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Nice job man! I think if we are all watching this video we are pretty much in the same boat lol on a budget boat build lol 😆 I have a 10ft SEARS John boat look a like lol that I picked up for 150 bucks and by the end of the summer I was able to score a sweet deal on a 2006 4 stroke Johnson 4hp motor that was in excellent shape! Paid 450 for it !! Starts up with two pulls or 1 .. but I need to add a steering wheel already that’s this weekends goal lol
Nice idea. If you don't want to have to turn the wheel as much to steer, I'd suggest 2 thing. A smaller wheel - less diameter means less turning for a full rotation. And a smaller cross bar where it attaches to the motor, basically for the same reason as the smaller wheel.
That motor is so light that you could use a bike cable and make a mini-modern system for it. If it is too light, you could double-up the cable set for more strength. And it would work when tilted, too.
I would suggest shortening the rods on the motor for one and install a small wheel on the shaft inside the box to give the steering a higher steering ratio. That way you don't need to move the wheel so many times.
Great thinking,I am going to steal some of these ideas .haha Thanks.Have you considered 3 or 4" pulleys on the steering wheel? It would require less turning to operate
I don't know the exact measurements. I used a sheet of plywood and traced around the shape of the bottom of the boat. It's curved on the front sides and at all four corners, so if you want a good fit, tracing it is the best way to do it
Do you mean a drivers license? I'm in Virginia, so I looked it up: If the motor is 10hp or more, you need to take a boater's safety course. If you're under 14 years old, you can't drive it at all. 14 or 15, you need to take the course. Since this is less than 10hp, I'm good.
