SoCal Jet Boats

Discussion => Boat Racing => Topic started by: iggybud on May 01, 2015, 02:14:38 PM

Title: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: iggybud on May 01, 2015, 02:14:38 PM: From around 1977 or 1978, Does anybody remember the boat called Missleading?? The 19" Liberty that held many records from those days...
Does anybody have a film of the races of that era?
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 02:54:18 PM: Its my boat... However its racing days ended today with a crash. Hull can be fixed but its race days are over.
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: GT Jets on May 03, 2015, 03:07:13 PM: Quote from: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 02:54:18 PM
Its my boat... However its racing days ended today with a crash. Hull can be fixed but its race days are over.

Seriously? You ok?

Damn. That sucks.

GT
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: HONDO_JET on May 03, 2015, 03:26:47 PM: Jack @ MPD has posted a lot of old videos from the 70's in this thread, might check out what he has. 8)
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 05:21:41 PM: GT, I'm ok, old repair failed and tore open the hull. Spin broke stringers loose.
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: GT Jets on May 03, 2015, 05:25:29 PM: Quote from: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 05:21:41 PM
GT, I'm ok, old repair failed and tore open the hull. Spin broke stringers loose.

Holy crap. Get it up here. We'll give it the Steve Austin treatment.

You need to sell that to me. Lol

GT
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 05:26:22 PM: I'll be selling the bare hull
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: GT Jets on May 03, 2015, 05:28:40 PM: Quote from: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 05:26:22 PM
I'll be selling the bare hull

Hook a brother up. Need the trailer too though....lol

GT
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 05:30:15 PM: I already have a line on a new hull, I don't know if it has a decent trailer yer
Title: Re: Comp Jet Boat racing from 1977 thru 1979
Post by: GT Jets on May 03, 2015, 05:32:08 PM: Quote from: tpltrbl303 on May 03, 2015, 05:30:15 PM
I already have a line on a new hull, I don't know if it has a decent trailer yer

Let me know. I'll have to get the tunnel trailer from Oregon and cut the bunks off other wise.

Interested. Glad your ok.

GT