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Boats For Sale / 18ft Challenger jet boat

« on: November 16, 2011, 08:45:13 PM »

1978 challenger
Ford 460
Rewarder headers
Holley 750 (just rebuilt)
Dominator pump (just rebuilt)
Elec place diverter, mini droop
New back seat
Floor and carpet one year old
Cd player, sub, (New) alpine speakers, amps
Dual batteries
Matching Bimini included
Lots of billet and chrome
Msd ignition and distributor
Tunnel ram intake

Tandem axle trailer w billet wheels and brand new tires. Just re done last season, welding, paint, lights, etc

Los Angeles Area. make an offer

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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / cracks where intake mounts

« on: May 13, 2010, 07:18:05 PM »

i got 2 cracks where the intake of the jet bolts up as shown in picture below. how should I go about repairing these?

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Interior / aluminum trim for dash

« on: February 25, 2010, 09:24:20 PM »

anybody know where to buy the small like 3/4'' trim that mounts on the dash where the fiberglass ends. mine has cracked and split

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Jet Pumps / pump rebuild in L.A. or OC area

« on: February 23, 2010, 05:46:53 PM »

Got my Dominator pump out, know of anybody in the Los Angeles/Orange County area that does rebuilds?

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Ford 460 compression

« on: February 17, 2010, 07:35:06 PM »

What compression should I have in a ford 460... Relatively stock as far as I know. I got some numbers like 155 150 140 130 and the rest are 140-155

Looking to get a reading on my motor here

Thanks

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The No Wake Zone / challenger logo

« on: February 15, 2010, 12:13:41 PM »

anybody got a picture of the challenger logo looking to get some decals made but dont have anything to go off of

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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / Crack in Dash

« on: January 12, 2010, 08:32:46 PM »

78 Challenger Jet boat

I guess voer time from walking on the bow to get in the dash has cracked like wher ethe gauges are.....I found that the wood sandwiched between the fiberglass and gelcoat has also crack right there.

Whats the best way to fix this? Redo the whole piece (don't really wanna have to do this since it will then need gelcoat to match)

Or cut out just the wood and glass a new piece in?

Once I fix it I'm going to put a piece in from the dash to floor so it doesnt take the abuse on that one piece.

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Interior / broke a seat...what about 2 benches?

« on: August 31, 2009, 03:27:57 PM »

broke a seat so what do you guys think about two benches in a jet boat? one up front and in back?

pros and cons
thanks

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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / resin

« on: July 23, 2009, 11:13:53 PM »

so i pulled my floor and bulkhead out for repairs. now to put them back in what resin is best? i have west systems but it just looks like im going to need a lot and a lot of glass. the old floor and bulkhead had glass that was strands and look like it was gooped up and filled in any gap where the joints were. anybody know what the old stuff woulda been?

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Trailers / Floater Bar vs Winch

« on: July 22, 2009, 09:01:18 PM »

Well my floater bar broke in an unfortunate accident...always thought it was a PITA anyways. WHats the pro and cons to the floater vs a winch.

It just seems to me a winch would be easier to take boat out of the water by myself.

Thanks for any input.

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Hulls / Lifting hull off trailer? and a floor question

« on: July 19, 2009, 11:24:08 PM »

Need to fix a crack on the bottom but I can't get to it on the trailer. I suppose I have to pull my motor out to begin with. Its a 18' Challenger jet boat. What are my options, I don have an a frame, i do have a shop crane, and can probably fab something up. just need some ideas here.

also gotta cut some of the floor, not sure if it is wood or fiberglass?? i know in the backseat it is fiberglass flooring, is that available to buy in a sheet or what are my options there?

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Hulls / crack in hull

« on: July 13, 2009, 10:39:43 AM »

so i noticed my boat filling with water after driving around for awhile and i did a test on the trailer to find a crack on the bottom around the driver seat next to where the bunk it. its about 12 to 18 inches long but doesnt look bad, im thinkin with flex it is worse then it appears. i have everything to do fiberglass work and all, but i really want to finish the season out without ripping the floor out. can it be done?

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Trailers / chains and latches

« on: July 07, 2009, 11:10:57 PM »

thoughtd id just remind everyone always use your safety chain no matter if you are just launching your boat or whatever. had an incident with the latch on mine a few weeks ago and away it all went but missed the ramp.

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Jet Pumps / water leak

« on: July 06, 2009, 06:58:46 PM »

So after a drive my transom has a decent amount of water in it up to the top of the stringers. I dunno where its coming from exactly.

My first question would be that at idle some water spray out of the weep holes on the headers....should that happen, I have the t-valve?? maybe take apart and clean it?

But there is no other visible leak. Its a Dominator jet. Just sitting it the water it leaks as well just not as bad as when i'm driving, dont like the bilge running too much.

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / NGK Plugs

« on: June 01, 2009, 09:40:35 PM »

Anybody know what NGK plugs to get for a Ford 460 motor? Summitracing lists a few different ones.

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / 460 no idle

« on: June 01, 2009, 09:16:29 PM »

Boat ran great all day and then between a stop and going again it was hard to start backfiring and sputtering. Won't idle below 1500 or 1600. Idle screw has no affect as it won't stay at 1000 RPMs. What could the problem be?

Got it to kinda run but it would idle at 2000 or so for a few minutes and then drop drop and stall out. Runs good above 2k.

ANy ideas before I start messing with the carb and idle settings...I found a post on here with instructions for it.

It's a Holly 750 DP on a Ford 460.

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The No Wake Zone / Spare parts and tools

« on: March 29, 2009, 06:28:31 PM »

So what kind of spare parts should I carry around at least in the truck? Like a starter or distributor cap or rotor....? I got a basic set of tools for now.

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Interior / glassing in seat mounts? (now with pic)

« on: March 23, 2009, 07:02:58 PM »

Anything special to it, or as simple as just fiberglass the wood to the floor??

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Rewarder header injection

« on: March 10, 2009, 10:37:36 PM »

Alright heres the deal. As i can tell I have the auto T fitting hooked up to my injection lines. But under the driver seat I have lines with a ball valve to adjust how much water goes into the the exhaust, but it is not hooked up.

I know where then inlet line to this ball valve comes from, but does the outlet go before or after the auto "T" valve?

Does that make sense?

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / fuel valve

« on: March 10, 2009, 08:21:51 PM »

anybody know of any good tank selector valves (electric) and where I can buy one?

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Jet Pumps / Dominator Jet Water Hookup

« on: March 08, 2009, 09:21:09 PM »

Where do I hook up the water hose for a dominator jet to run it on the trailer? Also I have a fitting that is after a ball valve that goes to the motor is that where I run the motor water through?

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Jet Pumps / shopping around...what to look for in the jet

« on: March 06, 2009, 11:09:24 PM »

New to boats, what do I need to look for in the jet as far as impeller, wear ring, and whatever else there is? Anyway to tell if either of those are bad?

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