I'm so thankful that someone finally did this. I've wondered what it would be like for 40 years. Proud of you rapscallions. Looks sketchy as hell!

You won't even believe if i told you how many times i looked up "big motor small boat" over the years on youtube, and i was never fully satisfied. Until today, when i randomly came across this video. This is it!👏

The 200HP on the Jon boat might be the highlight of that groom's married life.

Ive searched countless hours for a blueprint of a death trap like this one…. One of a kind guys, props

You got some serious balls. On behalf of everyone on KZfaq, thank you for doing this.

Could you imagine....guys on a lake in his brand new $50k bass boat thinking he's a big dog until he gets passed by this 😂 😂

In the late 70's, my brother bought a 14' Glastron with an old, heavy, 4cyl, 85hp Evinrude. The boat was rated for only 65hp. It topped in at 56mph! He burned up the 85 pretty quick. Replaced it with 75hp 3cyl "racing motor" (I think it was originally "Hustler" but tweaked) and a much bigger (21 inch pitch) prop. Hole Shot was measured in minutes! But, from on plane to 55mph was seconds, the hull mostly left the water and would rock side to side! At 60mph the rocking stopped and the hull completely out of the water! It maxed out at 72mph! First time I ever water skied was behind that boat. I had been skiing less than 5 minutes EVER! and the high school football coach started to pass us. The coach's new 21' bass boat, with a 200hp Mercury, (he bragged) could top in at 55. As the coach got next to us, made eye contact with my brother, he slammed his throttle. My Brother looked back at me for about a millisecond, then slammed his throttle too! SO, My First Time Ever Water Skiing, we shot by the coach at about 65mph!!! I was Terrified, I didn't know how to fall, or let go of the rope, but at 14yo in front the coach, I was Joe Cool! A month later and just a week before my freshman year, the school photographer snapped a picture... I was on a slalom with a cheerleader on my shoulder behind that little boat!

Life jacket, helmet, conscious use of throttle, still having fun, you are a good a man and a good example

My brother and I put a 30 horsepower outboard on a ten foot jon boat and we thought that was sketchy. You definitely took it to another level.

Activities that clearly explain why men don't live as long........ Suscribed!

i really enjoyed watching this. when i was young i put an 40 hp on a 14 ft sailboat hull that was damaged in a storm. cut the keel and used 2 one inch marine plywood to make the transom. it used to bob up and down and then jump out of the water much like your test did. i tied a rope from the bow that i could hold on to. watching you made me think back to that. thank you for that. can't wait for your next video.

When were kids probably 15 my Dad had a 14’ Sears Jon Boat, I grew in Florida, it had a 4.5hp Sears out board which was just a dog of a motor. My neighbor and buddy of mine’s Dad had a 18hp Evinrude. With two people in it, it was scary fast. Now I’m 64 and after seeing this I think we were fairly sane. I just laughed for 10 mins. Awesome! You guys have huge balls!👍

Dude turned a steering outboard to a tiller outboard!! Respect to whoever held your beer while you made this happen!!!😂😂😂😂

I could see doing this in a V Hull but no way I'd try it on a flat bottom! Kudos on your success!

This is just literally taking a sledge hammer to hydrodynamics, and that is awesome!

Bro i saw the police report, lexington police looking for a man witha 200 hp merc on a 14 foot john boat. Now that I see this, this is amazing.

Life long boat lover here! Even had a small engine boat repair business for a time so I can put myself in your shoes somewhat. That being said I was laughing my ass off and scared for my life within the same breath and I’m just watchin! This is great stuff right here!!

I had 250 stitches in my head after i put a 150 black max on my 13 foot Boston Whaler back in the early 90s. Ran over by my own boat after i was ejected.

I ran a 9.9 on a 10 ft jonboat many moons ago and had a blast! But 200 on a 14 ft... that's freaking hilarious😂. Thanks for doing this and sharing the vids. I can't quit laughing 😆

Years back I saw a similar build on the indian river in florida, it was probably around 14-16' long with much higher freeboard than this but otherwise a typical stripper single hull aluminum jon boat with a 250 HP yamaha four stroke on it. When i asked the guy how fast it was he said it depends on how brave you are.

The indifference to any form of common sense is MAGNIFICENT‼️ 👍👍 Love it, new sub!!!

I had a 40 hp evinrude on the same size boat and only had the nerve to open it up two times. Your setup is awesome!

I've had a 260HP Merc disguised as a 135HP on a 16ft fiberglass, for like 20 plus years, goes 70MPH +, coast guard tags and all. It can be done.

Lived out my fantasy vicariously through your video! I'm not as young and crazy as you anymore. I'm retiring a 140 from a tour boat and was thinking about putting it on a small boat for grins. I don't need to anymore. Will probably just sell it. 😁

After a lot of consideration, we are changing the channel name to ‘clapped out customs’. Felt like this better encompasses us.

Would strongly recommend getting a 3 blade prop with a lot more pitch it won’t have as much torque but you’ll be able to give it some throttle without flipping backwards and fearing for your life and if your ever able to run wide open which I highly doubt it’ll be a lot faster. You could easily run a 26p or 28p prop on that boat. Also this is FUCKING AWESOME

When you think your cool until this guy shows up 😂

I used to daydream about something like a 45 hp or so on a 12 ft John and just imagined it coming nose up out of the water and flipping but you guys took this to an insane level amd made it work so good!!! We fished a small nitro 17ft years ago and thought going from 115 to 150 would be disaster, now im really rethinking that it may have been just fine to do with the right mods!

Dude I’ve always wanted to see someone slap a massive motor on one of these small Jon boats, this is awesome

Gotta get the prop shaft higher in relation to the bottom of the hull. You drop it deeper and it’s going to porpoise even more. Don’t need a lot of trim either. Not sure of the clearance on that lower unit, but try running a hub less prop; small eared chopper or lightning ET. Ideally, if you put a 4-6” jack plate on it to get farther behind the transom, that might help with the porpoising and cavitation as well. Good job wearing a helmet, life jacket, and having a crash boat with you.

Bravo for having the guts to do this extreme radical setup.

I was prepared for this to be stupid and funny, but you guys actually did an amazing job. Great video!

Cool. I put a Merc 50 4 cylinder on my 1959 14 ft runabout . It sits up 3 inches and 6 inches back on a Panther tilt unit. The looks I got on the lake were priceless

Awesome stuff. I figured the back of the boat wouldn't be able to float from the weight of the big motor but it handled it much better than I expected 👍

I have a 9’ sears v-haul from the sixties that I putt around with a five horse. My 16’ Jon boat has a 25 horse Yamaha 2 stroke that I have always been tempted to try on my v-haul. I am definitely doing it now!

As an 8 year old child this crossed my mind, it has been a long wait of 5 decades but now I finally have the answer, many thanks! 👍🏻

I’d just fill the whole boat with flotation foam that way you can at least tow it back when it flips 😂 shocked the boat structure even held up that long.

All my life I wondered what it would be like to put a 150 or a 200 on a flat bottom aluminum boat! I I think a Jack plate and trim tabs would make it more stable! Also a bilge pump is super simple to install,

I could not imagine a better name for a channel putting up content like this😂😂 Content like this is what KZfaq is for!👍👍👍

Nice engineering. @ 1:25 "I can't see anything that could go wrong." 😂😂😂 Enjoyed it. 👍🏾

You aren't driving a boat! Just an engine! This is awesome!

helmet check, scars from other superb decisions check!!! love it

I had a 20 hp Merc. On the same exact kind of Jonboat. It threw roostertails at 25 mph. Almost losing control. Diamond Valley lake California. What a ride. Some of the best times of my life.

My friends and I done this 30 years ago with a Johnson 88 and 14ft semi V aluminum boat. We raced cars on Sanibel Island Causeway with it. Est speed well over 60mph and thats with 3 of us on that boat. And yes, if we stopped, down it would go! Had to use the fish house lift to keep it from sinking when the fun was done.

Would the boats version of a wheelie be called a proppy? That was insane! Could almost feel the rush!

im most impressed with the fabrications to the tiller assembly. everything worked beautifully

Fantastic engineering, sir.

Potential to be one of the best things I’ve seen done with a boat. You’ve got a new subscriber! Send it!

HAND SALUTE to you guys! Totally enjoyed watching your journey with this concept. The home do it yourselfer rigging & design is always interesting. Be safe! 👍

I had a 16 flatbottom jon with an 85 hp merc. She flew and as a wicked fun boat had it for years

You guys are literally wanted all over Facebook I have constantly seen you guys posted on Facebook😂 stay safe don’t let them get you

This was incredible! Huge fan of your work!

Hell yeah! This is the type of ingenuity that I like seeing! Badass build man and keep pushing the envelope! 😃👍👍🔥

So much fun, thoroughly enjoyed the video.

Thank you for doing this. I've been curious about it for most of my life.

That was so awesome. You guys deserve to be awarded “innovators of the decade”. 😂😂

Amazing job keeping it upright. Fun to watch.

Chicane walk, porpoising, all part of the fun. Give 'er 😂😂😂

I always say there's a fine line between what could and what should be done..... lmao😅 I've gota say this invention straddles the line! 😅😂 that said it's bloody awesome and I want to see more! 🎉

I once had an 18 ft Jon boat with a 115 hp Mariner outboard on it. Had to put an anti cavitation plate on the lower unit to get it to handle right. Had an 18 pitch power prop on it. Bringing it up on plane was instant. No hesitation whatsoever. I was a commercial diver collecting fresh water mussels. Sometimes we would have hundreds of pounds of shells plus all the equipment. Other than being such a gas hog, it was a great piece of equipment.

Ohhh yes! We've all thought about it. We all knew it would take a real Florida man to get er done. Good job! I can't wait to see the improvements and more ripping! Looking through the channel now and you guys are killing it. Much love from a little ways down I-4 in Lakeland 🖖

As a safety guy I would usually frown on this but let’s take a second to give these boys some props on engineering and their understanding of physics on the water.

Thank you for finally answering this question I’ve had for 40 years. 😂

Man I’ve always dreamed of doing something like this. This thing is SICK!

My type of vibes 🤙🏼 this video will take off! Good job guys 👍🏻

I came here from Facebook because the police department is looking for him 😂😂😂

Damn i love multi-cylinder two strokes! I had an old 75 hp 3 cylinder two stroke that I’d run with the garden hose in front of the house just to scare the neighbors. The sound and smell of a two stroke in salt water is the best.

That was hilarious. Would love to see you guys fish some tournaments out of it. hahaha.

Great mechanical knowledge and a true daredevil. Fantastically entertaining! Thank you!!

I had a Polar Kraft 1448, 14’ extra wide. I put a 48 hp Johnson with a Boysen reed and a 60 hp lower for the exhaust. It was a jumpy. But nothing like that beast. My uncle and I went fishing and I went to get the truck and trailer. He had never operated it before. He jumped the boat trailer, bounced off the truck bed and landed on the ground and slid about ten feet.

You guys answered my question on how big of a motor I can put on a Jon boat. 😂 Good job

Brilliant!! Needed to be done. Funny as it is you guys do have a good understanding of how things work (or don't) Well done!

Too awesome!! Great build, kickass video , and a ton of fun! Exactly what KZfaq is for… subbed ! Cheers guys 👊🏼

That man legitimately risked his life for my entertainment. Thank you, sir.

We need more of this. Best thing I have seen in awhile on KZfaq 😂😂😂

Nice work! This is how I remember my childhood. Small 11ft "Tinny" with too much outboard and positive trim. Look at the Supa Skua videos from Australia for how it's done.

I know a guy who put a 150 on a boat rated for a 90, it was great right up to the point where his transom broke off and it sunk like an anchor. And then Ontario ministry of natural resources retrieved the boat and motor and handed him a massive bill.

This guy has balls!!! And he is having waaay too much fun. Proud to be an American!

This was awesome. I’d love to see y’all do this with a big sailboat. I’ve seen one video of a sailboat with a big outboard and it looked like a ton of fun, especially when you consider those things are generally floating houses.

I once saw someone put cinder blocks in the front of their boat for counterweight, but they didn't secure them at all. Worked fine until they hit a big wave and it flipped the blocks back into their lap.😆

I've got a beyond-rated 8hp Yamaha on a 10' Jon, and that thing spooks me. Just wild what you guys did here.

I hadn't even watched a video yet but when I read the name of the channel it was an instant "no brainer" subscribe.

Cool test. When u added the weight at the front it got more stable. This is why I think boat builders spec their boats to the motor size. Cuz the misconception Is if you’d take a big motor an drop it on a smaller boat it automatically be faster.

My buddy had a 40hp Yamaha with all kinds of stuff done to it on a 12ft monarch aluminum boat. It would run 63-65 with both of us. It was crazy fast. It was almost hard to stay in the boat.

The socket wrench lever killed me! Lmao!!! Love it!

This is a death trap and I’m here for it 😂 love this kind of stuff

Dude I'm gonna follow you for sure. Anyone crazy enough to try this type of shit out I'm watching and telling my fishing buddy's

I Love it. Yall gave me hope in the younger generation. Yall made me A proud American🇺🇸 I Salute you Gentleman..

I keep seeing memes about this and I am so happy to finally see a video of it in action.

I own an alum prototype and had from 70-120 hp on the 14’ foam collered Safe boat like seen used by Homeland Security. I bent the bottom of 1st hull which made a cup on bottom that took 25% of top speed away. With the heavy motor a Doel-fin or Whale tail on cavitation plate of outboard helped with the porpoise action. Smaller isn’t always faster. Smaller prop will make it less squirrelly. At alum boat factory I worked, a 90 on a 17’ hull beat a 115 hp on the 15’ with same bottom. Be safe , glad to see helmet and pfd.

Who else seen the lake patrol lookin for this guy 😂

In the early 2000's I used to fish 5k yards of gill net out of a 14'5 foot Carolina skiff with a 40 hp Mariner and I thought that was sketchy 😂......Flat bottom boats and turning do not mix. Awesome video brother.

Looks like a James Bond movie! Fun stuff!

Laugh out loud pure entertainment. Thanks for risking everything, making the vid and posting it.

reapers don’t stand a chance now

This is what KZfaq is made for , awesome creation

Thank you for your service 🙏 😂 Mine was 1958 18 hp on a custom 12 foot aluminum..... 30 years ago

Prime example of the saying "if it shouldn't work it shouldn't bolt up to it"

Is that a old ratchet as a shifter handle?

You sir earned a subscriber for this awesome video !!!