The stern would immediately sink!! Not wide enuff to support the weight of him an the 200 merc!!! Now, If he would split her in half longways, Add 36 more inches of width, Holy shit whatta big ole fast barge that would be!!! lol.
I thought the same thing, Wayne. The motor is pulling the front end out of the water...there's a lot of stress on those aluminum welds. Sucker still worked though!
@@mmmmmmm4321 that thing is fuckin sick tho. Honestly would probably be a sweet boat for gator hunting because a little (controlled) flex like this boat has would probably make loading a big gator an easier process.
@@mmmmmmm4321 just fyi, y’all are definitely my favorite channel. The down to earth screwing around yall do is hilarious. I can’t see a reason for it, but I hope this one doesn’t get taken by the police lol. Also if y’all wanted to further franken-boat this thing, yall could do weld some triangle-cut Jon boat front ends as sponsons to the stern and it would give you a little bit more flotation and probably limit any water you take on back there.
Even when it was empty, and he slapped the bottom down on the water, I was cringing and waiting for the impact to cause it to buckle. Cool fun though!!
That’s the greatest thing I’ve seen on RU-vid!…just broke out cracking up!…ran like a dream….here’s what you do…make another one and race them through some narrow creeks with tight turns and see who makes it!…I love it …great job!
Super creative. This style of long and narrow boat is very common in I believe South America and other parts of the world. I wish we could’ve seen more of the building process… Great original work guys.
Could you build another and use them like two pontoons? Identical engine, linked tillers, big frame with net in between, etc. 30' x 30' square boat! Differential steering would probably do a lot. Maybe use those trusses DJs hang lights from, probably cheap used. Assemble on the water. Would be wild
Nice work fellas it reminds me of the long boats in Vietnam. Maybe put a counter weight up front so the boat does not plane so high. Also maybe use a small pump to remove any water.
That’s awesome awesome! I had one super narrow like that that was 20 foot and it had live wells in the middle seat! I never did sink it, but I came close a few times with a 25 horse Mercury on the back. If I took a corner to sharp, the whole back end would start filling up with water and coming over the back end.
Nice job they actually have these long boats all over Russia for shallow rivers. (Some are made of of Wood, Fiberglass, Aluminum and now Extrusion Welded super durable HDPE plastic) It’s actually quite common all over the world to have long, narrow boats for rivers and coastal areas to carry heavy loads with minimal power
Awesome job y’all! The American version of the Thailand river boat!l but even better I would make it even longer and if somehow you can make a 200 work I say go for it!
Pretty sick TBH. Looks like a lot of fun and pretty stable/ smooth ride even with all those people aboard. I say have a good time with it and do some more experimentation. Why the F not?!?! 😂👍
You need to strengthen the gunnels the length over the entire boat. If you look down the boat from the rear, you can see the deformation in the extension.
Nice one..although I never understood why Jon boats in USA are built so short at the sidewalls...I have made a couple of jon boats for myself(for a hobby) from plywood and polyester-fiberglass ..ranging from 3.30 meters up to 7.10 meters and all of them are much more taller at the sides compared to those made from an professional manufacturer-company..why is that?is it to save weight?
The Yami or Merc. Triples are easy to get big power out of. All you really need then is a sweet Chopper that will probably cost more than the entire rig. Sounds like my kinda boat already.
honestly I would just raise the sides on the rear and call it a day, and honestly I feel like two 25hp engines might turn better than one 50, not sure if you can make it a similar weight though, kinda want it to be as light as possible it would seem
Should call it the "Long John" lol Needs a stand up tiller handle or a crazy surface drive so you can do the captain Morgan stance while bouncing along.
At what point are you just going to catch enough air off the front to loop this thing? I love it. You should mount your battery up front. You'll just need like 4 pairs of jumper cables lmao
I think increasing the freeboard and/or making it wider would be better than lengthening it again. IDK how wide it is now, but if you make the bottom between 48" and 60" that should make the whole boat pretty darn stable. At 26 feet, though, that'd start to be too much boat for the motor again. I know the point isn't to make something sensible but to do something wild, but still... There is certainly a middle ground if you ask me. IMO, make the sides 31-33" tall, 20" tall transom, 48" wide bottom, reinforced in all directions, do a subfloor with 3-5 inches of pour foam(final floor to rail height of about 28"), drop the length down to 16-18ft, and put a yam 90hp 2 stroke triple on the back with a 13x21 4-blade prop.
It needs more transverse reinforcement. Two or three seats riveted into the middle will add much needed rigidity. Add a helm in the middle to even out the load. That will help keep the bow down. Make sure to have life jackets for every person and dog onboard.
I hope you didn't get in trouble for this one. Lots of passengers and no life vest might be a problem if the are watching you out on the lake. I'd like to see a v hull modified like this.
