So it has been a very long time since I last updated and I apologize for the delay. With the semesters ending during the last posts, there was lots of finals and projects to finish up. Also, I spent time back up north with the family over the holidays.
Well, school started back up last Monday and it is the last semester. Lucky for me, I only have 3 days of classes giving me Mondays and Fridays off. Last week I spent a good 25 hours on the boat and just got back today working a few. A lot has happened since the last time I updated. Most of the designs have been completed and fabrication has started.
I will pick up from where I last left the project... We are using 2 1100cc Yamaha Waveraider Engines (110hp each) and jet pump assemblies. Each engine is capable of producing roughly 800 lbf of thrust for a total of 1600lbf of forward thrust... plenty to get this old girl going. Some people have asked why not go with a Berkeley Jet Pump and a Small Block V8. I sometimes wish I would have gone that route but really weight was a big factor. A SBC and Berkeley Jet pump weight roughly 700 give or take a few pounds. The engines and pumps we have weight a total of 300lbs. That's almost 3 more people I can have on board the boat. It also would have been tough find an engine and pump for the same price that I got the ski's for. There's alwayy time after I graduate to build another boat with a bigger engine. I don't see this being my first and only build
Alright, on to the good stuff. Here is the layout of the engines and pumps in the boat:
Since the engine and pump assemble is roughly 5 feet long, we going to stick 2 feet of the pump assembly out the back then build a Sun pad over top the engine bay where the splash well used to be.
We also decided to build a swim platform to protect the pumps and to also allow swimmers easier access to and from the water.
