throw enough money at something and even a honda can be fast...

id love to see boats using the coyote 5.0 motors.  damn things are 400hp and 600hp+ with easy mods.  ford even makes a swap kit with a ECU, etc for $1500 to get one running out of the box. 

Well I was gonna buy the carb but found out the carb might not be the issue. The boat can't run past 4000 rpms and if I get it on it real quick it just stalls out. I was talking with someone at J&M and he thinks it my HEI dis. When I bought the boat it came with a proCRAP HEI and he thinks that's the issue. So I went ahead and bought the MSD HEI. Let's hope this fixes it.


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could be.  ive never had any luck with anything of theirs. 

sold.

I got 6 tires on my trailer and I still go 60...

-beerjet-

bingo.  i never understood people that do 80 while towing. 

Still looking would like to get this weekend? Also anyone know where I can buy 4 inch exhaust hose for my new headers


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west marine.

What questions did you have?

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it was more of a getting on plane should the drive be fully down, at what point do you raise it up?  whats the limit to raising it without and issue of the drive shaft/ujoints/bellows in regards to how the boat is riding?  I also have trim tabs, so I hear those can be put full down to make the boat plane faster at a slow speed, yadda yadda.  i did get some tips for calibrating my trim gauge with the sender and possibly to move it closer to me so i can visually see it as its somewhat important.  right now its at the furthest point away from me and without trim bezels at an angle its almost impossible to see it where i sit. 

as of right now i pushed the gogo stick forward until i hit 50 and then backed off with the drive fully down and the nose was sitting pretty low in the water.  i didnt want to stuff it or hook something and get pitched.

they look like identical boats... why'd u pick up the other boat?  more room in the interior?  any problems with your existing boat? 

the builder is in havasu city. That's why


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ahh.  beautiful boat inside and out.  id cringe drilling the first hole in it...

I got a new hull!!!
It's a 18' Kornowski Kustom.. 72 Kachina bottom that has been blueprinted along with ride and shoe.. Fresh out of the mold Crusader deck... 4 mahogany stringers, all metal flake gelcoat,capped and custom gas tanks.
Pictures don't do it justice. 😜



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wow how'd u score that?  most "builders" i know of cant make the 18's anymore because of california laws.  they'll make like 1-5 of em and then get shut down. 

So guess my question is unwelcome since I do not own a Jetboat?  If so it wasn't my intention to offend-if it pleasure you ban my account...was just looking for some info. that I found here which I appreciate.   

i dont own a jetboat either.     i have center rise exhaust.   obviously nothing will beat a set of tuned headers... but then again no one wants to deal with water injected or dry headers these days let alone trying to get them insured. 

a set of lightning water jacketed headers are gonna be upwards of $2500 new... imco power flow center rise you're lookin at only $1800 for a sbc.  performance is gonna be better with the headers since they're seperate tubes all the way to the collector, whereas the center rise is just to the riser.  but is it worth the extra $700 for realistically 10-20hp?

adorable kid

ive got one of those float things too for my son....he likes it....but if water splashes his face....his world is ending   

ka0tyk....question....ive been noticing more triple axle trailers lately....besides the load being split between 6 instead of 4 wheels...why the triple axles?  i get it on much larger boats....but on our boats...??

looks like it could be hard on tires in turns....and now have to replace 6 instead of 4 tires ( when the time comes) and would you now have to carry more spares?

pardon me for the silly question.  seeking knowledge boss.....

all good points... and in all honesty a single axle will carry the load of most boats as long as its properly sized.  my competitive trailer's suspension was originally set up for the 18 foot tahiti that was on it before... so needless to say the ride was absolutely terrible when i put the 21 on it.  bouncy and the axles were in the completely wrong spot, if i filled the gas tanks the tongue would come off the ground by itself, so adjustment was in order regardless.   i liked the looks of the triple and aside from the little 1/2 mile jump to the local harbor our trips are all from OC to havasu... a long haul.  my first boat the 18' tahiti originally came with a single axle.  it swayed around while towing... so i found the competitive tandem.  it was great.  but towing with the triple is a whole different ballgame so far.  first off, lets get this out of the way... turns just plain suck. the axles/tires are all fighting with each other and you can hear it drag the wheels.  but ive never had a trailer tire actually "wear out" they almost always go bad from weather/time and crack.   For straight hauls, i dont even notice its back there.  it just carries the load perfect.  also with the triple the rear axle is at the very back of the trailer so going up my driveway it doesnt drag anymore.  the suspension on the tandem was all original, old and rusty so i was going to replace it all anyways. also i was able to find the chrome fenders and donor axle fairly easy and super cheap.  competitive used a "sled" design with 2 pieces of angle that bolt to the overall frame of the trailer so upgrading was easy with little modification to the trailer frame itself.

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where are you located?  i want it.  i just dont know if you live out in riverside when i can make it out there.  but i can paypal if you're willing to store it for a week or so?