the pontoon are made of Styrofoam that are covered with a rubber backed nylon fabric. similar to the stuff that inflatable kick boats are made of. On the small kick boat that I am currently working on, the foam will be painted and some camo covered sections added . painting the foam seals it and it helps with chipping but the frame takes most of the abuse. I was toying with making a side mounted steering stick on the first boat but have not got around to that just yet, I hope to have the 5 foot kicker done but the end of next week will try to get pics up asap.

Some competition maybe?

You have to admire the contributions of the worlds redneck engineers. I like this picture.

Here are the finished pictures of the 5 foot kick boat, it has a rear rack, sliding adjustable seat ,rod holders and cup holder this type of boat can easily be equipped with a motor mount, I also included pics of the 6 ft folding boat, and the white boat ( under construction) is the same boat previously posted on this page, I redesigned the seat raising it up a bit and adding a front basket rack, it will receive the same paint , camo, drink holder, nice seat that the other have.

Droollllllll

Thank-you for all the info I really like the 5 ft design hope you have a good Thanksgiving.

pics of the foading boat.

Pic of the green boat holding about 345 lbs, it floated level when i adjusted the seat. Message sent.

That is too Cool

I am thinking about building this next. This is close to the boats that we build years ago, it is 8 ft x 5 ft, puts you completely out of the water and it will have racks,motor mount ( maybe one on front and back. But I have to finish up the white boat first,

Um, there is a fee for using my design...

what is the charge

this one is about done. i dont like the shade of green but after you buy it you have to use it. This is the white boat at the first of the page. this boat is made of left over stuff i had laying around with the exception of the seat and camo.i will have to sent the paper work off to get it registered for use with a motor.







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I'm very interested in your speed and steering control modifications. As old and stiff as I am, reaching back is a real problem.

I have not yet built the controls. On the last boat I posted (green painted foam) I am going to put a motor mount on the front and the back. I can put the motor on the front and the battery on the back to distribute the weight and won�t have to reach back to control the boat. My original plan ( on the folding boat ) was to build foot controlled steering and relocate the speed controller to the right but I have not yet had the time to get it done and the fact the boat folds in half makes the task a little more complex. I have seen the foot controlled setup on some kayak pages and the way they do it is very simple. What kind of boat and motor do you have. I would be happy to help you if I can.