Comments on: Building a Squirt https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:06:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: shrimper https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-138429 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:06:17 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-138429 I built one of these as well, it attracts a lot of attention wherever I go.
Mine is powered with a 1958 10 HP Johnson which gets it on a plane in a matter of seconds when I’m on my own. With 2 persons it takes slightly longer, roughly 12 seconds.

]]> By: willbains@msn.com https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-124502 Tue, 28 May 2024 01:13:47 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-124502 In reply to Art Atkinson.

Art, your boat was my inspiration during my entire build and I had its picture taped to my wall the whole time. Thanks for keeping me on track and excited to get it done.

]]> By: willbains@msn.com https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-123649 Sat, 18 May 2024 02:33:45 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-123649 In reply to Art Atkinson.

I think yours came out better than mine. That being said, I liked the fact that the scheme covered the scarf joint.

]]> By: Art Atkinson https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-123450 Wed, 15 May 2024 19:05:23 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-123450 Near the end of last year’s boating season here in Michigan, I repowered my Glen-L Squirt with the Suzuki 20 HP electric start and power trim. I had reached my limits of patience and confidence with keeping the 1956 Mercury Mark 25 in good running condition. The Suzuki’s power trim allows immediate adjustments for the extra weight of the motor or passenger load. Looking forward to this year’s boating season.

]]> By: Joe McCarthy https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-123384 Tue, 14 May 2024 23:11:37 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-123384 Im blown away by your article. Our projects sort of mirrored each other. I found a derelict boat in a tow yard 9 years ago. It was supposed to be a group project with friends, but things did not work out as planned. I brought the boat home 3 years ago to complete the project before it would go to the dumpster…My wife was not happy… I searched the internet for a 20 Hp motor and located a 1970 Mercury short shaft. It had great compression, but I could not start it being in my 60s. I injured my arm trying to start it. After a trip to a wooden boat show in Vermont…. I identified the boat…. Turns out the boat is a 1954 13′ Chris Craft kit boat….. converted to a runabout by the original owner. After much research, sold the Mercury to a collector in Massachusetts.. Purchased a 20 HP Suzuki in white. . Its been in the water 2x so far and does well for its size.

]]> By: Mike Robinson https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-123283 Mon, 13 May 2024 17:40:50 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-123283 Need more non-sail type articles….a lot of us don’t have time for snail sail….

]]> By: Jenny Bennett https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-123269 Mon, 13 May 2024 13:44:40 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-123269 Picture Thanks Nicholas, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

]]> By: Nicholas Wolf https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-123218 Sun, 12 May 2024 23:05:23 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-123218 I have published volume one and two of Americans In Their Own Words but find the way you balance between his words and your own a better overall approach.. Thanks so much. My own 86 years makes getting in and out of small boats a real challenge however .

]]> By: Art Atkinson https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/building-a-squirt/#comment-123217 Sun, 12 May 2024 23:03:11 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=180658#comment-123217 Thanks for the credit on the paint scheme.
Art Atkinson

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