The ultimate DIY, dude builds a boat!

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Jan 24, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject: The ultimate DIY, dude builds a boat!

Sorry to steal your thunder CrazyConstructor!! Check it out...http://wakeworld.com/getarticle.asp?articleid=516

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

That's incredible. Most impressive.

CP3 · Outlaw Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 219 City: SC

I saw that earlier but I want to know the total hours and money it took to do that.

jrhurst · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 138

That think weight like 6500lbs ,,, crazy !!! Good lookin boat though ..

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Jan 25, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject:

CP3, yea me too, it was probably a whole lot cheaper than buying one thats for sure. And think about how proud that guy has to be, I mean, damn. From scratch.

RWB42C · Newbie Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 38 City: St. Charles

Yeah, definately congrats to him!! The boat almost looks like a manufactured boat just from how clean everything is. It must have been an incredible feeling to ride behind it for the first time!

McPie · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 54 City: Sydney

Thats crazy... It would have taken him ages, but yeah, hats off to him!
Building anything from scratch is hard enough, let alone a full wakeboarding boat... definately a solid effort...

-McPie

Nep · Newbie Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 3 City: Cannon Falls

Big time hands down to him. Not only did he make it himself but it look awesome too. Wish i was able to make a boat like that. Closest i would get is a couple logs tied together.

Chad H · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject:

Thats awsome. I have always wanted a nice polished up wooden boat. If i could make it look clean, and make it strong, i would really think about it. But a wooden wakeboard boat would be awsome. I would leave the floors natural too.

Crazy_Constructor · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 49 City: Kungälv

That is very impressing! But using steel would make this boat enormous heavy!? Good since you probably won`t need any fatsacks or ballast, but when you don`t want it in the water but on a trailer, and when you want to save fuel?

But props to this guy!

(I`m only 18, think you will se more of my projects RufioSwashbuckle Smile

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QNev · Posted: Feb 10, 2006 4:44 pm Post subject:

Yeah that's a great looking boat! It really looks like an air nauty to me for some reason (not the seating), but It looks awesome! I wish I had the time to do a project like that with dad.

athhud · Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 1 City: Florala

wow, that is just plain out amazing. gauranteed he will be buried in it. i know i would

kingwakeboard · Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Posts: 6 City: N/A

i want to know the overall cost of that thing... he did a sweet job on it tho...wow two big thumbs up

kingwakeboard · Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Posts: 6 City: N/A

its inspiring

glokk · Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 21

yea he must of modled that after a SAN or anything from correct craft

_Jason_ · Soul Rider Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posts: 275

QNev, yeah its almost identical.

I like the gallery of pics.. when he slows down a whole hell of alot of water goes over his bow Razz

Rhawn · Posted: Aug 14, 2006 8:32 am Post subject:

Like this one? Sketchy!

GuitsBoy · Posted: Aug 17, 2006 8:51 am Post subject:

Brit Rider · Posted: Aug 18, 2006 5:54 am Post subject:

GuitsBoy, Hmm thanks for that. I'd feel much safer riding in that thing now I know its not sinking (yet) Laughing

gene3x · Addict Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 759 City: Dallas

Wow.....

That is unreal. Think about it though, My boat is almost 4000#'s + 2500#'s ballast + 4 people = ~ 7200#'s

wakeforce81 · Posted: Aug 19, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject:

this dude needs to quit his job and come to america... prol get a job from some boat maker and make a lot more money than an eletrical engineer

BigGator · Newbie Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 27

This looks pretty close to nosing in... of course, I've been in 60k boats that take a ton of water over the bow.

helluva DIY job, though..

Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

the problem is if his engine ever wonked out on him. getting parts would be a pain in the arse

provin1327 · Posted: Sep 04, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject:

get a pic of it goin at like full speed, or fast enough where its pullin someone, all those pics of it "takin on water" are of it like after someone has fallen.

Pause Game · Newbie Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 9 City: East Aurora

Wow my boat doesnt even weigh prob half of that. Id love to get my hands with a Boat with wieght like taht.

wakeboardin2k4 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 355 City: Wilmington

That boat is amazing. If you look at the placement of the engine. It is pretty far forward. Compare the location of that engine to that of an XTI. The engine is further back which compromises space in the back for lounging cause his lounge area is pretty huge for a 21 foot boat. The weight of this boat is unreal, but it will last forever because the fact that it is made out of steel.

That would be so cool to build your own boat. You could set up balast tanks wherever you wanted...not that you need them on a 6000 pound boat but for surfing and stuff.

Someone needs to get in contact with this guy and find out how much it cost him. If it were something like 20,000 dollars I bet someone else would try it.

devon · Posted: Sep 29, 2006 8:09 am Post subject:

what kind of wake does that thinfg make
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Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

heres a wake shot

Sinkoumn · Posted: Oct 01, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject:

So the wake rolls over, cleans up, then rolls over again?

heh?

That wake has to be softer than warm butter if it's doing that.

wakeboardin2k4 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 355 City: Wilmington

I think i just splurged in my pants