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« on: February 14, 2009, 02:43:49 PM »
A friend of mine has owned this '73 Kona Jet with a berkeley pump, 468 olds (done right) for the past six years. He's interested in selling it and I'm interested in buying it. Would be my first jet boat and am looking for input from you experienced jetters on whether or not it's a good deal. I'm a seasoned wrencher and grew up jet boating so know it's something I'm wanting to get into. I live in the SF Bay right now but am moving to OC in June and want a new toy for the summer. Please let me know what you all think, the more input the merrier. Thanks!
'73 Kona jet, 468 olds with a 550 cam and 750 holley, keith black 10:1 flat top pistons, stainless big valve K heads, basset water cooled headers with CA legal baffles. The motor was rebuilt in '03 and only has five trips on it since. The berkeley pump was rebuilt at the same time, nothing too fancy (don't know the specs on it). The fuel tank is in the bow on this boat, don't know if that's good or bad, never really seen that on other jets. It sits on a single axle trailer. He bought it in '03 for $6800 and will sell it to me for $4,000....
Someone tell me whether or not I should jump on this deal or not. I appreciate your input. ~Ken~
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in Anaheim Hills. It's an Eliminator, I think around an '83 with a tunnel rammed BBC... I LOVED THIS BOAT! 