First song I learned, through and through, was 'Six Day's on the Road', now I've dated myself, 

lol

Ray

No you don't. I use IE and ordered and came in fine??

Ray

"I think the beer coolers will stay in place NOW!!!"

Ray

OK, Got the Moo named finally! Guy does awesome work! Does it all Freehand. Told him the name, left it up to him how to do it! I think it's awesome what he came up with!




And a Nice touch!



Guys been doing it like 55 years. Works for us part time now.

His name is Al Cajthaml, (goes by 'Cy'), Phoenix Az (602)820-5765

Also have a girl in our paint department willing to do the engine cover for a GREAT price too. Will keep you updated.

Ray

Let me try to elaborate. My last post sounded a bit "short" and I didn't mean it to.

The better, and really ONLY reason to start a jet boat off the hose is to make sure it'll start and idle. You cannot tune it to perfection off the hose. And here's why.

The engine is going to perform miuch differently under load than it will in the garage for one. Two, if you try and do this with the drive connected, then yes, you're going to do much more damage to the drive than you would gain. A disconnected driveline does nothing for you in tuning a boat, IMHO.

My point is this. If it starts, and you can get it to idle, get it in the water, under load. That's the ONLY way to tune it to it's potential

Just my .02, I'm sure some onw will chime in and prove me wrong.

Ray

Nice stack Terry!

Had a Marshall half stack, very early JCM 900 series, awhile back, sold it to get cash for my move to AZ.

Looks sweet! looks like 4-10" cabs?  If they are, good for you, sound better than the 12's anyway, and they can me miked to get volume. (Mine was a 50 watt head, 1/2 the old PLexi head, really, sounded AWESOME!)

Mine is a Fender Dual Showman head (1962, and mostly untouched, except for the effects loop), and a redone Fender cab with Celestion Sidewinders in it. I like it a LOT.

Ray

PS looks like a '65 reissue Strat?

OK, So heard nothing on this whole gathering. Beerjet's planning a trip to Big River, I've heard nothing more on the Echo Bay deal. Which is it, or both and then choose which one? Kinda confused here guys, lol My vacation is scheduled, just need to know where to reserve rooms or reserve Terry's house!.

Ray

OK, so a bud showed up today, looked at the stringers in this pig, drilled a couple small holes, said it looked fine. A little delamination in a couple spots, but should be good to go. Great, just what I needed. Well, start next week maybe. Gonna be hard to take the time to build this one now that I have 2 running boats I can play with, but after work, etc. So tomorrow gonna buy all the 2x6's and 2x8's I need to build a cart for the thing. I'm thinking the back patio would be a good place. Hate to kick the Moo out of the garage just yet. Gawd Cin is rolling in her grave over this, I just know it, lol.

Goal is simple, really, want the hull done by winter. I'm really regretting pulling it from the guy who was gonna do the glass work and paint it a couple of months ago. But when I got the Moo boat, well, things changed.

This winter I have other things planned for the other two, well, really the Blue Monster more than anything, so don't want to be doing anything but piddling on this one putting the engine in, etc.

Still want Andy's Bahner too. Might work that out next week. Got a guy lined up to buy one of my cars soooo. I am a glutton for punishment, but it's very therapuetic and cheaper than therapy.

Here we go, decided to do it, and my plans for it I'll keep to myself for now! Started gathering parts, lol

Ray

Not to thread jack, if I am, but what ever happened to the Predator Variable venturi carbs? They were all the rage and everywhere in the 80's? Seems to me a design like that would solve everything, no?

Ray

Update, just checked their website. They're still around. Not very technologically advanced, judging by the website, but might be interesting to experiment with this, lol. Bid on a used one on Ebay. Just to see one, really, might find a use for it if I get it.

Apparently, very limited production. Kinda like the Seecamp .32 automatics everyone wants.

I think we may need to have Brad move this to the Project boats thread! lol.

Nothing major, at least the floors staying in it. All minor stuff, but crawled under the dash to look and see if anything apparent stuck out. Yup! backwoods/Hill jack wiring, at it's best, and enough electrical tape I took off to pinstripe the boat with it (And more!).

Was getting VERY windy and bleak looking so I just covered it up for tonight. I'll take some pics of this mess in the morning. The guages are not even bolted in!, no brackets or anything!. I'm amazed none of them popped out Sunday. Wiring I can figure out, I think, reprinted the post on standard color codes, which should help.

Second battery and battery switch affair is not even hooked up, and the second battery is an anchor, breaker is disconnected, tubing from the Pitot to the Speedo is jacked (Should be an easy fix with some nylon tubing and a couple compression connectors)

Anybody know if you can get just the mounting brackets for gauges? I can fab some from some strapping I guess if need be, shouldn't be but a couple of hours with a sawzall and a drill. Did eyeball the bottle of Gorilla glue more than once tonight tho........Nah, better not!

Gauges are lighted, but dunno if that part works or not. Looks to me like someone put these gauges in very recently, and obviously didn't know what they were doing. They look new tho.

Got some other stuff to do in the morning (Taxes! What a friggin nightmare this year!), hopefully I can get a bunch of connectors and fix this mess Thursday night, and change the oil and filter. Oil looks very grey, seems like condensation to me as it looked a little milky before I took it out on sunday. Cleared up after warming it up on the trailer, so I let it be.

But it did fire right up!, that's a good sign. Should be able to get this mess, and finish buttoning up the Moo for Sunday. Hell if Brad can tear half a boat apart and put it back together, including glass work in a week, I should be able to do this much that quick!

And I keep telling myself, tighten all the hose clamps, thighten all the hose clamps........

Ray

Looks to me like a lot of fun was had! Great times. That's what it's all about. More PFD's on dogs than I've ever seen, lol.

Ray

Ding, (An idea set in motion.............)

Ray

Looks great Andy!, But I think you shoulda with held the beer until AFTER it was in. Looks like it went in backwards. Dizzy's in the back!

Ray

Lookin good bro, you might make Echo Bay in June!