SoCal Jet Boats

Discussion => Boat Showcase => Topic started by: SuperJet on July 05, 2010, 04:13:27 PM

Title: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on July 05, 2010, 04:13:27 PM
Hello my name is RC, this is my first  jet, although i was raised on  jets. it is a 78 Sanger SuperJet with  460 ford and a berkley 12JG-A pump. I bought the boat from the original owner. it has been repainted once and is in need of some love. I have owned the boat for about a month and i have already rebuilt all the wood for the seats and re carpeted the interior. i have also glassed up the transom and changed the exhaust. after this season i plan on tearing the boat apart to rebuild the motor and have the pump gone trough. i plan on adding a stainless impeller droop snoot and place diverter. I am also going to remove the aluminum  railin around the boat and mold it in, then have the boat re gell'd and i am going to lay some custom  graphics out. i also plan on restoring the trailor to match. what do you guys think????

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Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: 88CARRERA on July 05, 2010, 04:27:57 PM
welcome! nice float
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: 76NORDIC on July 05, 2010, 04:30:15 PM
Welcome :beer: Very nice float and ya started out right with pics :thumbup:
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on July 05, 2010, 04:32:02 PM
Thanks guys ill try to add dsome more pics later tonight.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: farmergord on July 05, 2010, 04:36:53 PM
looks great :thumbup:
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: povertyjet on July 05, 2010, 05:09:20 PM
nice, welcome!
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: Ganz on July 05, 2010, 05:20:02 PM
Welcome!
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: crewchief22 on July 05, 2010, 05:42:47 PM
Welcome to SCJB  ;D

Nice Sanger

Look forward to seeing it one if the future unofficial SCJB events  :thumbup:
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: Brendella Pickle on July 06, 2010, 06:20:54 AM
Welcome to the site! Nice float!
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: wizard612 on July 06, 2010, 11:32:17 PM
Welcome to the world of jet boats!  You have a real nice ride there.  To get you up on the latest lingo the aluminum " railin" is called a "rub rail" and when you mold in the joint between the hull and the deck it's called a "cap".  Do a search on this site and you will find lots of help from experts and amatures alike on modifications that you plan to do. Have fun, be safe.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: IRRebel on July 07, 2010, 12:21:14 AM
Looks very sweet the way it is!  :thumbup: I'd leave the rail on, myself. Great lookin boat!

Ray
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: FordLover on July 07, 2010, 06:53:42 AM
Nice boat and the Distributor is on the right side!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on July 07, 2010, 06:36:09 PM
Nice boat and the Distributor is on the right side!  :thumbup:


lol thanks but i have to admit i just might  swap the ford for the 468 chevy i have sitting in my garrage.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on July 07, 2010, 06:44:29 PM
Welcome to the world of jet boats!  You have a real nice ride there.  To get you up on the latest lingo the aluminum " railin" is called a "rub rail" and when you mold in the joint between the hull and the deck it's called a "cap".  Do a search on this site and you will find lots of help from experts and amatures alike on modifications that you plan to do. Have fun, be safe.

thanks for the compliment. as far as the lingo goes.... when i was writing the post i was suffering from a serious case of brain fart, lol and as far as "capping" (didnt know that one) goes i know how i am going to do it. i am no stranger to customization, i build high dollar custom cars and do custom frabication for a living. I personally wouldnt mind keeping the rub rail but the problem is i havent been able to find the right kind to relpace the one i have when i re gell the boat, plus the studs up under  the bow are leaking when i wash the boat. my dad says im being parranoid but i dont like it one bit and i am planning on getting myself up under there with a tube of silicone asap.


ok maybe you can help me out, what is a gunnerwale(sp) ie seen it on a few threads but am not sure what it is...


RC
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: devillan on July 09, 2010, 02:08:19 PM
bad ass where do you run it at?
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on July 09, 2010, 06:07:02 PM
bad ass where do you run it at?

 in SoCal it will get run at Crapstaic(castaic lake) but it will predominantly be on the river, a very close friend of mine has a house not 5 minutes from the london bridge.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: devillan on July 10, 2010, 12:02:17 AM
in SoCal it will get run at Crapstaic(castaic lake) but it will predominantly be on the river, a very close friend of mine has a house not 5 minutes from the london bridge.
yea i live like 2 minutes away from the bridge too.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: sandeggo on July 10, 2010, 08:17:45 AM
thanks for the compliment. as far as the lingo goes.... when i was writing the post i was suffering from a serious case of brain fart, lol and as far as "capping" (didnt know that one) goes i know how i am going to do it. i am no stranger to customization, i build high dollar custom cars and do custom frabication for a living. I personally wouldnt mind keeping the rub rail but the problem is i havent been able to find the right kind to relpace the one i have when i re gell the boat, plus the studs up under  the bow are leaking when i wash the boat. my dad says im being parranoid but i dont like it one bit and i am planning on getting myself up under there with a tube of silicone asap.


ok maybe you can help me out, what is a gunnerwale(sp) ie seen it on a few threads but am not sure what it is...


RC

people will call it the gunwale,  gunwhale,  or gunnel, its the top sides of the boat. the rubrail shouldnt be in the water much, listen to your pops.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: GreatLakes Jet on July 10, 2010, 10:05:21 AM
nice float  :thumbup: welcome
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on August 01, 2010, 11:23:32 PM
So i finally got the boat together, and fired it up for the first time since i bought it. All in all im pretty happy with it so far.

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Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: TrailerHo on August 02, 2010, 07:54:04 AM
Sweet lookin' boat.  Love the interior also!  Who did it for you, Really like the layout..  Welcome to the site.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on August 02, 2010, 06:34:17 PM
Sweet lookin' boat.  Love the interior also!  Who did it for you, Really like the layout..  Welcome to the site.


Thank you for the compliment. The layout of the interior is absolutely stock, I used the old factory wood as paterns for the new wood and I had Robert at High Quality Upholstery in Canyon Country stitch up the seats, he is the only one I trust with my stuff.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: TrollerDave on August 04, 2010, 10:22:57 PM
Looks really nice. As for the rubrail, have you tried Rex Marine. They just picked up L&L's stock of rubrails and other stuff. Capping a hull sounds like a lot of work, but that thing would only look better and more custom capped.
Title: Re: New guy from SOCal
Post by: SuperJet on August 04, 2010, 10:33:51 PM
Looks really nice. As for the rubrail, have you tried Rex Marine. They just picked up L&L's stock of rubrails and other stuff. Capping a hull sounds like a lot of work, but that thing would only look better and more custom capped.


Yes i have as far as i can find the factory "smooth" rub rail is obsolete. and yes i agree about the more custome look, especially since the word stock is not in my voabulary.lol
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