there is just something about working on small engines that just makes me so happy.

When I was 13 we went to Disney in Florida and the highlight of the whole park was renting the mini speedboats that looked exactly like that one. That was 42 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.

Neat! Used to water ski behind a 13.5 ft Boston Whaler with a 40 hp engine. It used to top out at about 30mph. Your boat has less hp, but better aqua dynamics, so the top speed is probably about the same as the Whaler.

In the late 70's my neighbors, at the cottage, had one of these. I wanted one so bad. Awesome little boat.

Neat boat. Back in the late 70's I wanted one of these bad.

I know this is two years later, but your clip popped up. I must say, you have a excellent narration style. Kept us all up to date on what you were doing and how you were doing it. I give this an A++++. Bravo.

I had the same boat with a50 merc in the middle 70's, mine was a 1969, a gift from my parents as a teenager to enjoy when we were at the marina on the weekends. Lots of good memories. made by GW Invader in Indiana

this seems so satisfying lol having a boat and can be brought to the lake at any point of time for a relax ride... awsome

Most fun for least amount of money! Now go finish cleaning the fence.

Who wouldn't love a little boat like that? Very small, doesn't require huge amounts of cash to operate, needs very little maintenance and so simple to work on. This is great for hours of fun on a salt river or freshwater lake or pond. You could operate that 30 HP outboard all day for very little money and can pull it on the road with literally ANYTHING! What's not to like?

imagine your just chilling on your 35 foot luxury sailboat, and see this, 8 foot, red speedboat pass you at 40-50 miles per hour

A couple of suggestions: -Don’t pull the machine around by the pressure hose or the electric cord, - tie a zip tie around the trigger handle to keep water flowing through the pump, it will last longer

What I love is how only 30mph can still feel fast on the water

Looks like there's a good bit of adjustment that can be done to the trim of the engine. With just the driver in it you should easily get at least 35-40mph

Congrats American homeboy. A real man is who try fix all his own stuff. Good job buddy

Very cool boat! Well done! The engine sounds beautiful after you fixed it!

That boat is a GW Invader, I owned one several years ago it was a real hoot with an old 55 Hp Merc behind it. Be careful with the high speed turns, no keel, flat bottom, it can kind of get away from you. I did one really scary unintentional 180 once.

I'm really impressed by how you work with those carbs so effortlessly, obviously evidence of lots of experience. The last time i tried working on a carb it was on a 1980 MGB. Tried rebuilding it myself, only to end up with little parts and screws leftover at the end that i had no idea where they belonged. Needless to say, my MG didn't run any better....well, not at all actually. I now own an older Evinrude outboard and am trying to get smart on this engine. Your videos help a lot.

The man appears confident and knowledgeable about tearing into his boat motor to inspect and repair it.. I'm getting older now, 61, so I would be more hesitant to dig in.. I have to take photos and everything.. even then, I'm not certain I could put it all back together myself.. sheeeesh!.. I hate getting old.

Brings back memories!! In the 80's I had an Aqua Dart, looked very similar. It had a 25hp Johnson. What a blast!! Thanks for posting!!

I wanted one of these as a kid! They were the grandparents to the modern Jet Ski!

Looks like a tiny little fun boat to spend the day with.

Wow, What fun little run-around. Goes quick enough and no stress at the ramp. I like it

It brings back a lot of memories for me. That looks almost just like my first boat 40 years ago. Same red and white color too. Mine was a 10 foot GW Invader. I had a little Thunderbolt 50 Merc on it. I had a lot of fun with that little boat. Good luck with her.

the look of satisfaction on your face cleaning that fence, made the lifejackets being left in the boat ok with me.

So awesome that you know how to do all this work yourself with rebuilding.. the amount of money you’re saving yourself is incredible coming from a fellow boat owner. Great work!! 🤙🤙

I had the same boat which was most likely from the same mold with full windshield, built by Princecraft in Canada.It had a 1972 Johnson 25hp and I grew up learning to waterski behind it. I also learned a lot about propellers and various pitch and blade configurations. It ran very well and planed out around 25 mph. top speed was around 32mph. Mine was a beige colour with brown seats

Imagine this with the transom reinforced and a 50hp Merc on the back. Step dad had one when I was a kid. Scary fast boat.

boatguy: washing boat. ADHD: There is a fence.

I used to have a similar small boat called a Merlin from the 60's. It had a deep-v hull and when it was on song (with all 18hp) it had a really small footprint on the water and handled amazingly well on a smooth surface. 9'6'' I think it was. Mine also had a carb issue, which in the end I think was the fuel lines rotting out and causing blockages in the carb jets.

I use to work at a marina on a state park lake in the 80’s and we rented them out. They will fly, even with a little 10hp outboard. They were super fun.

I can't believe that you didn't service the engine first, you always do before taking them out, nice little boat .....👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

I would love to have a boat like that again my mom got me one when I was younger now that my mom passed away just about a month ago it brings me back to when I had mine

Tilt the motor up more especially when you get up on step. Cool boat I’ve liked these mini speedboats for a while

What i love about this boat is you can tow it with anything and run it pretty much anywhere.

Hey Skipper, everything short of poor. Your rich in experiences & memories most of us wish we had. Absolutely awesome 👌

The random way he cleaned a spot on his fence and didn't do a whole section really triggers my OCD... LOL!

I would call this the Red Roaster and I would have it out on the lake every week. Love it!

You are not a poor man, you are in good company, the best treasure one can ask for. Cheers from Argentina.

Put a 50HP Mercury on that transom. Same weight. You could do a prop stand around that whole lake. Boat has potential.

I like how you just work outside and enjoy it most people have big shops and you do stuff fast than others probably

Dude, your drone pilot is a fricking wizard. Good enough that he makes you forget that its a drone shot and just pay attention to what is being shot, Impressive.

So satisfied to watch this motor work on a little but beautiful old 3 cylinder engine. nice lil motor and wow the fix really made a huge difference! Gratz on the successful fix. nice little boat/ rocket

Your channel makes me want to move to FL and buy a boat! Great content man!

This is the best boat video about cleaning a fence I've ever seen

Mine is only slightly bigger, 13 feet, with a 40hp Mercury. I bought it cheap as a project (it had been lying in the weeds in the corner of a yard for at least a couple of years.) It came with a 2-stroke 40hp. I changed the engine for the 4 stroke, had the gel coat done, fitted a new screen, new seats & carpet, fixed the lights, and it’s a beaut now.

I know nothing about engines or boats but if I start I know I will come to your videos. Love the explanations. Makes it simple for a layman

7:00Head down soldier! There is a sniper.

Hahahah “ boat ramps kinda hectic right now, skrrrrk skrrrrrrrrrk”

Pressure washing that boat might've been the most satisfying part of that video.

these boats were ahead of their time definitely want to see these make a comeback for sure

Your channel just popped up. That is a bad ass little speed boat. Love it. Thank you for sharing.

That steering wheel is off of a craftsman riding lawn mower

“Boat ramp is kinda hectic right now, a lotta people don’t know what they’re doing” -proceeds to bottom out trailer

I'm an old man now, 74, but back in the day when I was a kid, we had one very similar to this red one, had a 25 Merc on it., fun stuff.

Man I grew up playing in a boat just like that !!! Best thing ever !!! Loved every minute of it !!!

It looks like the Disney speed boats you used to be able to rent, (in the 70s, and 80s) by the hour at their resorts.

Looked like a very fun day on the water, after getting her all lined out an running smooth. Great little video. 😁👍👍

Anything starting with "poor man", I'm going to watch and like. Poor man, poor ways!

We had one around 1978...we skiet behind it on the lago di garda in Italy Europe ..damn brings back memory ;-)

That's like driving a high-powered lawn mower, or a go-kart..lol

That motor mount had me anxious the whole time you were out there. LOL

A little late to the party, but what a cool boat! Find a way to fasten fishing pole containers on the side decks, ice chest on the top deck, and boom you could do a little fishing too!

I like the way you explained what you were doing as you did it, I'm not a boat guy at all but found this really enjoyable to watch, thanks!

This is like a floating golf cart on steroids! I love it!

At one point I thought he was selling a pressure washer

Came for the boat..... Stayed for the pressure washer! Nice unit!

I didn't know where the boat was made, but back in the 1960's, and 1970s there's was a boat Manufacturer, in Warren Michigan on 9 mile and schoenherr Rd. I lived across the road from them. What a great find. 👍

Steering rudder looks like it has a mile of play

Dude, wear a life vest. You're an inspiration to many young guys and girls. Seize the moment and show them how it should be done. Nice video. I once had a small open boat with a 2-stroke 30 hp Johnson. Had much fun with it waterskiing and kneeboarding.

This boat reminds me of the boats that were at the Polynesian Resort in Disneyworld that you could rent by the half hour, they were painted yellow at the Polynesian. That was back in 1977-78, and what a great time it was to drive one when you were just a kid down at Disney

My granpas sailing boat had a 5hp Mercury engine. He is still alive and is an avid (sailing) boat fanatic. God bless ya’ll

OMG! I remember one of those in the 70's! They went so fast with a 20hp it was scary! I loved that boat.

This boat ramp is literally in my backyard and I saw the wooden dingy on facebook market place last week when I was looking for outboards the one with the 2 25s on it , you must be my neighbor is what I’m getting at lol I’m going to sub 👍

When I got out of the USAF, I went to school at A.M.I. (American Motorcycle Institute/American Marine Institute) in Daytona Beach, Florida. And my very first boat mechanic job was working at Walt Disney World, back in Dry Dock, on these little boats, 1977>>>1979 >>> time frame. What a fun job that was, taking each boat for a test drive after repairs. Majority of the repairs was replacing the shock bushings on the 9.8 Mercury's. ___ The boats were different colors for the areas they came from = (Contemporary Hotel/Fort Wilderness, etc.) Back in Dry Dock we would have them all tied together by color, and at night transfer, tow the repaired boats back to where they came from, with one of the little boats. Grab dinner at one of the employee cafeterias and hot rod on the lake at night on our way back. I still to this day remember offering one of the female employees, who sat at dinner with me one night, a Moon Light Cruise on one of them. Such fond memories of the Dry Dock job, working on the boats. They were being sold off by Disney to employees for a long time, until the local Mercury dealers got upset about how many 9.8 used Mercury outboards were on the market, and the dealer was having trouble selling new ones. ____

Super good fun. Grats on the motor, great call to give it attention. Deep candy apple metallic, new gloss white gel coat on bottom, and led marker lights get my vote. Great find.

When you get that thing out of the water start tilting that motor up. My 89 Merc 175 Black Max has never let me down

A friend had one like this in the 80's, but it it had inboard engine with jet ski like propulsion. Badass

I had the exact same boat but it only had a 25HP on it… even so it was a ton of fun in the pre-jet ski’s days! Jersey shore memories…. Stay safe… be happy!

And as I was watching I was thinking the high pressure jets were clogged. Because, once upon a time, my high pressure jets were clogged in my 115 Merc. The spark plug gaps weren't smashed shut thought. Even a yr later it's good to see you got it running.

Maybe set the motor tilt back a notch? Looks like the angle could be better. Thanks for the videos. Always makes me want to jump in my boat and hit the water!

Put trim on it and that little boat would be a blast on the lake.

I had one of these but it was a tad smaller, from Disney World. The Mercury WaterMouse. We traveled all the way to Muscatine, Iowa and picked up a Water Mouse! It had a 15hp engine and could go up to 24mph! Used this boat throughout my childhood and hoping it's making some other kid happy.

Friend, when you hold something a few inches in front of the camera and shake it around, folks can't see it. Absolutely killer little boat. What a great find that was for you!

I knew somebody who had one of these, it was in perfect condition and it was ocean blue. The only difference it had from this one is that it had a mercury 100hp on it...that thing RIPPED.

Sweet little motor, nice sized boat, seems to go well and looks like a lot of fun! 👍😎

Love that little boat. Had so many with souped up motors going back to the 30's... Real dinosaurs. One thing... Study up on props, cavitation, and try several different ones. Usually just a cupped big 2 blade is most practical. (Choppers are touchy) Maybe a 3 blade for towing stuff. A good prop guy can adjust the pitch and cup to keep your rpm correct. You absolutely must replace that plywood jack plate, it will break your old fiberglass hull the way it is. An adjusted set back jack plate with reinforcing runners will really keep things safe and solid. The runners will give you more speed because the bottom won't be flexing with waves. The comments on here are .isleading. You will easily get 50 mph out of that same 3 cylinder... So many easy tricks. But again focus on safety. Get the prop height and angle correct and add trim tabs at the back for stability at high speed. Use a soft kill vacuum switch in case you hit something... That long shaft motor could really fly up, so dampers too. Sounds like a lot, but the costs are pretty minimal and you focus one at a time.

My dad had a 19" tunnel hull that would do 105mph. He died when I was 20 and I sold it to buy my sister her first car. Still miss that boat.

GW Invader 10' made back in mid 60s-70s As a kid owned a couple of these. Also owned 11' HydroStream Hustler.

When I was a kid down in Corpus Christi, TX they rented boats just like this and you could run them around the bay down at the T-Heads. It was a lot of fun and watching you with this one sure brought back some good memories of my youth. Have fun with it; I'd like to find one just like it , just for chits and giggles. Good job. I went to buy one of those electric pressure washers but they are out of stock on Amazon...I need a small one just like that. Anyway, enjoyed it, thanks.

5:26 "I should have cleaned the carbs before I came out"........................brilliant!

Thanks for this video, I was thinking about purchasing a wave runner, but they are over price and only last 10 years. Then I saw this video and it is perfect for what I want to use it for.

This is brilliant! You can have so much fun with something so simple, I need to get one of these

The thing is bad ass.. Doesn't look like there is alot of room in it but the thing moves and pulls a tube well...👍👍👍👍

pretty cool. my back hurts just watching you drive it! lol

Pretty cool to see another one of those little boats. I had a father-in-law up in Alaska back in the '80s that had one. It had a jet on it. Ran the Little River with it.

If you know anything about finances and money management, this is actually a rich mans boat.

That “custom” motor mount didn’t look janky at all...

I got to take some time to thank KZfaq for recommending this channel. Love it!

Nice little boat. Very nice little Yamaha motor. I noticed when you first started it, the water hose was very low pressure, didn't see any water coming out of the piss hole, but hey, it still works. Great editing and production. Thanks