going slow ..and slower ...

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peabody » Yesterday, 18:12[/url]"]1.7 mph.. wow .. thats slow..
I've been giving this gobs of thoughts....
why couldn't i build basically a wall/box ..? 16 foot long ..6 foot wide.
and ten inches deep.
build a motor mount. set up a post for throttle and stick/wheel ?
and a containment rail around it.. ta da ! simplest thing i can dream up.
silly thing would be extremely stable..
i think it would work ...... i have a 16" car trailer .....be perfect.

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jethro » 15 May 2014, 08:30[/url]"]

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[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=353527#p353527 said:

bobberboy » 25 May 2014, 15:34[/url]"]Just in case you are talking about nature working on us old farts, I say way to go. All our life long everything has to be done in a hurry. Hurry to get up. Hurry to get to school or work. Get as much done as possible and then hurry home. Hurry to get dinner and hurry off to bed. I say to hell with that. Let 'em pass, wave 'em on by. In a hurry? See you later. Who cares anyway. As a newly retired I say what's the hurry? Don't wanna do it today, fine. Maybe get to it tomorrow - if I feelke it. Once you take the big dirt nap it dont matter anyway...

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Boat2fast » 28 May 2014, 04:06[/url]"]Old...maybe. Fisherman? No...I can't catch a fish in Stop&Shop. Even as a kid fishing with my Dad, I couldn't wait to put the pole away and run the motor.

Been a mechanic, by nature, since forever. When a boat is properly set up, mechanically speaking, it is measured by how well it performs. Top speed is the yard stick but the engine must run smooth at all speeds. Then the boat is ready to be used however it's owner desires. I never met a fisherman yet who didn't appreciate a fine running engine.

As long as I have a tank of fuel and a throttle, I'm happy buzzing around sightseeing just as fast as I like. Tuning for one more MPH for me is like catching that prize bass.

There will be time to go slow when I'm stuck in a rocking chair. Just put me out at the end of the dock...hand me that pole.

God sure has a sense of humor. Look how he made us all so different!

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Boat2fast said:

Old...maybe. Fisherman? No...I can't catch a fish in Stop&Shop. Even as a kid fishing with my Dad, I couldn't wait to put the pole away and run the motor.

Been a mechanic, by nature, since forever. When a boat is properly set up, mechanically speaking, it is measured by how well it performs. Top speed is the yard stick but the engine must run smooth at all speeds. Then the boat is ready to be used however it's owner desires. I never met a fisherman yet who didn't appreciate a fine running engine.

As long as I have a tank of fuel and a throttle, I'm happy buzzing around sightseeing just as fast as I like. Tuning for one more MPH for me is like catching that prize bass.

There will be time to go slow when I'm stuck in a rocking chair. Just put me out at the end of the dock...hand me that pole.

God sure has a sense of humor. Look how he made us all so different!

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