Airboat Rebuild! Pic heavy

[spencorLUK]

Well I sold my old flounder boat and have had the airboat itch for a long time but couldn't justify spending 15k+ (I'm a broke college kid) so after lots of looking I found me one for a little under 3k but there was a catch it the motor was torn down because of a stuck ring on piston 8 so ill post some pics from start to now!
16' homemade hull that is built like a tank which is good for me being my first airboat

These are when I first picked her up

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Now we started on the motor build we built this motor in 36 hours of strait work my cousin came down and basically took control and made this thing go together like nothin it was amazing!

In the shop ready to get her goin

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350$ later with gaskets and bolt kits and about 22 cans of carb cleaner were cleaning her up

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After lots of work cleaning and honing the cylinders we get the first piston in

[Dchilds]

Keep at it, bud. I'm following!

[spencorLUK]

Got pistons in, putting the oil pan on!

[spencorLUK]

Keep at it, bud. I'm following!

thanks bud! shes done and running right now, ill keep postin em up till i get to where i am now!

[doole44]

Good Job...Keep it Up...

[spencorLUK]

Got the valves on! All cleaned up gettin close!

[monster7]

Would love to have one on the river down here ! Congrats on the find an work !

[spencorLUK]

Motor bolted together!

Mounted in the boat!

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Prop bolted on
Takin her out for the first test ride

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Caugh this guy on the rest run while we fished for a little bit

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Got her sittin on a new trailer now and just got done pairing and putting some led lights on the inside of the boat


How she sits now in the water!
I've got about 4500$ total in everything comebined without our labor but well worth it! I've got some videos I'll try to post

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How she sits right now! Can't wait for duck season!!