HopCar
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- Joined
- Aug 20, 2011
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- Vessel Name
- Possum
- Vessel Make
- Ellis 28
My friend Snapper and I have been working on this for about two years. It was supposed to take six months. To be fair we only worked on it for about two hours a week. I think it's going to be a fun boat to play in shallow water with. It holds water so I assume it will float. We hope to water test it this weekend.
We started with plans from Glen-L but after forming the hull we went off in our own direction. Glen-L calls it 14 feet, we ended up at 13 feet.
We call it a 20 foot boat because it looks good from 20 feet away. Not so great when you get closer. It may get named "The Cut Corner".
It's solid and the wood work is pretty good, we just didn't spend enough time with putty and sand paper for it to look great.
The engine is a 15hp Lehr propane powered engine. It's electric start with a tiny lithium battery under the cover and a key switch on the front. The fuel tank is a 31 pound fiberglass forklift tank.
We started with plans from Glen-L but after forming the hull we went off in our own direction. Glen-L calls it 14 feet, we ended up at 13 feet.
We call it a 20 foot boat because it looks good from 20 feet away. Not so great when you get closer. It may get named "The Cut Corner".
It's solid and the wood work is pretty good, we just didn't spend enough time with putty and sand paper for it to look great.
The engine is a 15hp Lehr propane powered engine. It's electric start with a tiny lithium battery under the cover and a key switch on the front. The fuel tank is a 31 pound fiberglass forklift tank.