Over the weekend I rented a late model Bennington Pontoon similar to this one if not this exact model:
https://boat-builder.benningtonmarine.com/product/client/order/standalone/5689a89aa9d29a514d5ed019?SERIES/S&MODEL/168SLDF=true
It was on one of our local 9.9 restricted lakes, a little under...
Anybody have one of these?
http://apexmarineinc.com/paddle-qwest/
It would be great for exploring the many electric only lakes here in NW New Jersey. I saw a good review video where two adults got it going with the pedals 3 knots without much trouble. Obviously its not a speed demon, but...
I see that the Lehr engines can run either off of a 1lb bottle that is contained within the cowling of the engine, but that they can also be run from a BBQ style tank for greater range. How can that be done safely in a boat? Does the BBQ tank have to be mounted somewhere outside the hull?
I've settled on building a mud motor to have in addition to my small outboard for times when I want to run shallow. I've seen a lot of different designs that use a universal joint with the motor sitting flat and the driveline bent into the water, but I saw this design and really thought it was...
Re: Outfitting a 14' lake cruiser with safety gear/weight questions
FWIW, here is a picture (for demonstration purposes only of course-yes I am aware that two of the adults don't have lifejackets on) of the 12' (same 5' 2" beam) version of the boat I'm building:
Also, I've decided to go with...
I was just talking with a friend about finding a trailer for the 14' garvey I'm building and he has a practically brand new galvanized trailer that he used to pull his waverunner until he had to sell it a few years ago. The trailer has been sitting in his dad's barn ever since. I'm going to...
Sometime this Fall I'm going to begin building this boat:
Boat plan details, Jon Boat 14 (GF14), Power Boats 16' or less
It's a 14' cross between a Jon and a Garvey which will be used for fishing, general tooling around, and camping on two large lakes in the area. The crew will consist of...
Re: 7.5HP Gamefisher-runs strong but has some small issues?
Here are the numbers off of the tag:
Chassis Number:
217/58589-0
Serial Number:
"7E" (Printed in black as opposed to the next set of numbers which are stamped into the metal) 011243
Some pictures:
A neighbor gave me his old Gamefisher outboard-he hadn't used it in 5-6 years, but it was put away properly (ran the fuel dry, covered it up, etc...) and after filling it with fresh mixed gas and a little Seafoam it fired right up. It seems to run really strong, but there are a couple of...
I live between two large (2000 acre) lakes that are 9.9HP limited, but here in NJ we also have a lot of 300-500 acre lakes that are electric only, so I'm going to be building this:
Boat plan details, Jon Boat 12 (GF12), Dinghies up to 12'
Right now it's only me, my wife, and our two year old...
I helped my neighbor get rid of an old shed on his property and in it was a 7.5HP two stroke Gamefisher. He gave it to me as the boat that it came off of is long gone. He put Seafoam in the gas and ran the tank dry before putting it away. The motor was wrapped in plastic so it's in pretty...
Re: Tiller for simple pontoon?
Google images comes up with a lot of interesting stuff. This one isn't homemade, but is basically what I'm looking to do. Totally simple-I just don't have $5K laying around to buy it...lol:
This is the first boat I've seen that uses four smaller pontoons...
I'm still in the process of figuring out whether I want to try to build a pontoon boat myself or find a rough one to refurbish/customize. I'm thinking of something like a 6' x 16' platform and maybe 24" pontoons? I want to keep this as simple as possible so instead of building a console with...
For a while I was looking for a 16' deep V for the local reservoirs near my house (both 9.9) but the other day I saw a family of four (two adults and two small kids) out on another lake (electric only) on a small toon that seemed to be motoring along pretty well with the electric. It got me...
In addition to tinkering with boats I also tinker incessantly with my house-In doing research on energy efficient retrofits for existing homes I came across this case study from Building Science:
Residential Exterior Wall Superinsulation Retrofit Details and Analysis
Our home is a two bedroom...
