Could work or recipe for disaster

[belairbrian]

Yesterday we were pulling out at the river and a couple of guys were launching a 14 ft flat bottom aluminum jon boat.

They pushed it off the trailer and used a bow line to pull it over to the dock as it wouldn't start. One took the cowl off while the other went for tools. As the second guy got back the first said forget it they were taking on water.

They had a70hp tiller steer on the jon boat. I thought to myself, the engine not starting may have been for the best.

One guy did mention they had just put this together and were taking it out to try it.

 

[NYBo]

Re: Could work or recipe for disaster

They had a70hp tiller steer on the jon boat. I thought to myself, the engine not starting may have been for the best.

I agree. Let me do some math:
70HP+14' jon=potential Darwin Award winners.:facepalm:

 

[oldjeep]

Re: Could work or recipe for disaster

Here's a 70hp on a 12 ft

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Could work or recipe for disaster

Oh yeah, it'll work, piece of cake, no problems!!!... especially since they didn't even check the boat for leaks before they rigged it... what could go wrong???

 

[tswiczko]

Re: Could work or recipe for disaster

I agree. Let me do some math:
70HP+14' jon=potential Darwin Award winners.:facepalm:

Yeah.......Disaster.....

But sometimes it's just too darn fun to watch

 

[JB]

Re: Could work or recipe for disaster

Yup, Darwin award candidate (posthumous).

Did they ask you to hold their beer?

 

[Frank Acampora]

Re: Could work or recipe for disaster



Aw, C'mon guys! Here is a 10 footer with a 50 and a 14 footer with a 125. It doesn't necessarily become an accident looking for a place to happen. 'Course, if you jury rig it, that's a different story.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Could work or recipe for disaster

Frank, guys like you who know what you are doing can overpower a boat to make a racer, but not the typical boater, and not on a jon boat hull!