example of AAD with raised rear sides and transom.

imagine a light bar on the front of that with them being the same height as rear bar. also like the looks of the 2" gunnels vs. a extrusion.

 

There's a guy over here that runs the river with an outboard jet. I want to pick his brain, but I can't ever catch him! I don't think it's a tunnel boat, but he's got it on a jack plate. Don't let all the haters, who have never fished our rivers, talk you out of the .190 bottom! I've got a hole in my .125 bottom to fix, and I wasn't even going fast.

 

what is the rake on yours CPrice? how tall are your sides? it looks awesome.

 

I'll have to go get the exact measurements. give me a few and I will let ya know. Btw, thanks

 

build thread says 16'6" x 7'8" with 32" sides. . . .. . . is it 90" wide across the floor???

 

Here ya go, from back to front. 16'6"

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from the tip front to were the rake up starts is 5'

 

sides

 

very nice. 32" tall with a 60" rake. that's a steep short rake. would be virtually the same as a 48" rake on a 24"tall side. that's steeper than my current boat. thanks for sharing Chad.

 

no prob bro

 

Well there's his. Here's mine when it was still not all together back several years ago. mine is bigger, more power, goes faster, more expensive, drinks gas.. As far as doing what u want and being JUST RIGHT., his feels better mine. There's nothing wrong with mine, it does fine. Side by side his feels just right when u r fishing. Thought mine was JUST RIGHT. But now I see otherwise

Now here's another of his. Compare the 2

 

So the steeper front end or rake doesnt push a wake out front?
Not tryin to be a jerk, that just doesnt make sense to me, but I dont know chit bout airboats, though tub in water is tub in water????

 

Is that per pod or combined

 

the 277 was for the pair.

 

The steeper rake seems to keep the waterline under the boat more.. Closer the water is to the lights the more the wave u push is gonna blind u bc the lights r shining on a rolling white wave. If the wave is under the front an not in the lights then it ain't blinding u

 

Justin (Afflicted) Thanks bro for the compliments. It is my boat and ive been on other airboats myself, not saying it because its mine, but I like the way mine does personally.
As far as gas goes, I used the same amount in my fan boat, YES my fan boat. That was a 1654 with a 13hp fan, a 2000w Honda genny and a 40hp yammer jammer outboard. It fished good also. But I can fish the same miles a lot quicker and not use more gas.
As far as the rake, Ive fished 4 people up front and it does good. The water doesn't push up the front like you would think. Only thing as of now that will change about my boat is my generator, my wife is supposedly picking me up a eu2000 soon.

 

Who built boat?

 

Your boat was going to fast down hill so I put it on some level ground, lol

 

Have you had a chance to figure any hull weights? I may have figured in a little too much bracing, but I've come up with around 1,850 lbs for an 1884, going off of your basic design description. I have no idea what a fan, and it's rigging weigh, but I've rough estimated the rigged boat, with 20 gallons of gas to be 3,100 or so, with no foam in the boat. That leaves about 1,000 lbs for people, gear, cooler, and fish. That, of course, is
without pods. You've really got me studying on this. Am I close, and if so, what needs to change for more payload? Or is that enough?

 

Good lord that's heavy. My 1977 fisher marine 1644 weighs 400 lbs bare hull.

 

^^^^^^^^
X2 about the 36" sides with a normal transom height of 20" for a short shaft OB motor that's 16" above transom height and hopefully the top of transom is at least 6"-8" above waterline even loaded,and your safety factor isn't going to be increased much with the extra 6" of side height from a 30" to a 36" and would make it just that much harder to reach over the side for retrieving arrows stuck etc....

 

lol im not doing 36" sides. after seeing Bevers boat in person im not sure I could shoot fish from that far away from the water,lol
I just meant I wasn't sure what "payphone jones" boat plans were and tall sides could add weight to a boat.

I think 28" is the magic number for me, I run the ohio river a lot and 3-4' barge rollers are scary when they sneek up on you. how dare you doubt me brent, you know id class up the raised gunnel front and rear. lol just a little dryer ride, even if you let off the throttle to fast.

 

If Brent would spend as much time building his boat, as he does telling us how to build ours, it would be DONE!!!!:laugh:
Seriously. Hurry up. I want to come up and shoot fish!

 

If I was to build another boat I would crimp the sides and possible taper it from 36" rear to 33-34" front. Otherwise I love it. In the south where mostly dink gar are shot I would run 28-29". Like carp commander said we fill the boat and have to haul them at a tournmanet in bad weather and its definantely nice assurance that you won't sink. 3500-4500 lb's of fish and 4 guys is not uncommon.

 

what's a common teachers pay up there? between the whitetail and fish it sounds like a target rich environment. if it weren't for hard water I'd move. I'm sure i could get a fabrication or heavy equipment job.

 

Ha! Jobs in Wisconsin. Good joke :laugh:

 

bump, bringing this one back for all the guys looking for boats this year.