2112

5'-8" and 200 fat Flounder pounds!!:hungry

Oh yeah Josh, I've already thought about the noodles. I also plan to install a tall seat post with a bicyle type seat...this thing is going to be a La-Z-Boy on water.

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NICE RIG. 'STABBER', "THE STABBER ". THE FAN MOTOR REMINDS ME OF THE OLD DRAGON FLY AIR MOTORS. I SEEN TWO OF THEM OVER A PERIOD OF TIME 20 PLUS YEARS AGO. I BOUGHT THEM BOTH BUT THEY ARE LONG GONE NOW. THEY WERE NEAT, FROM THE 1940'S I BELIEVE. ANYBODY ON HERE REMEMBER THEM? THEY CLAMPED ON THE TRANSOM. HAD ABOUT A 24 INCH WOOD PROP. 2 CYCLE MOTOR WITH A TILLER HANDLE LIKE A SMALL OUTBOARD. RON...

freespool50

very nice. gives me a couple ideas for my boy's boat. i like the lights. have you tried them in the water yet? bright enough? looks like the lights are set inside 4" pvc end caps? very nice. how do you steer the motor? is there a guard on it?

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wetaline

how bout "Blown all Night", um, cause you have a big fan blowing you around

2112

Yes sir, these are 4" PVC end caps and 3/4 inch T's, elbows and etc. The under water lights work fine for me and there is no glare, works great when conditions are less than perfect and the water surfacehas ripples.

I will be steering using a boat steering cable attached to a bellcrank attached to a linkage, attached directly to the motor mount plate.

This rig is gaining popularity around here because most of our fish are in water 4 to 8 inches deep and I have seen Flounder so shallow that there backs where exsposed to the air.

No gaurd and yes I know, it has the potential to be very dangerous.

X-Shark

You do know that you can add a drive pulley to the crankshaft on the Briggs and hang something like a Delco internal regulator alt off of it.



This will charge your batteries for your lights.













I have seen some of the controls for steering air motors with a motorcycle style twist grip on the steering stick.



This would make for one handed operation of the motor.

2112

Very well awares of the pully and alternator trick. I got my engine used and can't get the hub off. I need a litte more coaxing i guess.

The main thing for me right now is to see if this rig is even going to work without tipping over or having a over all unsafe operating attitude.

Better pic.

X-Shark

That does concern me too, with the beam of this boat being so narrow.



As to the pulley/ drive flange removal. Check with Harbor Freight.



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=32184



If you need someone to machine a pulley for a alt. I have a buddy that is is retired that can do it.

PaleRed

Thats hardcore.

Yours looks good too. How fast will the fan push you? is it "airboat" loud?