Nice!!!  Any preliminary numbers?

p-jet

Nah, I didnt bring the gps as I really had doubts that it was going to be trouble free.  For what it's worth, that run in the clip was at 5000 rpm.  Seemed to carry the nose really nicely. 

The video sounds great, but it looks like you left the lens cap on    (there is no picture, only sound).

   Try it now!!! 

Will do Tommy.  Maybe if you would sell some of that crap heavily discounted to your fellow SoCalJetBoats.com members, you wouldnt have to pack it....

Still fighting with it John, Its been on the water every weekend and its making small improvements here and there.  I'm not giving up on it, I will make this thing work somehow !!  Here's a pic someone from over on PB took from Mendota last weekend.  Couldn't really get any feedback from the set up changes because it decided to run like crap  .   As soon as I get it figured out I'll let you know what it wanted, might be helpfull info for the Sanger.

 

Damn, that looks nice!!!!!   Good luck with the challenge and I'm certain you'll figg'r it out.  We have lots of time as my sons regular gig has all but dried up so he's working at a bike custom shop and the money is not the same. 

I'm planning on getting my pig wet this weekend and hope to have some pics as well.  Thanks again and please keep us posted on your efforts (good n bad) to tame the wild thang....  We're right behind you   

Try a razor blde on the flat parts.

X2.  I used a 4" razor blade and was able to strip all the paint off the flatter areas in about 4 or so hours.

With that said, I love Glenns idea of the media blasting.  Clearly the best and quickest (but not the cheapest) method.   

It has been raining here for almost 20 days in June. Feel like Washington State.
T.J.

Hey!!!!  Actually, we've had unseasonably warm weather. We even dipped into the 90s this month and set records all over the place temp wise and went over 30 days without rain. 

Now if my damn boat would be done, I'd be thrilled.....

It's okay Glenn,  we're definately going next year. 

Congrats on the new path.  A person needs to do that once in a while. Though I've worked for the same place for 30 years, I've changed career paths many times.  Best of luck.

Ed is a contractor at the local Navy submarine base.  Sounds like the cutbacks have impacted all the "non-defense" type activities but they have told him they want him back ASAP which certainly makes him feel better.  He's a good kid.

Take care and keep in touch.

Now back on topic.......

Hope you can make it Glenn and Brad.  Reading the trashtalking on the other site makes me think this will be something to see.....

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Nice Boat Dustin and welcome to the site.  For those of you boys down south, Dustin's from a spot about 20 miles north of me. The unbrella and towel over the scoop is in true NW fashion...

What those guys said TJ.  You are a true craftsman.  Congratulations for a job VERY well done

space them evenly

X2

Been reading re the theory of "less heat when more compression and less boost" 

Yup, Barry hooked me up at 8.75 for a ratio.  More compression and less boost.

Well, after having massive issues with my manifold being decked by a blower company incorrectly and leaving a uneven surface and having put the blower on and off far too many times in the last few weeks, the motor is back together for good. The company felt bad about the issue and offered to fix it but to be honest they didnt impress me over the phone and since they messed up once, I was reluctant to let them mess up again. 

On the other hand, Marv Hineman at BoostPower and Don Hampton at Hampton Blowers were fantastic guys and will get my business from now on.  Just like our friends at JetBoatPerformance, outstanding service and tech advice without the attitude that I recieved at some of the other blower shops.

Barry Obler at Obnoxious Racing Engines was fantastic and had nothing to do with the screw up by the other company. 

Now that the boat is back together and sounds so bad ass, I'm gonna clean the shop out and start to detail this pig out.   

I was exactly where you are about a year ago.  For some reason I had started to think there was a ton of Calculas (sp?) and black magic voodoo shit in doing this.  As it was, it was damn easy and the folks here on the board and Tommy talked me through this with no drama.  I mounted my rails a touch under the tops of the stringers just cuz I didnt want to muck up a beautiful radius the top of my stringers had.  Go for it and we're all here to help