is the motor still for sale ?

How much ? I might be interested if price is right.

took this off to polish up and replace water lines. it was pretty bad but i enjoy making things like this look new again. safe to say everything i can will be polished on this motor when finished. what exactly is this ? i know its a plate for the water into the block but when i pulled this off, nothing but rust. i need a new gasket for it. anybody know what is called so i can get a new gasket for it ?

@yourmom. i like the way that looks with the diamond plate but my hull slopes down in the back so my batteries would be aat an angle. I want to come up with something to make them level like an angled piece to put down in the corner to level it.

@haulsballs. i think im just gonna fill the small holes from the rub railing sand it down a little and primer it for this season and maybe look for a painted kona for next year just to swap out with. i thinking of some wet sanding to get it smooth then a primer and be done. my main focus for this year is going to be the motor and jet. i have a berkley jet pump but needs a rebuild. it squeeks at idle so im thinking it needs to be rebuilt.

thanks for all your info guys i really appreciate it. i will keep the pics coming and im sure i will have more questions along the way

hey guys. thanks for all the welcomes and advice. sorry to hear about hals kona. will he be building a new one ? i got some stuff done yesterday on it. got the seats out, side molding is all off and managed to get the logs off the motor. none of those bolts were tight which concerned me. looks like all hoses need to be changed as there melted and cracking. i was thinking of building two trays for the batteries and leveling them with big bolts so i can adjust them. my question is mounting them. do i mount them with screws down in the bottom or all the way against the back like a side mount ? i bought a dual battery switch the other day to control the batteries so im not left stranded in the middle of the lake with a dead battery like last summer. yesterday while taking off the molding i noticed theres a split in the boat all the way around. is that normal ? ill be working on it most of the day and getting more pictures up. i think since i have it torn down im going to replaced the carpet and take a look at the wood. might as well go big or go home.

@hauls balls  that boat is the exact color mine used to be and same with the seats. it looks bitchin when people keep it clean and taken care of 

still need some ideas on how to sand the boat down and a good place around here to get it painted. anybody know someone who paints ?

thanks guys

wow man thats a really clean boat. i hope to have mine lookin half as good as that. im only 21 and dont have a lot of income but harrd work will hopefully pay off. i have a couple questions if you dont mind. my biggest thing right now is a spot to mount my battery. the guy before had it on a little plate right by the logs on the right side with a bungee cord hold ing it down.   i saw how you mounted yours but it slopes down as you know, so did you level it somehow ! are you running a single battery or dual. also im gonna be getting it ready for paint. do i just start sanding it down little by little. theres no gel coat on it its more of a rough surface. i just ordered a bunch of stuff from cp performace to make it look nice with guages and anodized stuff also some stuff i needed like a bilge pump and electronics. any info would help aa lot. i will definately have your thread locked in my computer ffor help. great job on your boat again man

thanks man. i was just looking at your project thread trying to get some ideas for mine. im taking the motor out this next week to freshen up and dress up. any ideas !

new seats !

looking to buy some headers, 650 holley carb, electric fuel pump, battery box, and want to know if anybody knows a good place to get my boat painted. any info helps

hey guys. New to scjb and pretty new to jet boats as well. I picked up a 73 kona about 3 weeks ago for a new project. its got the 455 olds with edelbrock carb and logs. motor is pretty stock otherwise ( according to previous owner). i took it out 2 weeks ago to havasu and the thing ran bitchin. did have a heat up problem going through the channel but what can you do with all that moss. anyway im looking to start making the boat into my ideal boat. i took all the seats out yesterday as they were ripped and torn and the wood was completely rotted. im going to change pretty much everything over, guages, wheel, seats, color, and of coarse paint the motor  . im looking for some ideas on all this stuff. also i need some swim steps for the back of the boat. i'll post some pics of what it looked like the day i got it and you guys tell me what you think please. thanks. i heard that the kona's were pretty popular boat in the 70s

its not electric. i thought it was but yesterday went to start and it wouldnt turn over so i had to put some gas down the carb to get it going. its also got a choke but no hook up for a cable

Anyone going out to havasu springs this weekend and throughout the week ? just got a 73 kona 18ft with an olds 455. motor sounds real crisp. just wondering if theres anything these motors are notorious for ? any info would be great