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Projects / Re: Sleekcraft SST Tunnel Project.
« on: January 26, 2016, 10:58:17 AM »
So rip the ply wood and set the stringers first. This what the stringers are gonna consist of. The hull under the new ply wood isn't all that level it was like the factory dump resin in along one side of the tunnel and slapped the plywood down. Leaving what I got now a unlevel mess.


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Projects / Re: Sleekcraft SST Tunnel Project.
« on: January 26, 2016, 09:54:07 AM »
So encasing everything at once not a good idea? I was gonna round out the string to the plywood and then use some mate to start and  bond the stinger to the plywood. I was also thinking about using liquid nails? For attaching the string to the floor and maybe the same route for the floor to the hull. Yay or nay on the liquid nails idea ?


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Projects / Re: Sleekcraft SST Tunnel Project.
« on: January 26, 2016, 05:44:52 AM »
I have a friend that's played with glass and made a lot of dash parts for car and what not he is gonna give us a hand. And I figured we would start with resin on all the wood first and I got to fiberglass seats that need new bottoms glasses in. So we are gonna start there and get a idea of how it goes and get a feel for it all before we do the floor.


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Projects / Re: Sleekcraft SST Tunnel Project.
« on: January 26, 2016, 05:41:13 AM »
Yup! This weekend consisted of installing a heater in the garage all day Saturday. It's cold up here!  Sunday I got all the wood ruff cut and I also ruff cut the two stringers for motor mounts. There is gonna be a grinding party this weekend to finish prep work on all the old fiberglass. And then I guess it's off to the races with laying the glass.


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Projects / Re: Sleekcraft SST Tunnel Project.
« on: January 24, 2016, 12:14:00 PM »
I didn't mean it like that! Our first jet boat project. The boat we bought out of CT has NH registration tags on it. You think I am that stupid to think I have the only jet boat in New England?


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Engines / Engine Parts For Sale / Re: BBC rectangle port tunnel ram
« on: January 24, 2016, 11:21:02 AM »
Might as well sell the rectangle port heads if your just gonna run a tunnel ram meant for peanut heads. Gonna probably find it very hard to tune. Spend the money it's gonna be well worth it in the end. We are talking horse power son


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Projects / Re: Sleekcraft SST Tunnel Project.
« on: January 24, 2016, 10:22:34 AM »
Here's the beginning of replacing the floor


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Projects / Sleekcraft SST Tunnel Project.
« on: January 24, 2016, 10:20:48 AM »
Everyone loves a project to follow. My buddy and I have a nice winter project and first jet boat here in New England. 1980 Sleek Craft SST Tunnel. With a Berkeley Jet.


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Jet Pumps / Re: Berkeley 12JC pump...need advice plz (1975 Sanger Super Jet)
« on: January 19, 2016, 04:35:39 PM »
I just took a screw driver and wacked away at it from inside the boat side to side top to bottom. In the holes the bolts came out of. Popped right off


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Jet Pumps / Re: Berkeley 12JC pump...need advice plz (1975 Sanger Super Jet)
« on: January 18, 2016, 06:56:29 AM »
I can say the pump ain't coming out the transom lol. But hey if you can get at all the bowl bolts don't see why you can't do it how your thinking. But other wise your probably gonna have to pull the motor and remove the whole pump as one. I recently gutted a Sanger and found the round hole to be a bad engineering idea.


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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / Re: What oz glass to use
« on: January 16, 2016, 05:08:15 PM »
Oh definitely many to come.


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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / Re: What oz glass to use
« on: January 16, 2016, 04:12:16 PM »
Sounds good! I have high faith in my self lol.


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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / Re: What oz glass to use
« on: January 16, 2016, 02:59:11 PM »
Ok cool thanks for all the info and the links too. Perfect. One more question besides grinding with a sanding wheel the old glass in the hull and wiping it down before. Any thing else needed to make sure there is a good bond to the old. And how can I tell if it's not gonna bond cause it's not the same type


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Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair / What oz glass to use
« on: January 15, 2016, 10:19:51 AM »
So I am gonna be replacing the floor and adding stringers to hang the four point motor mount system in this sleek craft SST hull. I can't find any advice anywhere on what type of fiberglass I should use. Matt vs woven vs weight. I have done my fair share of reading on fiberglass work and get the concept but have yet to really nail down what is best for my application here. Any input on how many layers and what weight and type of glass should be used and how far the new should be over lapped on to the old would be great.


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The No Wake Zone / Re: Bell Moto 3
« on: January 05, 2016, 09:31:35 AM »
It's called evolution. Survival of the fittest. Ssss.


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Jet Pumps / Re: Clean out port filled?
« on: December 06, 2015, 05:35:05 AM »
So I have another question then being a newbie here. If that's done would it be reasonable to think the veins have been ported? Everything inside the pump is painted a puke green


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Project Boats For Sale / Re: WTB Tunnel hull jet boat project
« on: December 04, 2015, 04:21:33 AM »
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Jet Pumps / Re: Clean out port filled?
« on: December 02, 2015, 03:17:21 PM »
It's a Berkeley pump. And that's what I was wondering my self. But at the same time I see people set their pumps back and the hand hole ends up in the transom so how does that work or is it like a race thing only ?


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Jet Pumps / Re: Clean out port filled?
« on: December 02, 2015, 10:29:25 AM »
Nah mine doesn't look like that mine looks like something someone would freak out and say u can't run this its missing bolts. You wouldn't know it was ok until u looked inside the suction housing.  Pics later uploaded


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Jet Pumps / Clean out port filled?
« on: December 01, 2015, 04:28:20 PM »
Bought a complete boat for the motor and pump. Noticed that there wasn't any bolts holding the clean out inspection port cover on. Guy said that factory that's how they come. I don't believe that. Looking in side the suction housing it's been filled and painted very nice like a port and polish job. What's the advantage to this the pump wasn't set back on the hull so the port could of been used if wanted to. Is there a advantage to having this done? 


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Oil coolers ?
« on: November 26, 2015, 03:22:53 PM »
What are you guys running for oil coolers and how do you have them set up?


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The No Wake Zone / Re: Looking for a breather tank
« on: November 25, 2015, 06:07:40 AM »
When you run a tunnel ram or a blower or even a regular carb the tank acts the same way as running the breather lines off the valve covers to the carb. Looks better than 12 inch lines running up a tunnel ram set up. They are also know as puke tanks.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: "Winterizing"
« on: November 25, 2015, 05:57:13 AM »
Yah both sides of the block should have small valves if it's a marine motor set up. And I would undo the line coming from the pump too. Does it even get below 50 out there any way


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The No Wake Zone / Re: What are you drinking today?
« on: November 23, 2015, 03:56:15 PM »
Shipyard pumpkinhead


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Boat headers
« on: November 22, 2015, 03:43:03 PM »
Oh they rust out from the inside out. And water pumps right in. You can run them a few ways wet with water out the tail pipe but with a big cam and the wrong tail pipes you can get reversion. Or you can run the tail pipes dry and the manifolds wet.  I wouldn't recommend buy used ones the jackets do rot and crack. Guys that run them change them like a insurance from lossing a motor. Just alittle heads up. I would stick to a over the transom  set up. 


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