubt it’ll be a lot faster. You could easily run a 26p or 28p prop on that boat. Also this is FUCKING AWESOME

    • @needmoreboost6369
      @needmoreboost6369 Рік тому +2

      It’s got some pitch on that prop by the looks! and adding more will likely not drop torque on such a light hull it’ll probably just kick it out harder on less throttle

    • @crashalexander7232
      @crashalexander7232 Рік тому

      adding pitch will add torque not reduce it....

    • @Louis-qi1gz
      @Louis-qi1gz Рік тому +3

      Good idea 👍 now let's talk out riggers 🔧

    • @crashalexander7232
      @crashalexander7232 Рік тому +1

      @@Louis-qi1gz We call them sponsons....

    • @Louis-qi1gz
      @Louis-qi1gz Рік тому

      @@crashalexander7232 I've never heard that name before , I'll look it up 🔧

  • @Chad93oleblue
    @Chad93oleblue Рік тому +31

    Life long boat lover here! Even had a small engine boat repair business for a time so I can put myself in your shoes somewhat. That being said I was laughing my ass off and scared for my life within the same breath and I’m just watchin! This is great stuff right here!!

  • @charlesripley5747
    @charlesripley5747 24 дні тому

    i really enjoyed watching this. when i was young i put an 40 hp on a 14 ft sailboat hull that was damaged in a storm. cut the keel and used 2 one inch marine plywood to make the transom. it used to bob up and down and then jump out of the water much like your test did. i tied a rope from the bow that i could hold on to. watching you made me think back to that. thank you for that. can't wait for your next video.

  • @zaphodsrealm1549
    @zaphodsrealm1549 Рік тому +15

    I ran a 9.9 on a 10 ft jonboat many moons ago and had a blast! But 200 on a 14 ft... that's freaking hilarious😂.
    Thanks for doing this and sharing the vids. I can't quit laughing 😆

  • @Clapped_Out_Customs
    @Clapped_Out_Customs  Рік тому +320

    After a lot of consideration, we are changing the channel name to ‘clapped out customs’. Felt like this better encompasses us.

  • @Whitebassonly
    @Whitebassonly Рік тому +33

    I’d just fill the whole boat with flotation foam that way you can at least tow it back when it flips 😂 shocked the boat structure even held up that long.

  • @darylloth3237
    @darylloth3237 8 місяців тому +1

    Lived out my fantasy vicariously through your video! I'm not as young and crazy as you anymore. I'm retiring a 140 from a tour boat and was thinking about putting it on a small boat for grins. I don't need to anymore. Will probably just sell it. 😁

  • @terencemcdonald7246
    @terencemcdonald7246 8 місяців тому

    I had a 20 hp Merc. On the same exact kind of Jonboat. It threw roostertails at 25 mph. Almost losing control. Diamond Valley lake California. What a ride. Some of the best times of my life.

  • @ryanm2214
    @ryanm2214 Рік тому +132

    Would the boats version of a wheelie be called a proppy? That was insane! Could almost feel the rush!

    • @dylanzrim3635
      @dylanzrim3635 Рік тому +14

      Here in australia we call it tinny slapping

    • @zachmoyer1849
      @zachmoyer1849 Рік тому +14

      @@dylanzrim3635 i like tinny slapping you guys really have a term for every ill advised action lol

    • @lachieauden4779
      @lachieauden4779 Рік тому +4

      prop walking

    • @mahalalel7771
      @mahalalel7771 Рік тому

      ​@@dylanzrim3635 I glanced at you comment and thought it said "titty slapping "...

    • @zachmoyer1849
      @zachmoyer1849 Рік тому +6

      @@dylanzrim3635 what do you guys call pissing into the wind?

  • @benthelender
    @benthelender Рік тому +21

    Dude I’ve always wanted to see someone slap a massive motor on one of these small Jon boats, this is awesome

  • @YoRon427
    @YoRon427 9 місяців тому

    Bravo for having the guts to do this extreme radical setup.

  • @joeaguilar196
    @joeaguilar196 8 місяців тому +1

    You guys answered my question on how big of a motor I can put on a Jon boat. 😂 Good job

  • @michaelcarrigan2513
    @michaelcarrigan2513 Рік тому +34

    Gotta get the prop shaft higher in relation to the bottom of the hull. You drop it deeper and it’s going to porpoise even more. Don’t need a lot of trim either. Not sure of the clearance on that lower unit, but try running a hub less prop; small eared chopper or lightning ET.
    Ideally, if you put a 4-6” jack plate on it to get farther behind the transom, that might help with the porpoising and cavitation as well.
    Good job wearing a helmet, life jacket, and having a crash boat with you.

    • @danielschiel7001
      @danielschiel7001 Рік тому +3

      Was already up to the limit, do you really think it's going to pan out in any scenario, guess again.

    • @precisionbay6899
      @precisionbay6899 Рік тому

      @@danielschiel7001 seriously lol he's giving advice on running a 200 on a Jon boat. What an idiot

  • @jimmycline4778
    @jimmycline4778 Рік тому +58

    All my life I wondered what it would be like to put a 150 or a 200 on a flat bottom aluminum boat! I I think a Jack plate and trim tabs would make it more stable! Also a bilge pump is super simple to install,

    • @crashalexander7232
      @crashalexander7232 Рік тому +12

      bilge pump wont help that rig son....lol

    • @mittiejackson3427
      @mittiejackson3427 Рік тому

      😂😂

    • @RyTrapp0
      @RyTrapp0 Рік тому +1

      Seriously - deck this lil aluminum hull out in ALL the go-fast parts, we must know what its full potential is!!!

    • @wesleyfindley1779
      @wesleyfindley1779 Рік тому

      That was my uncle. 150 on his aluminium flatbottom. And nothing would touch it. Id say it was realistically just a "fast as you could handle" boat. Wed run in 2" of water in the flats like nothing. Lol

    • @slicksnewonenow
      @slicksnewonenow Рік тому +1

      BEELGE PUMP?
      WE DOAN NEED NO STEENKEENG BEELGE PUMP!

  • @deejaytrizay
    @deejaytrizay Рік тому +2

    LOL! Awesome! I have lived on that same lake as well! I have sold and rented many homes on there...but, both of those houses behind you from 5:06 to 5:15, on the left side are still mine. ....That is, if y'all are in MI. . That's a cool video man!

  • @jamesadkins4604
    @jamesadkins4604 7 місяців тому

    This guy has balls!!! And he is having waaay too much fun. Proud to be an American!

  • @steveperry9304
    @steveperry9304 Рік тому +6

    Potential to be one of the best things I’ve seen done with a boat. You’ve got a new subscriber! Send it!

  • @gonecountry246
    @gonecountry246 Рік тому +29

    Awesome stuff. I figured the back of the boat wouldn't be able to float from the weight of the big motor but it handled it much better than I expected 👍

    • @Rarri56
      @Rarri56 Рік тому

      Put a 30 horse 1956 Evinrude on a 12ft skimmer what fun

    • @hurstshiftin9873
      @hurstshiftin9873 9 місяців тому

      Voted best boat for sure!

  • @charlesaldrich3652
    @charlesaldrich3652 8 місяців тому

    So much fun, thoroughly enjoyed the video.

  • @tonypitsacota2513
    @tonypitsacota2513 8 місяців тому +1

    The 200HP on the Jon boat might be the highlight of that groom's married life.

  • @Brian-cr6rb
    @Brian-cr6rb Рік тому +4

    You aren't driving a boat! Just an engine! This is awesome!

  • @phillipware9681
    @phillipware9681 Рік тому +9

    HAND SALUTE to you guys! Totally enjoyed watching your journey with this concept.
    The home do it yourselfer rigging & design is always interesting.
    Be safe! 👍

  • @danielpork2638
    @danielpork2638 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for doing this. You made it real

  • @dr.strangelove7739
    @dr.strangelove7739 Рік тому +1

    Awesome experimentation. Engineering in action. Keep up the good work!

  • @outsideinatlanta
    @outsideinatlanta Рік тому +17

    This was incredible! Huge fan of your work!

  • @L2fish
    @L2fish Рік тому +7

    Cool. I put a Merc 50 4 cylinder on my 1959 14 ft runabout . It sits up 3 inches and 6 inches back on a Panther tilt unit. The looks I got on the lake were priceless

  • @jboutdoors5181
    @jboutdoors5181 8 місяців тому +1

    I was prepared for this to be stupid and funny, but you guys actually did an amazing job. Great video!

  • @robertpoindexter8616
    @robertpoindexter8616 9 місяців тому

    As a safety guy I would usually frown on this but let’s take a second to give these boys some props on engineering and their understanding of physics on the water.

  • @huntspoint3442
    @huntspoint3442 Рік тому +7

    Amazing job keeping it upright. Fun to watch.

  • @extremeboating7347
    @extremeboating7347 Рік тому +5

    Hell yeah! This is the type of ingenuity that I like seeing! Badass build man and keep pushing the envelope! 😃👍👍🔥

  • @SouthSideChiTown
    @SouthSideChiTown 8 місяців тому

    I could not imagine a better name for a channel putting up content like this😂😂
    Content like this is what UA-cam is for!👍👍👍

  • @craigsmithx
    @craigsmithx Рік тому

    Thank you for doing this. I've been curious about it for most of my life.

  • @eddiec9146
    @eddiec9146 Рік тому +5

    My friends and I done this 30 years ago with a Johnson 88 and 14ft semi V aluminum boat. We raced cars on Sanibel Island Causeway with it. Est speed well over 60mph and thats with 3 of us on that boat. And yes, if we stopped, down it would go! Had to use the fish house lift to keep it from sinking when the fun was done.

  • @bcroft68bc
    @bcroft68bc Рік тому +4

    That was so awesome. You guys deserve to be awarded “innovators of the decade”. 😂😂

  • @livelurked4103
    @livelurked4103 9 годин тому

    Fantastic engineering, sir.

  • @robbynelson3
    @robbynelson3 8 місяців тому

    I have always wanted to do this! Thanks!

  • @ChrisTopher-ib7tt
    @ChrisTopher-ib7tt Рік тому +2

    Great mechanical knowledge and a true daredevil. Fantastically entertaining! Thank you!!

  • @diywaterworld
    @diywaterworld Рік тому +12

    Too awesome!! Great build, kickass video , and a ton of fun! Exactly what UA-cam is for… subbed ! Cheers guys 👊🏼

  • @FPPS.45
    @FPPS.45 4 місяці тому +1

    I used to daydream about something like a 45 hp or so on a 12 ft John and just imagined it coming nose up out of the water and flipping but you guys took this to an insane level amd made it work so good!!! We fished a small nitro 17ft years ago and thought going from 115 to 150 would be disaster, now im really rethinking that it may have been just fine to do with the right mods!

  • @BillyBob-wq9fl
    @BillyBob-wq9fl 11 днів тому

    I Love it. Yall gave me hope in the younger generation. Yall made me A proud American🇺🇸 I Salute you Gentleman..

  • @proambass8027
    @proambass8027 Рік тому +8

    That was hilarious. Would love to see you guys fish some tournaments out of it. hahaha.

  • @jraabsicknasty
    @jraabsicknasty Рік тому +6

    Man I’ve always dreamed of doing something like this. This thing is SICK!

  • @graemeneale9311
    @graemeneale9311 Рік тому

    As an 8 year old child this crossed my mind, it has been a long wait of 5 decades but now I finally have the answer, many thanks! 👍🏻

  • @kevin9c1
    @kevin9c1 8 місяців тому

    This boat is riding that fine line between anchor and airplane. That's the exciting zone.

  • @thirdeyevision11
    @thirdeyevision11 Рік тому +15

    Ohhh yes! We've all thought about it. We all knew it would take a real Florida man to get er done. Good job! I can't wait to see the improvements and more ripping! Looking through the channel now and you guys are killing it. Much love from a little ways down I-4 in Lakeland 🖖

  • @SailingFrolic
    @SailingFrolic Рік тому +17

    This was awesome. I’d love to see y’all do this with a big sailboat. I’ve seen one video of a sailboat with a big outboard and it looked like a ton of fun, especially when you consider those things are generally floating houses.

    • @shem7974
      @shem7974 9 місяців тому +3

      Most Sailboat top speed sadly limited by hull area :,(

    • @SailingFrolic
      @SailingFrolic 9 місяців тому

      @@shem7974 you’d think that, but I’ve seen a video on the internet that I haven’t been able to find since I saw it of a massive 30 ft sailboat with a 200 outboard on the back towing a tube around a lake, doing a good 25 knots and swerving like they were trying to capsize it.
      Yes, hull speed is a thing, but hull speed doesn’t matter when you have so much power you basically force it into planing.

    • @offgridas
      @offgridas 9 місяців тому +3

      @@SailingFrolic I saw a video the other day of a sailboat going from Florida to Bahamas with a big outboard, it was FLYING

    • @SailingFrolic
      @SailingFrolic 9 місяців тому

      @@offgridas got a link?

    • @offgridas
      @offgridas 9 місяців тому

      @@SailingFrolic ua-cam.com/video/_zhmiYJfvkE/v-deo.html

  • @SiR2Dean
    @SiR2Dean 8 місяців тому

    I always say there's a fine line between what could and what should be done..... lmao😅 I've gota say this invention straddles the line! 😅😂 that said it's bloody awesome and I want to see more! 🎉

  • @roberthodge2771
    @roberthodge2771 8 місяців тому

    I built a tiny 4' x 8' small speedboat with a controls tunnel to the motor of 1/4" plywood with glass cloth and resin over that. 2 cylinder Mercury Mark 20 tuned to 12,000 rpm. Passed a sky boat at max at estimated 72 mph on his speedometer on the reservation lake near Reno, NV. Hit a 2/3 submerged beer can at about 85 mph; got to shore at about 35 mph and sk9idded to a stop. That run was intense.

  • @boatvibes
    @boatvibes Рік тому +5

    My type of vibes 🤙🏼 this video will take off! Good job guys 👍🏻

  • @hog7203
    @hog7203 Рік тому +12

    I once saw someone put cinder blocks in the front of their boat for counterweight, but they didn't secure them at all. Worked fine until they hit a big wave and it flipped the blocks back into their lap.😆

  • @mikemartin5073
    @mikemartin5073 Рік тому

    This looked like a lot of fun. Great video.

  • @tombeyer375
    @tombeyer375 8 місяців тому

    Nice engineering job, to get it balanced out to sit right! Laughed my behind off when you launched it hard, and about lost it!! About 1/2 the horsepower would still be ridiculously fun! Good job bro!

  • @Claytyrus
    @Claytyrus Рік тому +3

    We need more of this. Best thing I have seen in awhile on UA-cam 😂😂😂

  • @wayneparker4708
    @wayneparker4708 Рік тому +4

    Nice work! This is how I remember my childhood. Small 11ft "Tinny" with too much outboard and positive trim. Look at the Supa Skua videos from Australia for how it's done.

    • @michaeledwards8058
      @michaeledwards8058 Рік тому +2

      yeah mate I remember Tricky Ricky Gray from Queensland RIP in his 13ft haines with bombed 70horse yammy that was a weapon

  • @ChadKenova
    @ChadKenova Рік тому +1

    Wow has to be a hell of a ride i love seeing people do things like this.

  • @DanielFCutter
    @DanielFCutter 3 місяці тому

    Damn i love multi-cylinder two strokes! I had an old 75 hp 3 cylinder two stroke that I’d run with the garden hose in front of the house just to scare the neighbors. The sound and smell of a two stroke in salt water is the best.

  • @tractortalkwithgary1271
    @tractortalkwithgary1271 Рік тому +4

    I once had an 18 ft Jon boat with a 115 hp Mariner outboard on it. Had to put an anti cavitation plate on the lower unit to get it to handle right. Had an 18 pitch power prop on it. Bringing it up on plane was instant. No hesitation whatsoever. I was a commercial diver collecting fresh water mussels. Sometimes we would have hundreds of pounds of shells plus all the equipment. Other than being such a gas hog, it was a great piece of equipment.

    • @ricklittle4617
      @ricklittle4617 5 місяців тому

      Have crestliner MV 1872 all welded with a Yamaha 90 two stroke got from a lady after her husband died for $2500 she hated it and wanted gone I love it

  • @ChildofYHVH
    @ChildofYHVH Рік тому +4

    My buddy had a 40hp Yamaha with all kinds of stuff done to it on a 12ft monarch aluminum boat. It would run 63-65 with both of us. It was crazy fast. It was almost hard to stay in the boat.

  • @doug960
    @doug960 7 місяців тому

    Those Merc ELPTO engines were such great engines for thier time. Especially that 200 with EFI.

  • @Javelina_Poppers
    @Javelina_Poppers 8 місяців тому

    In the 70s I put a 25 horse on a 16 foot narrow beam Alumacraft and got on the Colorado River. Once it got up on plane it was pretty smooth running, scary as hell, but smooth.

  • @stevelamb6720
    @stevelamb6720 Рік тому +15

    Brilliant!! Needed to be done.
    Funny as it is you guys do have a good understanding of how things work (or don't)
    Well done!

    • @toyyoda3710
      @toyyoda3710 Рік тому

      Cut the top speed in half ... i would say the opposite of brilliant or possibly foolhardy

  • @alexanderheimer8885
    @alexanderheimer8885 9 місяців тому +3

    im most impressed with the fabrications to the tiller assembly. everything worked beautifully

  • @John-vw4qz
    @John-vw4qz Рік тому

    That was fun. Thanks for the ride..

  • @cameronpace9882
    @cameronpace9882 11 місяців тому +1

    You guys are literally wanted all over Facebook I have constantly seen you guys posted on Facebook😂 stay safe don’t let them get you

    • @markmcgrath6812
      @markmcgrath6812 11 місяців тому

      Looks like Bakersfield CA wants them now... fucking dumb go catch criminals.

  • @reeceshipley3664
    @reeceshipley3664 11 місяців тому +3

    I came here from Facebook because the police department is looking for him 😂😂😂

  • @fishawk90
    @fishawk90 Рік тому +5

    Cool test. When u added the weight at the front it got more stable. This is why I think boat builders spec their boats to the motor size. Cuz the misconception Is if you’d take a big motor an drop it on a smaller boat it automatically be faster.

    • @BabyCharlotteschannel
      @BabyCharlotteschannel Рік тому

      Well of course it'll be fast, but hull TYPE plays probably the BIGGEST part in a hull's abilities!!
      Think about all of the little funnel hulls with F1 merc motors on 'em, and then there's always the little Allison hulls and of course the lil Hydrostream's and Lasers etc..

  • @dumper87
    @dumper87 9 місяців тому

    Prop torque at 5:14. My great grandfather used to build engines for rum running boats during prohibition, and that was a common issue with overpowering small boats. The solution he came up with was to reverse the rotation on one engine, which could be done easily with the I8s he preferred.

  • @rudygeorgiamulesandcountry1594
    @rudygeorgiamulesandcountry1594 8 місяців тому

    My old man used to race boats at Misery Bay at Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie in Erie PA. back in the 1950's .
    He ran a 16' wooden Lyman boat cut down to 14' , I "think" they only ran 10 HP motors; but I have photos of him with just the shaft and prop in the water.

  • @glenjones3094
    @glenjones3094 Рік тому +5

    Dude I'm gonna follow you for sure. Anyone crazy enough to try this type of shit out I'm watching and telling my fishing buddy's

  • @ABlindHilbily
    @ABlindHilbily Рік тому +4

    In the early 2000's I used to fish 5k yards of gill net out of a 14'5 foot Carolina skiff with a 40 hp Mariner and I thought that was sketchy 😂......Flat bottom boats and turning do not mix. Awesome video brother.

    • @thebear3589
      @thebear3589 Рік тому +1

      Growing up on the obx ...I know where ya coming from..

  • @xersis31
    @xersis31 8 місяців тому

    Any normal person will say you're crazy as men of culture we appreciate you

  • @bar261
    @bar261 Рік тому

    Nice job. The more you finesse it the more you learn and the more possibility of becoming race boat builders. You could call yourselves Power To Weight Custom Boats. Wish I was young again.

  • @basschaser9356
    @basschaser9356 Рік тому +5

    This is what UA-cam is made for , awesome creation

  • @NastyNate-fn6od
    @NastyNate-fn6od Рік тому +4

    You sir earned a subscriber for this awesome video !!!

  • @AnonYmous-jp8uu
    @AnonYmous-jp8uu 8 місяців тому

    we've wanted to/ talked about trying this for decades!

  • @mohamhead9701
    @mohamhead9701 8 місяців тому

    Chicane walk, porpoising, all part of the fun. Give 'er 😂😂😂

  • @natemeister8834
    @natemeister8834 Рік тому +6

    Is that a old ratchet as a shifter handle?

  • @bmoutdoors4831
    @bmoutdoors4831 Рік тому +3

    reapers don’t stand a chance now

  • @TheJahamasMurphy
    @TheJahamasMurphy 8 місяців тому

    Bro i saw the police report, lexington police looking for a man witha 200 hp merc on a 14 foot john boat. Now that I see this, this is amazing.

  • @drewparcel1727
    @drewparcel1727 8 місяців тому

    Definitely needs some serious trim tabs and a jack plate. Like you said at the beginning about the motor sitting too low was a concern and it definitely was. The motor was strong enough to lift everything out of the water and then it gets squirley. I think if you had the prop just below the bottom of the hull it would at least help.

  • @shaneskinneroutdoors
    @shaneskinneroutdoors Рік тому +5

    I'd love to see you put a steering wheel at the front along with the throttle controls. Would help balance the weight on the boat and be a lot easier to handle.

    • @scotta.blanchat
      @scotta.blanchat Рік тому

      I came here to see if someone had mentioned this. They could make the throttle and steering arm extra long so their weight in the front of the boat would even it out.
      Possibly maybe.

    • @theairstig9164
      @theairstig9164 Рік тому +1

      Goodbye spine

  • @gavinkralik4694
    @gavinkralik4694 Рік тому +3

    badass cuh

  • @rodneyhendrickson9811
    @rodneyhendrickson9811 Рік тому

    Lol Hell That's probably the fastest a little 14' Flat Bottom boat's ever been on water You probably broke a record I'm glad your ok that could have been very bad Great Video man

  • @jakeattaway9736
    @jakeattaway9736 Рік тому +3

    This is very neat wow

  • @chrisj2713
    @chrisj2713 Рік тому +5

    I love how there is just never even any consideration of putting in a sump pump. Lol

  • @tobindavis9351
    @tobindavis9351 8 місяців тому

    Move the gas tank to the bow to better distribute the weight. I used to own a Glastron (ok, my dad did) some 40 years ago, and it had a 20 gallon bow tank. We also had a couple of 5 gallon portable tanks in the stern for backup (easy to run out of gas when cruising around the San Juan Islands).

  • @jimh2061
    @jimh2061 11 місяців тому

    Cool test! Thanks for sharing

  • @eanharrison681
    @eanharrison681 4 місяці тому

    This man deserves your subscription just for his near death experience!