I'm gonna book my room tomorrow. This will be my first event and first time out after finishing my first project  .

i would think you could relocate the tanks if you have the room under your bow. mine is under it buts it sits in a square the size of the tank and glassed in. i could take a picture of it and post it for you to see. the carpet was easy. i took all my old pieces and used them as a template and grabbed my roll of new carpet and starting cutting them out. get some indoor\outdoor glue from home depot and lay it on. make sure you lay the glue down in the sun that way it gets tacky and sticks well. im still letting my boat sit in the sun to make sure the glue sets. but carpeting is easy and not that expensive to make your boat look like new.

snapped some more pics today on the progresss. got my new guages, bevals, and forward reverse levers on. the guages look bitchin. also got my perko switch and bilge pump to put in. anybody have a good idea on where to mount my perko switch got all the carpeting in yesterday. cleaned out the pump area with some mineral spirit and some soapy water to get some fresh paint on the paint. came out lookin good. got all my grade 8 bolts from king bolt on monday aand replaced all my motor mount bolts with stainless steel bolts and washers. took some wire loom and wrapped all my wiring up with it. motor should be here on tuesday next week 

@jbock24. thanks man. im having a lot of fun working on my kona. post some pics of yours on here so me and some of the guys can help with whatever you need or have questions with along your build. you have dual tanks ? what year is yours ? i only have single tank up front on mine

no its normal for them to glow red. i have an 06 rmz 450 and with the compression on them they run hot. i would recomend throwing some engine ice in the radiator. keeps it a lot cooler. you dont tend to see the header pipe on a 400 quad or lower cc glow red because they dont have the same power. it is normal but you can try rejetting to reduce it.

wow that looks like fun. only been to the blue water once on the water when i first got the boat. i heard blue water is under construction though ? some thing about them re-doing the inside with the water slides anybody know if its still gonna be open in that time ?

hey guys just wondering when the first trip out to havasu is ? i should have my boat together and running by the end february maybe middle of march but as soon as its done i want to make a trip out there and meet some of you guys. let me know if anybody is planning a trip and we can meet up

okay heres some pics.

also got some more news on the motor. heads are in great shape. bearings are gonna be changed out due to spotting real bad on rod bearings. oil to the cam is gonna be minimized allowing more oil to return. also found out the cam i bought is not a 490 but a 510 so new heavier springs are being put in. should give it a good thump  motor should be done by next weekend so gotta kick it up a notch on getting things together.

also looking for some ideas on what colors to do the motor. im painting the block black but not sure what to paint the heads and intake. was gonna have them polished but due to funds i cant. if anybody wants to share some pics on the motors please send them. thanks guys

yeah ive searched on cl in orange county, los angeles and inland empire but havent found any for 400. i found one with a hawiian hull but i dont need it and the guy wont sell without. i live in covina so not to far from riverside. unfortunately my funds are all going to the motor right now so ill have to wait on the trailer unless i find a deal to hard to pass up. but ill let you know when i decide to. thanks for the help

hey guys. im looking to purchase a tandem axle trailer about 19 to 21 ft long for my 73 kona. i need a little longer so i can put a stand up ski up front. its getting tiring to put the thing in the back of my truck. anybody have one for sale

cool thanks. yeah it just stopped raingin here so im gonna color sand some more. im thinking of just building a tray to level it and leaving it. as long as its safe and doesnt move around thats all im worried about. 

as far as the gel coat im not even sure it is a gel coat.  the surface is rough not smooth like a regular gel coat. its weird but after a little color sanding yesterday its smooth but no color change at all.

ill take some better pics of the paint today. its not a gel coat its a rough surface paint. kinda like it has grit to the paint so if your walking on it you dont slip. theres about three or four spots where its really light and damaged compared to the rest of the paint. i was told it was a popular color in the day. a rootbeer brown with a red flake.

As far as the motor, its going to be all gone through be the same guy that built my dads 406 sbc for his camaro. I bought a cam for it but its only a mild cam. 280 to 108 on a 490 lift. i believe stock is 450 or 460 ?? not sure on that though. im gonna have him set the motor up for that cam. so new lifters, valves, springs and decking everything.  i think im gonna paint the block, black with everything else a chrome or satin finish. what do you guys think ?

Ill post some more pics today and maybe get down to wet sanding with a 3000 grit. still waiting for my parts from cp performance 

finally got the motor out today noticed a lot of cleaning and maintanence was not the previous owners thing. also making things work, instead of doing it the right way was not in this guys mind. oh well this is a project right ? got the motor out and sending it to the shop on tuesday. Im gonna replace all of the hoses and lines as the look worn out and dry. as i was pulling the startor off it slipped out of my hand from the grease and fell right on the floor cracking it so guess i gotta get a new one.

hopefully my parts show up today or tomorrow so i can replace my guages and all that. gonna start color sanding this week and see if i can bring it back. gotta attach the pump as well and replace the wax ropes on the shaft.

Got a lot to do but plentyy of time  i will be posting a lot of pics as well for advice. also if anybody wants or needs a set of logs with transoms all the way out let me know. getting rid of them.

some pics of pulling the motor. first pic is with the headers, just had to see them on