FOR SALE: 2007 Custom Wood Boat. The II Extreme is a one of a kind 14Ft. Runabout powered by Twin Kawasaki 650cc Jet Ski engines. Total restoration & modification completed 2011. Seats four plus. Boat has a four speaker marine Stereo with remote. Yes its fast with a combined 120HP of Jet Power it tops out at 40 MPH and will turn on a dime. Shes plenty strong to pull a skier, boarder or any towable. Its a Great fun little Runabout & Total attention magnet at the Ramp and Lake! Includes trailer & cover, safety vests, anchor, towable & lines. Location is in Turner, Oregon. Will consider delivery options. The II Extreme $4900
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The II Extreme Story
This all started with a sign on a little wood boat by the side of the road. The cute little plywood boat with no engine was mostly rotted and in very poor shape. I looked it over and thought I can work wood right, with a little effort something nice might emerge? After some research I determined with some degree of certainty that this was once a kit boat from Glen L Designs called the Zip.
I began this project of invention and customization by removing and replacing about 95% of the wood. Then piece by piece I cut & fit, glued, screwed all the parts back in place. The entire interior was scrapped and the new ? in. marine plywood bottom and sides received a double coat of fiberglass cloth for strength and safety. Add some folding boat seats, new built in back seat / storage box and it began to resemble the cute little boat that I pictured it could be.
After searching for a 30-50 HP outboard engine to no avail a wild idea came to mind, Why not install a jet ski engine? The hull was similar to a Jet Ski bottom so could I design and engineer all the required parts and pieces to make a little jet boat, maybe I thought? But my search for a ski with a big enough engine also failed. Then one day in northern Idaho the local classifieds led me to several (5) Kawasaki Jet Ski?s for sale and my mind wondered, how about TWO engines? Could I build a twin?
Years followed, designing, building & testing all the pieces. Four oak engine mounts were used to mount the two 650cc engines sitting side by side, and then a laser was used to perfectly line up the intake tunnels, the pump mounts and pumps. Selecting routing for the exhaust system to exit out the back somewhere was a cruel & frustrating puzzle at best. Building and making the duel throttle quadrant work correctly took a great deal of time and effort. Next was modifying the existing steering cable system to a single push pull rod that would steer both nozzles. Two fuel tanks were mounted forward with an electric pump that moves fuel to the header tank mounted in the engine compartment. A sturdy battery mount placed far forward and the mechanicals were about complete. Then close up the top and paint the bottom blue, the sides white then add some cool custom graphics just for fun. To finish I cut & painted the lines in the front and rear decks for look, stained the top with two shades, and added 14 layers of varnish to complete the pretty wood boat look and the little 14 ft. plywood twin jet runabout became the II Extreme.
After testing some further refinements were in order. Trim plates & bottom strake were added for a better ride. Wanting reverse required removing both engines for a complete stern overhaul in 2011. New adjustable ride plates were attached that mount the reverse buckets and a push pull cable for control was added up to the driver?s seat. The reverse buckets required removing the original nozzle connecting rod then installing a new push pull cable between the two nozzles that routes back thru the transom and under the engines.
The Little wood speedster sits complete, built with love and ready for a new home.
Beam: 5 ft. 6 in.
Fuel tank capacity: 16
Speed max: 46
Max load: 800
Standard features: Boat is 13'6" long 5'6" wide.
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