thanks. the early toads won't hava any number on the transom, but the last few will. the numbers in the gel didn't start until 73-4. If you find one that looks like a tahiti toad...it's a tahiti toad. no one else built that thing, for good reason I guess.
the elusive toad. I can't count how many of my friends have known where one is stashed away through the years only to turn out be some other ugly piece of shit, not always even a Tahiti. I've seen 2 in person over the last 25 years, maybe 5 on the net. All jets and one I/O. you'd be the first to actually find one, and I'd owe you and your wife dinner.
this I/O pops up on craigslist from time to time but the guy's smoking crack on the price.
'nother jet that someone bought a few months ago on hot boat, butt ugly paint. have you ever seen so much junk mounted on a deck?
and this one, while not a 'toad' it was tagged toad II, or mini toad by the riggers back in the day and is my all time favorite Tahiti. Only seen 3 over the years. the yellow one was on ebay and some other tasteless fuker got a hold of the guy and bought it before the bidding was finished. it was in Texas and i was already figuring out how to get it back to so cal when it vanished. the other was for sale on hot boat but gone by the time i found the ad. you find one like either of these last two, i'll owe you something better than a dinner. maybe re-set your intake, or wire your boat or what ever else you might need on that tahiti of yours.
