I've considered doing it less pump. Id have to take the intake though. Id sell just the boat for 3k.

Here are some misc. pix I have. (Ive got several hundred of the boat in varying stages...)

Impeller-This is aluminum. If someone wants to run big power Id recommend going stainless(I have one for sale). The good thing about the aluminum Jacuzzi is that they are fairly stout. With the extra vein there is more material holding it together, but the fact remains, its aluminum.



Here is the delta pad just in front of the intake starting with the green stuff.


Bottom



Intake & Cav plate recesses, just like Hurry round hondo.

Ive got the pix but they are on my old computer. If you have pix of yours post em up. I am intimately familiar with the bottom of my boat. Ill try to get the pics up tonight otherwise.

no noticeable change to handling. The mod is done to increase pump loading efficiency at high speeds.


Example:
Take a knife or spatula and hold it vertically under running water, notice how the water runs off in a sheet. Next hold the backside of a spoon under the water vertically, notice how the water follows the shape of the spoon.

The knife example is the delta pad, the spoon example is of the modified entry. Im not saying the delta pad wont work, my boat ran fine without it(before the big power came). The goal was to go as fast as possible with my power though. The spooned entry loads harder than the delta pad does. Perhaps a pump with a delta pad entry could be loaded as hard, but it would have more shoe & loader which would create drag and scrub speed and potentially cause ill handling.

Also, if you dont know who Jeff Bennett is, he is a long time jet racer and happens to be a Rocket Scientist for Boeing as a day job. He knows the Hondo Pantera hull and I trust his word when he tells me to go fast it will require the removal of the delta pad.

As for handling, it handles great. It doesn't have a turn fin so I never got crazy with it, however the hull was used as a circle racer back in the day and did a good job. Most notably the Hurry Round Hondo was of the same design. That boat won lots of races. Its a safe hull.

A delta pad is a flat triangular pad in front of the pump intake. Its considered by those who know this hull that the boat runs better without it. Jeff Bennett reshaped the bottom to eliminate the delta pad. Ill dig up some pix of the bottom.

Thanks Jim,

a little story: When I bought the hull I had no idea what it was, if it had any performance potential or not. I knew nothing about boats. Turns out I got pretty lucky. Jack had a boat in his shop while I was entertaining whether or not to keep the jacuzzi or go berk. The boat looked really similar with exception of the t-deck. Turned out to be a Hondo Pantera and thats when Jack & I realized that my Brendella was a copy of the Pantera. Given the relationships between Brendella & Hondo it seemed fitting that Brendella would copy the Hondo's. Jack went on to say that the hull in his shop used to have a delta pad and that once it was removed the hull was in the 80's with less than 600 hp. This boat also had the Cav plate hardware which was beautiful. This hull has the recesses in the bottom for the cav plates too.

From there my horsepower dreams got out of hand. I went from wanting 600 hp to 700 to 800 and ended up with a bit more. This boat handled it masterfully. If I didn't have a 2 year old Id still be runing this thing. The hull is solid, no cracks, 1 inch full length stringers. Flat out screams in the chop.

I came by on Saturday afternoon. Garage door was open but nobody around. Thanks for storing it. I owe you a beer or 3 or 4.

Bought for my white boat. Not going to use it. Pair this with an msd window switch and you have your own banderlog switch. 12 volt, continuous duty, brass body, stainless internals, can withstand 230 psi. Normally on or off depending on how you wire it. Fiarly small, fits in the palm of your hand. 1/2 inch plumbing ports.

Paid 90 plus shipping...Will sell for $40 plus shipping or will consider local deliveries.

Someone make me an offer on this thing!

Crappy pic, but this is a shot I took of the alternator mount. There is a spot to mount your MSD ignition on the plate as well, or if you want I can cut that part off. Mount will be polished for new owner. Wiring is super clean on this boat. All new. Runs from the terminal block down through a 1 inch grommet in the rail, back a few feet then back up through the rail. Wiring then runs along the bell housing. End result is a spotless wiring job that is hardly seen. Brand new Optima red top goes with the boat.

may consider trade for other jet boat

If you are into Hondo's, you will love my Brendella...Its for sale too . Boat is ready for big or small power, up to you!

Thats the vdrive stick. Come closer and watch me beat you with it 

bump.