Lets See Your Rides

chomey how much is it now, is it a fire sale yet Afro

3000.00 is way worth it....for a turn key boat u can go wrong!!

Well folks don't laugh to hard! here is my lil squrit boat! she is sporting a 355 ci chevy with a 3 duce set up! 12 to 1 in the holes .and a set of factory angle plug heads with a reverse turn cam shaft! and a gear drive timing set ! the last time she was clock by IHBA  was  over 92 mph, kinda sux she broke out that day now she just is used for demo rides ..

That engine would be much happier in my '32 Ford pickup! Sweet boat 

JACK: building this one for a '33 coupe........

Sweeeeet...

Well folks don't laugh to hard! here is my lil squrit boat! she is sporting a 355 ci chevy with a 3 duce set up! 12 to 1 in the holes .and a set of factory angle plug heads with a reverse turn cam shaft! and a gear drive timing set ! the last time she was clock by IHBA  was  over 92 mph, kinda sux she broke out that day now she just is used for demo rides ..

I've got a couple quick questions about the reverse turn camshaft.

why not run an idler type gear drive for less $ than a unique cam?

What was done with distributor?

If it was done back when cam grinders were trying all kinds of wierd stuff, I can understand, but anymore it's not worth the money to build this way.

more please

Went and saw your tundra yesterday at Infinite... That sucker is crazy dusty! looks like its been abandoned for years...

yeah sucks for me i guess its pretty close

I didn't talk to any of the guys over there. I only know Steve and they were all in the middle of projects... I guess they are thinking only a month left...

ive been hearing a month for more than a year now

Ouch. It doesnt look like there's much left to do? Looks like she'll do pretty good in the dirt. I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes on it's first run.

Here are some pictures of the Kona.  I bought it from a guy in Fullerton in Aug.  It is a 1971 with an OLDs 455, Berk pump, B impeller (going to be an AA).  I currently have the boat stripped to do some resto.  These pics were sent to me buy the seller, before I bought it.  The shine in the pics is from the good ol wipe down with Marvel and a rag.  Needless to say, it will look that shinny w/o the marvel when is goes back together.

nice ride, welcome to the site

is that real wood?

is that real wood?

That's what she said 

I had that wood look on my first jet boat, it was actually wall paper that they had glassed into the mold, looked good.

But i sold it


2sav

No, it looks like that laminate that is on cabinets.  Man, if it was real wood, it would probably weigh a ton!

Ya thats what i thought until i went and talked to one of the old school jetboaters at the parts counter of our marine shop.
What he told me you would be surprised what they used   but it always looks good


2sav

nice ride i like the wood look

Thanks.  Well, maybe it is wall paper!  I would have never guessed that! That is pretty cool, it will keep the weight down.  That is why I like this site, there is a wealth of knowledge and help here.

 Wall paper or not it looks cool !!!   

Oh yea, Welcome to the site.

Whoops i forgot the first thing, Welcome to the site


2sav

Welcome 

I had that wood look on my first jet boat, it was actually wall paper that they had glassed into the mold, looked good.

But i sold it


2sav

That 'wood' isn't anything that was used on cabinets or wall paper. It was made just for using on boats. Called 'pacalite' for something, I can't remember right now the name of it. It's tissue thin and the customer could order what ever kind of look he or she wanted for the wood.  You just change the color of the gel coat backing it up, dark=walnut, lighter=maple or pine or what ever the hell was needed. The earlier version of it was very crude and the lines that were printed on the cloth were big and ugly. The later stuff didn't look as bad, very fine art work, and looked very nice...if you're into that kinda thing. We sold countless boats, as did most builders, with that phoney wood look.