'77 Howard GN 20'

[Backlash]

That looks AMAZING!!!

 

[Sawtooth]

Another work of art, damn that looks great. You definitely have the skill set to build badass trailer’s.
Couple questions if you don’t mind, what are the spec’s on wheel/tire sizes, are those 10” fenders and lastly can you reveal who you got the fenders from?
You definitely have the passion !

 

[cj222]

That looks AMAZING!!!

Thank you!

 

[cj222]

Another work of art, damn that looks great. You definitely have the skill set to build badass trailer’s.
Couple questions if you don’t mind, what are the spec’s on wheel/tire sizes, are those 10” fenders and lastly can you reveal who you got the fenders from?
You definitely have the passion !

Thank you for the compliment!
Wheels are 17" x 8"
Tires are 235/45r17
10" fenders custom made

 

[Sawtooth]

Wheel and tire size
Fender width
Fender manufacturer?…….so do you “custom make” these? Do you sell them? Are you a distributor? Or is this some top secret shit that’s made out of unobtainum .

 

[cj222]

Wheel and tire size
Fender width
Fender manufacturer?…….so do you “custom make” these? Do you sell them? Are you a distributor? Or is this some top secret shit that’s made out of unobtainum .

I don't make them or sell them. A buddy of mine who owns a sheet metal shop hand forms them for me.

 

[74 spectra20 v-drive]

Trailer looks great, the best thing about the triple axel is that you can drop it low and not drag that bad in and out of drive ways due to that third axel being back further. Love how you got it low and the fenders and tires are just right! I may just be a bit Bias towards the triple axel but there is just no argument that they don't look cool.

My dad built trailers on the side and made a quite a few, he loved sitting them as low as he could. My Day cruiser is a half inch lower than I had planned because dad had the torch when we were cutting the uprights down, I wanted 4" he wanted 4.5 so, I had to share my fender pads to the boat and it a nats ass from rubbing.

 

[cj222]

Trailer looks great, the best thing about the triple axel is that you can drop it low and not drag that bad in and out of drive ways due to that third axel being back further. Love how you got it low and the fenders and tires are just right! I may just be a bit Bias towards the triple axel but there is just no argument that they don't look cool.

My dad built trailers on the side and made a quite a few, he loved sitting them as low as he could. My Day cruiser is a half inch lower than I had planned because dad had the torch when we were cutting the uprights down, I wanted 4" he wanted 4.5 so, I had to share my fender pads to the boat and it a nats ass from rubbing.

Yours looks killer as well
I used torsion half axles so I could set them anywhere I wanted and do not have to worry about any of the bottom hardwear

 

[cj222]

Making a new transmission mounting plate. It will have a piece of angle bolted to it that the trans mount will rest on and bolt to. I will also machined a round bezel that bolts to the plate and captures the drive shaft tube.

 

[cj222]

Picked up a small piece of aluminum to start machining my rudder support. Here is some pictures of the progress on it.

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

Makin chips!

 

[cj222]

Mocking up the support

 

[74 spectra20 v-drive]

LOVE IT That aint goin no where!!!!!!

 

[cj222]

LOVE IT That aint goin no where!!!!!!

Haha it's a bit overkill but I like it

 

[Eliminator21vdrive]

Haha it's a bit overkill but I like it

A bit? lol But it is different and that is hard to accomplish ! What steering?

 

[cj222]

A bit? lol But it is different and that is hard to accomplish ! What steering?

I am doing the sprocket and cable steering setup

 

[cj222]

Getting the Steering setup in now.

 

[cj222]

Not sure if this is a common thing but I didn't like the cable slack so I made this little bracket to support them in the middle of the run.

 

[cj222]

 

[papabear639]

I could be wrong but would some sort of a sleeve like Teflon be a good idea in the pass through?

 

[poncho]

View attachment 1416214

My Canyon is that way.

 

[cj222]

I could be wrong but would some sort of a sleeve like Teflon be a good idea in the pass through?

Yes I would think so. I might make something but I think for now it will be just fine. It doesn't have and heavy rubbing pressure on the aluminum as it passes through

 

[cj222]

My Canyon is that way.

It makes sense to me to have some sort of support for the cables

 

[poncho]

It makes sense to me to have some sort of support for the cables

When I first saw it I thought it must rub, 10 years later looks fine but I'm not out every weekend either.

 

[cj222]

When I first saw it I thought it must rub, 10 years later looks fine but I'm not out every weekend either.

That's my thinking as well. I don't get out to play with my other boats as much as I'd like to so this one will be just fine haha

 

[cj222]

Put some bling on it

 

[cj222]

 

[poncho]

I'm assuming you made the turnbuckle pad mounts yourself?....That looks amazing.
I'm sitting here thinking how the plate flexes at the outer edge with the wider mounts versus the traditional that look more like a square.

 

[cj222]

I'm assuming you made the turnbuckle pad mounts yourself?....That looks amazing.
I'm sitting here thinking how the plate flexes at the outer edge with the wider mounts versus the traditional that look more like a square. View attachment 1418157

Yes I machined all the parts. Was a lot of work on a manual mill lol. I have seen a few boats done like this including a Schiada, Hallett Vector and my buddies Rush GN boat. It helps keep the plates from cupping. These plates are 1/8" stainless and still have plenty of flexibility with these pads on them.

 

[cj222]

Drilled the transom for the -16 bulkhead fittings and made the hoses for water pickup.

 

[cj222]

Started building my seats. Front buckets are done. Working on a design for the rear seat now.

 

[TonyFanelli]

Started building my seats. Front buckets are done. Working on a design for the rear seat now. View attachment 1422958 View attachment 1422959 View attachment 1422960 View attachment 1422961 View attachment 1422962 View attachment 1422963

They look fantastic! Damn!

 

[cj222]

They look fantastic! Damn!

Thank you!

 

[cj222]

Back seat in the works. Building it to go over the trans.

 

[lenmann]

Damn dude, you will definitely never have any problem with dry rot like the rest of us mere mortals that settled for plywood furniture.

What's the plan for attaching upholstery?

I don't recall what you were doing for power, but I have seen on wood rear seats, a flange across the top of the seat back to help eliminate the seat back from bowing under acceleration. Just a thought.

Great work as always, I dig your creativity and the energy you seem to find to keep this moving forward while running a shop with a six month backlog, raising a family, etc. Thanks again for bring us along.

 

[cj222]

@lenmann
My upholstery guys make them a snap in removable cover.

I will be putting my 548ci motor in this boat. I thought about the flex in the seat. Depending on where it fits in relation to the engine I might fabricate a support bracket off the motor to back of seat.

Thank you for the compliments. As you can see most of my updates are at super late hours of the night. That is when I find the time to work on this project

 

[cj222]

Test fit the rear seat before I finish it up

 

[TonyFanelli]

Test fit the rear seat before I finish it up View attachment 1423291 View attachment 1423292 View attachment 1423293 View attachment 1423294

You do know that you're going to have to sell me that boat when you're finished don't you?

 

[cj222]

You do know that you're going to have to sell me that boat when you're finished don't you?

 

[poncho]

@lenmann
My upholstery guys make them a snap in removable cover.

I will be putting my 548ci motor in this boat. I thought about the flex in the seat. Depending on where it fits in relation to the engine I might fabricate a support bracket off the motor to back of seat.

Thank you for the compliments. As you can see most of my updates are at super late hours of the night. That is when I find the time to work on this project

Part of the reason for seat braces in my Canyon was having a place to mount some stuff, things are different now but you get the idea.

 

[poncho]

You do know that you're going to have to sell me that boat when you're finished don't you?

I'm at the point in life where I can only hope to get my hands on something built with this much talent.

 

[cj222]

Part of the reason for seat braces in my Canyon was having a place to mount some stuff, things are different now but you get the idea. View attachment 1423319

And it looks cool

 

[TonyFanelli]

I'm at the point in life where I can only hope to get my hands on something built with this much talent.

I hear ya...this guy's talent is bound to start a bidding war

 

[cj222]

Frenched in the taillights and step lights on the trailer

 

[mash on it]

Always following your build.
Amazing craftsmanship and talent.
Truly a work of art.

Dan'l

 

[cj222]

Always following your build.
Amazing craftsmanship and talent.
Truly a work of art.

Dan'l

Thanks bud

 

[cj222]

Started building my exhaust setup. Built 4.5" transom tips, cut the holes in the transom (was painfull to cut holes in the boat lol) and temporarily mounted them. Also got my tailpipes mocked up for now. When I get some more free time I will cut then back apart and build the inner pipes to make them fully water jacketed to the transom.

 

[TonyFanelli]

Started building my exhaust setup. Built 4.5" transom tips, cut the holes in the transom (was painfull to cut holes in the boat lol) and temporarily mounted them. Also got my tailpipes mocked up for now. When I get some more free time I will cut then back apart and build the inner pipes to make them fully water jacketed to the transom. View attachment 1427101 View attachment 1427102 View attachment 1427103 View attachment 1427104 View attachment 1427105 View attachment 1427106 View attachment 1427107 View attachment 1427108 View attachment 1427109 View attachment 1427110 View attachment 1427111 View attachment 1427112

Awesome work as usual!

 

[cj222]

Awesome work as usual!

Thank you!

 

[cj222]

Burned the Midnight Oil and completed these fully jacketed tailpipes.