I've ran ours in the salt for years (pre rebuild) and have never had a problem other than the water splashed on the chrome headers would burn onto them.  That and the salt that got splashed on the starter made it so I only got 3 years out of my cheapo Schucks starter.

With all that said, I haven't had the nerve to run the new setup in it yet but given we are 2+ hours from fresh water versus 5 minutes from salt water, I know next year I will......

Damn, what a nice boat.  Somebody help Tommy out so he doesnt have to cut back on the beer....

Damn you Tommy.  Why didn't you tip me off on the cool way to cap the boat using duct tape......would have saved me a ton of work

I gotta bounce this up to the top if for no other reason to reaffirm that this boat has GOT TO go to somebody that appreciates it for what it is.   I'm bending Jims arm up here as bestus as I can but for some dumb reason he thinks he needs to eat instead of having this beautiful boat..........

Bump for a beautiful boat................good luck with it Art

I'd be lying if I said I wasnt worried. 
I'm terrified for my kids as they are just getting started with thier lifes and I'm also concerned for myself. 
I have 30 years into this company and have started at the bottom and made it a long ways towards the top, and now it looks like we are likely to be bought by a consortium of Australian and Candian firms and I'm not sure where I'll end up...... Oh well, Karma I guess.......hang in there everybody and keep the faith....john


Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The state Utilities Commission is holding three days of hearings this week on the proposed sale of Puget Sound Energy to a group of international investors. The Bellevue-based PSE is the largest private utility in Washington with more than a million electrical and 700,000 natural gas customers in Western Washington.

The utility buyout offer of $7.4 billion is being made by Australian investment bank Macquarie and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.

Wow, keep it up. You're doing great (but glad it's you instead of me).  Good luck with your project and keep us all posted

Nuthin wrong with a good road trip Tommy....  Builds character........... Unless your Rhonda. she probably views it as hours of torture listen'n to your lame azz stories (for the 1000th time).   

So how'd it run?

See if this works for you guys.   2 speed kept shifting to second too soon but otherwise, clearly the fastest boat that's ever been on that Wakeboard/jetski haven of a lake

That mountain is Mount Rainier.  This is a shot of it from the roof of our garage.....unfortunately, our house has no where near the veiw...


As far as the 5-0's, they ran the boat ran yesterday when most folks arent home and the lake is empty.  The sherriff patrols heavily on weekends but pretty much leaves it alone on the weekdays.

A bunch of the gang served as patrol boats for Shawn Reeds Pro Mod "Top Secret" for a test and tune.  They had safety boats and Austin is a certified diver so it was as safe as could be expected given where they did it.

Here's some pics (including Mount Rainier in the back of some poking above the cloud..

i like your style

Yah Buddy, Ralph.  Chicks dig old fat dudes that got no style.......

Well, the Stretch Limo is now in the NorthWest.  Matt and BLT made a non-stop 48hour drive other than refills for Redbull and beef jerky.  Really looking forward to seeing this badass boat run up here.....