So badass, love the "homemade" stuff :D

I may have read it but since both drives spin together do you have a front thruster? How will you dock etc?

I find out how to dock without bow thruster in friday. Could be hard, but I have to do test drive so boat is not complete. If it need bow thruster, I put it in next winter. Both drives spin same time different rotation.

Long nights, too less sleep but it's going forward. Of course there is hurry in work too so Fountain can be build just after work.

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New waste tank, all waste system all brand new, I hate that smell!

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Pressure test at 0.5 bars.

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Original tank is oly 35 liters, electric toilet, it's more joke than toilet. I managed to put 67 liters tank same space than original, should be more but it's ok.

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New hand pump bowl, right use you can save maybe 70% waste tank capasity.


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My friend wrap over the primer spot from hull, color is not exact same but close enough for this summer, I think we all need to get on lake and do rest things in winter. I try get car painter in my garage to measure right color by color tone meter but nobody never come, I can't paint it if I won't get right color.

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We lifted boat out in heavy rain, tires under trailer and now it's ready to wash, million rest things and plan a route to boat ramp in center of city. In Finland you can tow pretty much everything you want by tractor so I can get boat to water without cranes.

Man I can not wait for the test video's!

Fly me to Finland and I’ll gladly take a few videos. :)

There’s quite a few of us waiting for launch day, it’s been an amazing journey so far.

RR

I'm dying to see the videos! Good luck buddy, I hope it goes well. What a journey!

KSalmine,

You'll just have to do it like the rest of us single engine mortals. :angry-smiley-038:

Thanks. Brad.

I've been following since the beginning, I'm super excited for you!
Can't wait to see the results.

Boat is on water! It happened last friday just like it should. BIG thanks for my friends helping last two days, we managed to make it to water. Ten people can do things fast.

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We had to close road four times before we found out how to get boat out of my home road. It's big boat. Friday afternoon was busy traffic.

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Transmission and drives work pretty good exept first and reverse gear are too slow. There are 3.5:1 ratio now and I have 2.8:1 for it. I made mistake when choosing right ratio, but boat can be used now, second gear are good for no wake zone, reverse need more throttle and rpm. Turning circle is also pretty wide, boat are long so original setup could have long turns too. In future bow and stern thruster help a lot if I decide to fit them.

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We drive and dock boat to my city water happening.

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Happy me smoking first cigar and drink first beer on Fountain after first drive.

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Many people come to see this little different boat in small finnish city.

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At night we were in floating sauna, not bad view!

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Sunday we tried to get real test drive but there are few problems that have to must be solved and made to work correctly, we drive boat just it's home dock. Hydraulics, engine breather and raw water pipe leak have to make changes. Now I put my old boat, 272 Mariah on water and take some rest from this massive job, mid summer fest is next weekend. I will report more later.

Thank you all for support until now!!!