this may be an extremely stupid question, so sorry in advance, but he says to fill the hook, rather than sand down the transome, what is the theory??? is it Hull thickness at that point?

so I heard through the grape this boat had a killer new go fast scoop- where are the pics??  Inquiring mind want to know

hey poverty, i just accquired a 71 -73??? not too sure, 18ft Kona and there are no badges on it, so if you get a run made I would totally be into a set- For any other kona owners- my new project has no serial stamp on the back but it does have a badge pop riveted in by forward reverse lever that says JRS Fiberglass unlimited.  Is that the Kona deal- If I am not mistaken Jerry Baker owned and started Kona with a partner??? which could be the "R" in JRS-  any thoughts?

it is almost Identical to a southwind, I have the same boat, but with a bbc/ Dominator, they work good and are layed up pretty light for a play boat

Hey Bonneville- your boat is coming along amazing- did you build your own rail kit or did you buy it?

cleaning out the garage- have a few items for sale-
1- set hardin marine valve covers with PCV and breather- a small crack around one of the bolts- $10 for the set
1- Mallory dual point distributor with coil and ballast resistor-  $75 for all
1- 5.75" flame arrestor- $10
1- Lovered baffle for Basset header- $25- ( is at the bottom of the river )
1- 750 cfm spreadbore double pumper centermount floats with chrome fuel feed and 1" spacer to square bore Mech. 2nds- $100

all items open for offers- 

Well-  the boat was running but I bought a new MSD distributor, and some other little goods to get rid of the points deal, and in the midst of putting the new distributor in, I thought I would clean up some of the wiring    so now I am just trying to put it back togather- I had to stop my self from the full rewire route-  yet-   but at any rate that is where Im at- 

Chaz-
Is El cap cool with little hot rod boats,  I didn't think they were too fond of headers??? 

With weather doing what it is doing, I would like to get the boat wet.- I have to finish wiring it up, but should be good- you rolling solo or with other boats?

hey beav-
The olds are solid power plants but you want to keep the RPM low- they are real good at pumping all the oil up stairs, but lack the ability to get it back to where it needs to be- I have a good friend that has funneled countless dollars into his olds to make it a good reliable motor- nothing outrageous- if it comes down to a rebuild you might want to consider switching the powerplant up to a chevy or ford- I think you will be money ahead in the long run-  Just my .02- PM me if you would like my buddies number and you can pick his brain on the olds and goods and bads that go with it-

I have  a mild 454 with a torker 2 manifold and the most I can get is 4000, maybe 4100 RPM, does this sound legit or do you think there could be other issues?  Last boat would run 5100 RPM, different pump and a performer intake- thoughts???

Has any one on here done the bottom of there boat, if so what does it entail etc, advantage disadvantage??? any thoughts?

Hey Brad-
Drink Milk- Coates the stomach-

F it man- go for the gold- save an old barge    It's just money