UTILITY BOAT "JOKER"

[the goon]

Hey out there,

Thought I'd post a few pic's of my just finished utility boat "JOKER" The hull is fiberglass, cut down all around except for the bow. The deck, cabin, cabin roof, and stern access hatch are "Lexan" polycarbonate. The windows, and door are wood doll house items. All of the fittings are from the parts box, with the radar being a cap from a prescription bottle. The kort nozzle is fixed, with a Robbe 40mm prop. Power is a large Johnson motor, and a 12v 4.5 amp gel sell. Scale is 1/12th, length is 20", beam is 10"

Mark

[tugboyben]

Mark
That's a little belter you will have to post picture's of it on the water 

Jason

[zeevaart1]

well done, that's a little proud boat.

[the goon]

Tugboyben,

Here's a few shot's of the first float test in a friends pool. I don't like using a pool because it's hard to judge the waterline, and the boat looks like it's floating on nothing  . It's still a little bow heavy here; I added 1 1/2 lbs to the stern to even it out. (no way to move anything aft  ).

Mark

[tugs53]

Well done Mark

How big a 'Johnson' motor is in there?

[the goon]

Mike,

here's a pic of the interior. I am the king of cold solder joints  . I will clean up the wiring soon. The second pic is the wiring diagram I usually use for all my boats  .

Mark

[the goon]

Finally got a couple of pic's in some "real" water (not the pool). Looks much better.

[Todd]

  Great little boat...one observation -- she should be fitted with wing mirrors as no view aft from the wheelhouse   

  

Jim

[the goon]

Jim,

Good idea, I hadn't thought of that   .  Going to add them.

Mark

[CapnTroy]

Nice job Mark! Is that a "DH" hull...?

[the goon]

Troy,

Thanks. I believe it is. I got it from Kay Tillman, but Darren said he had done the design for kay.

Mark

[CapnTroy]

Troy,

Thanks. I believe it is. I got it from Kay Tillman, but Darren said he had done the design for kay.

Mark

Cool, I thought I recognized that bow...