An inside look at my rare mini boat collection
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2023
- Ever thought about owning a mini boat? Maybe what its like to drive one? i thought the same, about 2011 i started a mini boat collection, and i do mean mini, currently we have 3 Mercury watermouse or "disney" boats, two aqua larks (owned 3 total) one addictor mini, a kawasaki jetmate (owned 5 total) and a very rare mercury mercub! These are a blast to drive and if you ever get the chance to drive/own one, do it! Thanks for stopping by!
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That jet mate brought back memories from my childhood. So much fun.
They're all cool in their own unique way. Thanks for sharing
Super fun video and thank you for making it. Your mini-boat collection is wonderful.
Wow! That is a pretty special collection! Thanks for sharing your collection with us....
Finally. Some one who shares in my addiction. Im working to get to your level. Seriously impressive collection!
This is really badass cool. These were never seen in the states back in.....the 🙄. Been boating for 45yrs +. Thanks for sharing my friend. Well done.
That's definitely a unique collection. 👌
Awesome collection! Impressive that they all appear to be in perfect working order! You also have a dream property! The new one will no doubt be even better!
Having that many miniature boats in not normal, dude.
Im more looking at that beautiful property...
You can never have enough boats, even if they are tiny!
Who wants to be normal if you’re having that much fun?!
It’s living the dream!
yeah , well tell that to my friend with 4 dusters and 3 darts .
Best collection of the most well known (and best condition) mini-boats I’ve ever seen. That is coolest way possible to keep the pond scum and algae off of a pond!!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I truly appreciate it!
Had a cougar cub as a 10 year old in the early 90’s. 👍🏻. I remember it was a very wet ride.
Those boats are so cool! Real collectors toys! Congratulations!
Super cool man! Not weird at all. I agree with you on the addictor being number one. I remember some of them from the 80s. Thanks for sharing this cool collection! 👏🏾
I’ve always have have “2 ft envy” every boat in my life has been 2ft longer than the last. I see the fun and attraction to these fun mini boats!!!!!
These are really cool! I’m from central Wisconsin, I work in Oshkosh almost daily and have never heard of those Mercubs!! Great video!
U have an amazing collection!❤ id be super happy to just have one of these!
Beautiful collection!
Cool video and sweet collection. I've have a 10' funjet in southcentral WI love the little boats.
I see an Addictor 190...! I had 1 and had a ton of fun jumpin' that thing. I was even able to waterski behind it with 2 skii's and then drop 1 off and ride 1 ski. Had a Tohatsu 40hp.
Great video. Great collection.
Im in love with your collection brother❤
Watermouse is unbelievable fun to drive. We had 2 at my dad's boat business and they were so cool
Gold. I always dreamed about building my own scale sized speedboat - enjoy!
Your my new hero!👍🏻
Great collection
Nice collection of Honda CT’s too!!😊
This video is so awesome!!!!
I’ve been waiting for you to publish it since I saw the Tic Tok.
I’m guessing the two Mercury’s we around where you live cause of the plants being in WI.
I would be addicted to these 😂
I don't mind the Mouse, or the Lark, but yeah nice man just beautiful. The Addictor your first pick is great to, got to wonder on putting the awning up though that kinda completes it lol.
Hey just wanted to let you know your addictor mini boat 190 is in fact called a woody model there was only 500 made and yours looks to be repainted as the original would have some wood grain but not a bit on it. The sport model doesn’t have the rail on the front or the canopy top from factor. Another way to tell is to see if the wind shield came on it Because the sports model also didn’t have a wind shield and because the rub rail along the outside seems to be aftermarket just from looking at it addictor never manufactured a rub rail larger than the regular size they used.
Cool collection.
My parents farm has a pond about this size. I'd love to pick up a little boat like that Addictor to do figure 8s like you did. I'd be visiting every weekend. Haha. As it is, we have a canoe, a couple kayaks, and a four person pedal boat that the family all have fun with, but a fast little motor boat would be a blast.
Beautiful collection and man id love that pond at my hse
Great collection man!!! That’s every boaters dream pond!!! I was born and raised in Orlando and always wanted to find a mouse boat bc they were a blast as rentals!! I love the black speed boat!! And we had a jet mate on trade army dad’s dealership on
Master chef rented mouse boat Disney lead cactiol melbor forafgea
What an awesome collection an piece of property how do you not have any mini jet boats I can't think of the name but you know the all aluminum mini jet boats the ones Cletus McFarland has
Awesome collection. You would be surprised by how of these are still alive and kicking in minnesota and wisconsin.
Used to live on Lake Bomoseen in Vermont. The campground at the north end had a handful of these mini boats. As far as I know they’re still sitting up there in storage always wanted one.
Those are great looking boats.
Very cool boats. We had them in Australia in the 80’s too.
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Cougar Cub out of Hamble, Southampton, England. As you probably know they built very successful championship Catamarans. We had one here years ago and was great fun to play about with. Got hooked got an 86 Cougar US1 33 now, Remember the Cub being a lot cheaper to run haha
All of them. All of them are cool!
By the way I'm subscribed I love your videos man they're so interesting❤❤😂😮
I apologize, having a private pond that is too small for your collection of mini boats must be challenging.
They're all super cool but that mouse boat design is pretty cool in my opinion. I used to go swimming near SeaRay's factory in Oxford MI as a kid and it looks like some of the small RC hulls they'd test on the flooded gravel pit lakes.
You might risk the engine in the Kawi by converting to premix. Main bearings might not get sufficient lubrication without the oil injection. I hope you have checked.
Cool collection
My dad has a jetmate growing up. That this was a blast. Small but fun and wouldnt mind having one again
That Jet Mate sure has a...'commanding' driving position!
Awesome collection!!! I'm working on one myself. Currently have a 11' checkmate playmate with a 4 stroke 50hp Tohatsu. Tops speed was 50 gps mph with two people 6 gallons of gas and all are gear including boat snacks. Been looking for a single seat and a two seat Addictor to add to the collection. We have other boats but always end up in the mini boat. Lol Hope someday to make the trip to Arizona for mini boat madness Great video thanks again for sharing. 🚤,,🚤,,,🚤,,,,,,,,,
That's so cool
On the intro pic I thought they were rc boats😂😂”love your vids”
I'm jealous of your Disney boat. I want one so bad
Almost positive my uncle had that picklefork back in the late 80’s. Same thing, took forever to get on a step, but was bright red. Now i need call uncle Steve to see what he remembers about it.
The light blue one is the same color as the old Fort Wilderness rentals from the 70s at Disney. Looks the same too.I think the Disney Sprites had black hulls though.
How big of motor can you go before hull can't take? Would like to see the extreme. But cool non the less.
What the trim for the engine you add on the grey boat . I can’t understand the name . Yeah night and day for sure !! Nice collection
Man that Mercub is begging for some more HPs
Nah this dude just drives it like a bible salesmen. Those rip
The sound of that Kawasaki reminds me of snowmobiling.
incredible collection . Great video. Did Disney world use the aqua larks before the mouse boats? I remember as a kid in the 80s seeing mini boats on the lake that were not the mouse boats. Just curious. I would have to pick the merc cub Its too cool. But the jet mate is total 80s. Love it.
I forgot to mention I have 11 foot Hydrostream hustler I had a Yamaha 50 on that but I now use the motor on 16 ft pontoon
The hydrostream is a mini tunnel hull
Ymaha. 50 hpjet outtbard
I had the 10 foot GW Invader. That was in the late 60s. Started with a 20 HP. Later got a 60 HP. 55 was legal but they didn’t make a 55 so I dot a sixty. It would do 70MPH. Later more stringent HP came in and that ended the making of the boat.
very cool... I live in Canada and I have a 1970 14 ft Purple metal flake Sidewinder with a Mercury Thunderbolt ignition Kiekhaefer 80 H.P. 2 stroke..... Not as small as those but on the same street.
Chjuef has 14 foot searauder jet drive
Nice you got the Disney mini boat
Chief seen them used them Disney world magic kindiknm favorit
Are you gonna make a video when you get the black one to a bigger lake? Got a feeling that one is gonna be moving right along once you get air in the tunnel. Might get a little too sketchy to hold a camera at the same time. 😂
Hello from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video are mini boats similar to a sea flee as I have a sea flee with a 15hp outboard mercury fiberglass built thanks
Hey Nick, I have a mini boat that’s kinda like the second one you have. It says Bandit on the side. I heard there was only 4 of these made but can’t find anything online. Any ideas what it is. Looks like you’re the pro.
I want one now
Omg the addictor is so nice it needs a more modern sister now someone needs to find on and restore it but modernize the interior controls and motor just to uave one you can really push to the limits
Sweet collection but the Aqua lark (I have a 1973 model) was around before the addictor and from what I heard is the someone split from Aqua lark and essentially made a copy of the hull and changed the cap.
I love the mercub
But would gladly buy any of them from you
I had lark outboard model, with a merc early model with a 350 merc 2 stroke stroke raced in Sport C class in Calif years ago. trude the bottom and SS prop, i,d out the OMC,s but not the Tohhatus 30,s, did won two races., sold it with 30 hp chrysler on it.
Dear Nick,The YT Gods love you. Why else would your wonderful vid be suggested this morning to me?
My only son was sot of named after you. We call him “Nick Danger”.
Hell yes subscribed in seconds. My guess is that you are a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal deformities in painted turtles.
Educational and entertaining. The highest calling. Thanks.
That merc needs a tower of power... Would be a blast.
I have the addictor, , my uncle has the skylark. And we would set up milk jugs and race . So much fun
Loved my jet mate. My dad loved it too. Would have been nicer with a 750cc engine. $4800 new with trailer in Indy in 1990. Miss it (and dad too!).
Kawasaki my favourite that is superb
I have a 1987 Funjet dt60 2 stroke inboard. Needs paint. Comes with trailer.
Awesome collection!!! U need either smaller boats or a bigger pond! Would love to se them really stretch their legs.
awesome x5
The right person owns them now i can sleep well knowing your gonna take good care of them but the Michigan thing has me worried about the ice sheets that can potentially wreck entire propertys and collections when high winds pick up it is devastating make sure there secure
I had one of those cub’s with the same stickers on it a few years ago still kick myself for selling it see it pop up for sale here and there try to get it back every time but I miss is had number plate of 4
How much money is the black one or did you build It I really want a mini boat
1st boat looks like a Baja Scat cat. your missing a mini-hawk ! had one and put a 56ci 3 cyl OMC 70 on it. thing was an absolute rocket.
Nice collection!
What's the blower for in the Kawasaki one?
to keep fuel fumes from collecting in the compartment and going BOOM!
where did you get the boats
were do you get these boats. I wood really like to know. I want to buy one.
I wanna collect them all!
Thoughts on the Exhilarator 109 boats thinking about picking one up!
Buy it yanmar disel outbard more full efect
Not bad. Any size Cutoff on the upper end? How rare do you want them to be before considering them?
I think the one that has the cut off on the top is the pickle fork, im almost considering a long shaft for it thanks for checking out the vid!
@@NotNormalNick I got a small-ish boat as well, but its not rare... GW invader, I take it you have heard of it? Would like a jetstar as well...
Recently found an old Viking marine super dink on the facebook marketplace. Do you know anything about it? Would be a pretty cool project I imagine
I feel like the Theo Vaughn needs one of those jet boats
I have an addictor 190 dlx. I bought it in collage. It was the original florida gators mascot boa. Still have it 35 years later… oh yea it has a 30hp evinrude.
Some closed yanmare 28 dissel outbard
My favorite is the white one i really want it
The a dream property you have. My lord!
How fast and expensive is the addicter?
The addictor is the most attention to detail
I just bought a SOS express 12' with a 50 Mariner on it. I was looking to get more speed out of it before I even took it out. Theses things don't need to go any faster.
That's 50 mkh geting to fast
Where can I purchase the disney mini.
I just picked up a baja scat cat, how come you don't have one in the collection
Are you going to do a will it run on the barn find delorean?
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