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Projects / 74 Kona ( JRS Fiberglass HIN ) bubble deck

« on: August 30, 2024, 02:05:49 PM »

Hey all,

Just picked up a 74 Kona bubble deck project to play with a little and sell. Has a 455 in it that is "knocking". Guy i bought the boat from had it listed as an eliminator, says it looks just like his eliminator, was looking over the registration and noticed JRSFBG (dont have it in front of me right now) as the manufacturer.

Anyways, got it for a good price i think, the plan is to fix the engine, maybe freshen up some upholstery (if the sale price allows) run it around a little and sell it.

Looks like a fun little boat, it is definitely smaller then our 69 Tahiti was. I bet this boat will scoot.

Let me know your thoughts!

The No Wake Zone / Ballpark value of 76 Hawaiian Mini Day

« on: August 08, 2024, 10:19:45 AM »

Hey all,

Curious on value of running 76 Hawaiian Mini day 460 ford berkeley Jet. Currently needs motor work. Thinking of flipping it after i rebuild the engine. seeing if there is any money there. ( really im just looking to pay my time to play with the engine lol. )

Jet Pumps / I...Like...Big....Jets and I cannot lie! - Official Large Boat Thread

« on: July 11, 2023, 04:57:57 PM »

Sooooo, hopefully this concept works. Looking for a single thread where all things big jet boats can be discussed. Who makes/made large jet boats? What would you do for a jet pump specifically designed for a large boat (over 3500 lbs? ) Large jet boats speeds, weights etc. for a buyers guide. What is the biggest boat successfully running a jet?

I will start. My 21XTSKI Lavey craft is 22' 8" LOA with swim step and is supposed to weigh 3400 lbs. I will be getting a weight as operated soon. Holds 50 gallons of fuel.

What did the old Spectra Cruisers weigh? werent they 23'?

I know Hallett made a 210 in a Jet and the new Tahiti has a 22' and 24' option with a Jet. Eliminator has the 230 eagle in a Jet. Anyone with hard data i will add in for each manufacturer.

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2.) 70's Eliminator 21' daycruiser - 4800 lbs? loaded - A.T. AA impeller w/ ~500 HP, turns 5000 rpm 57 mph loaded. 60 light load.

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Factory Marine power Quadrajet carb linkage ?

« on: June 05, 2020, 03:08:41 PM »

When i bought my boat it had an edelbrock carb and adapter on it but also came with the original Quadrajet carb as well. The prior owner was chasing what he thought was a fuel problem and changed carbs, turned out to be electrical.

I put the original carb back on and it ran better however i never liked the throttle cable set up. The previous owner had the morse clamp drilled into the lifting eye and it was not aligned to the carb correctly and sometimes hangs up at 1100rpm. I did recently find what i believe is the factory Marine Power morse clamp location below the remote coil bracket behind the carb. My problem is, there doesnt appear to be the correct way to mount the throttle from a "rear push" configuration.

Does anyone know how the Marine power engines came originally in a jet boat?

How it is set up now (yes i know the engine is dirty, dont yell at me)

I put a screw driver through what i believe is the original location

Jet Pumps / Dominator 12 TD - New can of worms with steering & Place diverter

« on: June 02, 2020, 09:41:09 PM »

fixing a "steering" issue with the Lavey, turns out i have multiple issues going on, but i found this when pulling off my nozzel:

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Jet Pumps / 96 Lavey Craft 21Xt porpoising problem

« on: October 20, 2017, 09:45:01 AM »

Hey there everyone, been scoping around for a while but this is my first post. I wanted to get some feedback from some great minds here.

My history with Jets ? My Brother and I have owned a '69 tahiti 18' with 455 olds/berkeley combo for 13 years. it was our first boat. 3 years ago i upgraded and bought my 96 Lavey Craft 21 XT Ski with a 454 (330hp) and Dominator pump.

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Our Tahiti ran on rails with the place diverter, the Lavey, not so much. Porpoises all the time, at all speeds. The only real way to stop it is to toss two kids up front and trim all the way down. not the best for cruising efficiency haha.

About the boat:

transom to nose 21', total overall length with built in swim step 22' 8". #/- 3300 lbs . Dominator insert pump and the hull had a delta pad that best i can measure with angle finder is 3* up from keel.

When i bought it, the ride plate (Cav plate? ) its small like 8" x 12", was set 3* down from delta (0* from keel) i adjusted up 3* so that it was inline with delta pad and no change in porpoising. This is very annoying as i cant cruise faster than 3800 or even trimming all the way down doesnt work any more and i cant ever throw a roost as i look like a bucking bronco fool on the water

What are your thoughts?

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