Posted by Squirt with a 10 horse. on June 01, 1999 at 21:41:53:
In Reply to: Re: Squirt posted by IAN HAIG on August 09, 1998 at 21:38:23:
: I BUILT A TNT WHEN I WAS 15..PUT A 65 HP. ON IT ..AND HAVE BEEN JUMPING WAVES EVER SINCE..NOW I WILL BUILD A TUFFY BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN AND WILL PUT A 75 HP.. IAN IF I BUILD THE SQUIRT I WOULD PUT A 40 HP. TO MAKE IT INTERESTING..I SOLD SEVERAL 14' GLAS BOATS WHICH I BUILT TO HANDLE 140 HP. AND 100 HP. WHAT HAPPENS WITH OVERPOWERING IS THIS..THE SLIGHTEST THROTTLE MOVEMENT MAKES THE BOAT RESPOND...IMPROPER THROTTLE CONTROL WILL PUT YOU IN THE HOSPITAL.. IAN OUT..
: : : Thinking of building Squirt. Bought kit several years ago, but haven't started yet. Any suggestions/words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
: : Please build the dang boat! :-) At least 3 of us want desperately to know whether it will get on top of the water with two-up & picnic aboard (say, max 350 lbs) with a 10 HP - be the first to find out & tell us! (so we don't build the wrong boat)! If the thing doesn't work out, it's so cute that some tourist will buy it from you and double your $, no? Or is there someone reading this that has actually built and run it that can educate us?
I just finished my squirt and put a 1953 10 horse johnson on it. It planes out very easily with only me aboard(140lbs). With two aboard it planes, but you need to lean out over the bow untill it gets up. Once it's up you can sit back down and enjoy the ride. It really needs a 20 horse motor to be fun with two adults. It's a great looking boat, and gets tons of attention where ever I take it. I spent well under $1000 including the motor, but I work for The Wooden Boat Shop and got some good deals.
Patrick