welcome to the site. nice work getting involved into boating at a young age. i grew up around horsepower, and loud fast motors. im only 30 but i wasted a lot of years messing around with cars and getting into too much trouble before realizing that you cant have a fast car anymore. a few mustangs later i bought a SUV with the hopes of buying a "toy" and now i have my 18' boat that i can make as loud and as fast as i care to throw my wallet at. growing up i spent a lot of time at the lake in flatbottoms and blown daycruisers.
i dont go to that lake (or any yet) but look forward to reading your project thread. feel free to start one up and dont forget to keep the pics flowin.