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"It is a pretty sight when it is stretched out. The only part in the water is about the back 6 inches of the pad."
Mike M., Tabor City, NC USA, about his Pro Vee
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Build your own racing tunnel boat Pro Tunnel

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Details & Video 		Build your own v-bottom raceboat Mini Vee

Details & Video

If you are looking for a small, high-performance boat that you can build and drive, then you've come to the right place. Whether you want to race or just go fast or are looking for a new boatbuilding project, one of my designs may be just right for you.

All of my designs have been built, tested and raced in American Powerboat Association sactioned races.

All of my plans include step-by-step building instructions, which you can view BEFORE you purchase.

Two ways to get your plans -- by email (free shipping) or postal mail. Start your boatbuilding project today!

I am now offering plans for FOUR high-performance boats, displayed above. Please follow the links under the photos to make a purchase, or to find further information about the individual designs, including VIDEO from APBA races.

These are NOT kneel-down boats.
The driver sits in a seat, safely tucked between tall coamings. A foot-operated
throttle allows two hands on the wheel at all times.

My newest offering, the Dillon Pro Tunnel, was designed and built by me in the winter 2009, and is now owned and raced by Jeff Larson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. It has proven to be quick off the starting line, fast down the straightaways, and tight around the buoys. Jeff won six of eleven races in 2009, and finished second in highpoints.

Also, the Dillon Mini Vee is the ONLY homebuilt boat approved for racing in our Mini GT class. Three Mini Vees are racing in 2010, and two more should join them next season. A new Mini Vee boatbuilding project is underway right now. See item BELOW.

See also my Jack Plate Plans. For motors up to 40 hp.

Scroll down to the Media Center to see all four boats in APBA-sanctioned racing action.

Meanwhile, my own boat, the original Dillon Pro Vee, a two-time GT Pro Highpoints Champion -- is For Sale.

Dillon Pro Vee For Sale : MORE Boats For Sale


Racing into the sunset? The Sport GT leads the way, with Steph Hansen (Racemaster) in hot pursuit, and Tony Fortuna (Mini Vee) coming on.
Steph would eventually prevail and win the race -- and tighten her grip on the highpoints championship. --- Photo from Tony Fortuna.


Currently under construction; a new Dillon Mini Vee, FOR SALE to any current or future APBA/TCPBA member who will finish and rig the boat and race it in Mini GT in 2010...

Mini GT is a Sportman class raced only in Minnesota in events organized and run by the Twin City Powerboat Association. Tunnel boats and v-bottoms are allowed, powered by two-cylinder, two-stroke, 25hp Johnson or Evinrude fishing motors with aluminum propellers. It doesn't get any simpler or less expensive than Mini GT.

This Mini Vee will be sold as a bare hull, at a VERY reasonable price. All you have to do is complete the boat... continued


Twin City Powerboat Assoc. Race Schedule 2010
June 5-6Detroit Lakes, MN4th Annual "Quake the Lake"
June 13Champlin, MNFather Hennepin Days
on the Mississippi River
July 17Hastings, MNon the Mississippi River
racing on Saturday this year
July 31-Aug 1Crosby, MNon Serpent Lake
Sorry, not this year
Sponsorship fell through		St. Cloud, MNGranite Country River Roar
at Wilson Park on the Mississippi River
Sept 4-6Kankakee, ILOPC Nationals
national classes only
September ??
Pine City, MNon Pokegama Lake

"I just wanted to say I am having a tremendous amount of fun building this boat"
Robert K., Williamsburg, VA USA, building a Pro Vee


Mini GT

Mini GT is a very simple class using 25hp fishing motors with aluminum propellers to achieve speeds around 40 mph. After a two year absence, Mini GT is back based on the Dillon Mini Vee, the ONLY homebuilt boat approved for this class..
More information HERE

GT Pro

GT Pro was new in 2007 and really took off in 2008. A natural progression from Mini GT, it is also a great place to start racing. GTP steps up to 35hp motors, allows the use of hydraulic trim and has no limits on propellers. Speeds are currently in mid-40s, but we have our eye on 50 mph. More information HERE

Sport C

Sport C is a national class which utilizes the two-cylinder, 40hp Nissan or Tohatsu to power tunnel boats approximately twelve feet long. These boats achieve speeds approaching 60 mph. At these speeds a tunnel boat can literally fly. More information HERE




Media Center
ABOVE: A set of YouTube clips from GT Pro races in Detroit Lakes,
Little Falls, and Crosby, MN, in 2007 through 2009.


BELOW: A collection of boat racing videos from YouTube, with an emphasis
on the Twin City Powerboat Assoc. (TCPBA) and OPC racing in general.



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