I know I haven't posted here since I sold my Tahiti, but this thread I found is of epic proportions

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570

The down and dirty. Gentlemans GSXR is running like crap, so he runs into the local gas station buys two bottles of NOS Ocane booster, and pours them into his fuel tank. He makes it 10 miles before his bike craps out completely. Later on he discovers it was not NOS octane booster he put in his tank, but NOS ENERGY drink

Enjoy

I know I have seen them before, and I am still searching. What I need is a picture or video of a twin turboed big block jet boat. Any help is greatly appreciated,

Thanks
TT

What do you think the value of my 1972 Tahiti Tiger is? She is far from a show queen, but is extremely reliable. I am just not sure if want to sell it or hold on to it.

So the Details
2 year old upholstery
1 year old carpet
3 year old rebuilt 455 Olds, with Melodine 10 qt pan, Mondello oil restrictors, oil pump, lifters, and jet boat cam.
Edlebrock Torquer intake, with a 600 cfm Edlebrock carb
Holley Red fuel pump
GM 1 wire alternator
MSD 6AL w/5k rev chip, Pertronics Ignitor, MSD wires.
Saddle Tanks freshly cleaned, bow tank has been removed, but I still have it making a total of 50 gallon capacity
Water logs, but will throw in a used set of TT Rewarders
New (used tires) on trailer, new bearings, and seals, LED lighting

Some pics,

Passed away at age 63

He will be missed. 

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=38389&ca t=14

I know a few of you had them. Unfortunately I sold all of mine when I moved into an apartment, and had to empty the parents back yard. LOL

I had a 1972 240Z, had the original faded blue metallic pain with some hideous rear window louvers. Grey primer spots all over the body, the car looked like pure crap. Under the hood though lay a beautiful I-6 L24 block, bored out, with a late model 280Z head milled to the hilt, ported, polished, Chevy valves, a nice high lift ISKY cam sat under the cover. Tilton dual disk clutch, on a lightened flywheel, MSD ignition, triple side draft Delortos. The car got 9 miles to the gallon on a good day. Tri-mil equal length headers, 2 1/2" pipe to the rear with a glass pack. Car also had full poly urethane bushings, with Tokico 5 way shocks, and motorsport springs.

Most people would hear the car lopping at the light, and just figured it was pos with a bad miss. But when the light turned green there was no catching the little beast. I walked 5.0 Mustangs, and a few classic camaros. I lost to a vette once. I knew it was pumped, I was just hoping for luck, and it was not with me. He didn't spank me, I certainly surprised the eff out of him though LOL.

I also had a 23 window rag top bus, that would do high 12s to low 13s in the quarter. Used to cruise it to the swap meets at Sears Point (infineon) with the needle tapping the 0 peg (approximately 100).

I also had a 67 GT390 4spd Fastback Mustang, but it was not a sleeper. It looked fast, sounded fast, and was fast LOL.

Dare I say it? There was a nice article on HB about replacing a rotting transom. My transom is only rotting on the right corner of the boat. But it is my understanding there are no patch jobs. My stringers knock on wood are perfectly fine. So my plan is to pull the engine, pull the Berkeley aluminum housing off, and remove the saddle tanks. Then I will take my trusty die grinder and cut the inner fiber glass off. From there I will remove the rotten wood, and us a putty knife to remove the good wood . I have a nice little right angle air sander that uses roloc disks that I will use to clean up with.

OK I have the removal part planned out pretty good, but how the heck to I get it back together? My original plan was to use a synthetic like foam core, or etc. But a rep at Fiberglast pretty much told me that was a bad idea, even for a jet boat transom. So I am thinking of staying with 1" marine plywood.

Now this is how I THINK it is supposed to be done, correct me if I am wrong. Using stiff cardboard or thin 1/4 plywood, make a template of the transom. Then cut out the 1", and fit as needed. From there I glass a single layer of cloth to the 1" marine plywood, and seal the edges. Once cured (next weekend) I basically put a thick coat of rosin (mixed to cure slow), all over the transom, and slip in the new glassed plywood. Apply many clamps, and wait for it to cure. Once that is done, I can then apply more cloth as needed around the edges, the top deck seem, and the stringers.

So does this sound like a good attack plan?? Please advise or correct as needed. If I am totally off tell me now LOL. A fiber glass shop wanted $1500 to replace the transom, and I just don't have that kind of spare coin.