Mini Tunnel finally building! From Scratch

[home made tunnel]

Thanks for the update! You have clearly taken your time with this project, it looks fantastic! I have been both a mechanic and a welder at a local shop here in utah for the last 6 years and have been itching for a fun project. I have been researching homemade boats and your project has inspired me to now make a cat. Where did you come up with the basic dimentions? Keep the updates coming!

Thanks everyone ! ! !

Rad4tuna - I changed things up quite a bit. Originally I wanted it 18' long. Looked at cost of materials, and for an experimental project, it was too much in my opinion. So, I scaled everything down to 2/3 size (12'). Then looking at it more, i added an extra 18" behind the seat. I have a couple pictures of designs I had a couple years ago - - - All of which were BAD haha. (SEE SOME PICTURES ATTACHED TO THIS THREAD)

Originally, I had it planned out that the driver was too far back in the boat for CG. Then, the decreasing tunnel depth was an issue (common misconception to the ignorant). The secrets of tunnel hull design book opened up my eyes a lot. Much of the dimensions were from basic "Good-to-the-eye", and some others were "ut-oh... that won't work".

I had inspiration from Glen-L designs, and the 13' Biel owner here on this forum.

HOPEFULLY GETTING WET THIS SPRING ! ! ! Tax returns will get me a brand new E-Tec (90 or 115... undecided for weight).