My briggs & stratton powered boat running at sea

Finally got the boat on the water and running great! Used it all last summer, but i did some mods to it this summer, like the stearing system that comes from a old Ariens lawn tractor. The engine is a Briggs & Stratton 8hp from a 1977 Gilson snow blower, and it runs perfect!

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Autos & Vehicles

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• briggs
• stratton
• 8hp
• boat
• running
• at
• sea
• snowblower
• engine
• homemade
• gilson

[arndtnew3]

How fast can it go?

[kiarra00]

@arndtnew3 hard to measure

[thebigmann25]

top speed?

[kiarra00]

@thebigmann25 hard to measure

[lburbo23]

That appears to be an Ariens steering wheel, similar to the one on my mower.

[kiarra00]

@lburbo23 yes, steering wheel is from an old ariens lawn tractor

[withoutanoutboard1]

can't beat a briggs and stratton motor.

[wifiman1]

cool boat

[satchelh]

Looks like you could wind up with roasted nuts while steering. Probably nice in the winter but it looks like it might be hot in the summer.

[nicholas5674]

lol. nic boat

[kiarra00]

@subaru47911 It's not a gearbox it's an adjuster for the prop angle, to give it different ratios, but also neutral and reverse. It was in the boat when I got it, and I don't know who made it.

[subaru47911]

what did you use for a gearbox, and how did you set up the shaft. I'm thinking of making one myself with a ten horse. Pretty awesome boat!!