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Tech Talk => Projects => Topic started by: BHC the river life on July 07, 2014, 07:41:28 PM

Title: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: BHC the river life on July 07, 2014, 07:41:28 PM: Hey all just joined the site & want to share pix of my jet boat. I moved to Bullhead city AZ 3 years ago from San diego & before i left i traded a car for a 74 Conqueror marine sundance 16 jet boat. Its powered by a Datsun L 20 motor [ 2.0 110 HP] & the jet is made by Castoldi out of Italy. It ran ok when i got it & the paint / gelcoat was in so-so shape. Ive done alot to it in the 3 years ive had it..some of it cosmetic & the rest maintenance / replacing parts but luckily im a Datsun freak so keeping it running & tuned is easy.
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: ka0tyk on July 07, 2014, 09:58:51 PM: thats a pretty cool little float. neet to see a jet/engine combo thats different. i always wondered what a little 4 cyl would do behind a jet. my first car was a 2.3l mustang that i had done to the 9's with parts. wiseco pistons, crower rods, ported intake, etc. made almost 150hp at the wheels on a dyno.
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: boscoooo on July 08, 2014, 03:40:06 AM: Quote from: BHC the river life on July 07, 2014, 07:41:28 PM
Hey all just joined the site & want to share pix of my jet boat. I moved to Bullhead city AZ 3 years ago from San diego & before i left i traded a car for a 74 Conqueror marine sundance 16 jet boat. Its powered by a Datsun L 20 motor [ 2.0 110 HP] & the jet is made by Castoldi out of Italy. It ran ok when i got it & the paint / gelcoat was in so-so shape. Ive done alot to it in the 3 years ive had it..some of it cosmetic & the rest maintenance / replacing parts but luckily im a Datsun freak so keeping it running & tuned is easy.
holy crap my parents have the same float but there's had a 2.9 Chevy 4 cylinder and a Hamilton jet. I have honestly never seen another one of these boats. 👍

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Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: icecreaman on July 08, 2014, 08:24:48 AM: Neat little boat! What kind of performance are you getting?
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: BHC the river life on July 09, 2014, 07:38:00 PM: TY guys. The list of things ive done to it are...
new paint [white base w/ abalone micro flake]..
recovered console w/ new wheel..
new bimini top..
detailed motor & homemade air scoop..
repainted jet [candy blue w/ blue micro flake]..
Performance wise it does well with the Weber carb & electronic ignition..top speed i had it up to was 44 & a tank of fuel [12 gal tank] lasts 3 or 4 trips out.
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: beerjet on July 09, 2014, 11:57:10 PM: And a whaler!?
One of the coolest boats yet!

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Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: daniel.sykes on July 11, 2014, 08:39:13 AM: i think I saw that boat at the needles boat show. its a pretty cool boat
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: BHC the river life on July 14, 2014, 04:50:43 PM: Quote from: daniel.sykes on July 11, 2014, 08:39:13 AM
i think I saw that boat at the needles boat show. its a pretty cool boat
Yes sir i was there & thanks 8) I was going to go out Sunday but discovered 2 of the Alternator bracket bolts had sheared off. Oh well time to fab up a new one.
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: BHC the river life on July 14, 2014, 04:58:10 PM: Hope this link works,,,it's a vid of my Sundance on the river by Big bend in BHC....
Datsun boat on the river (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D91uBd9dgf4#)
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: BHC the river life on July 29, 2014, 08:01:38 PM: Ok heres what she looked like when i 1st got her back in 2011...
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi54.tinypic.com%2F63rbz6.jpg&hash=ce61b45cd28e9120f1d8302d5527f84c8c110d3c)
then when we moved to BHC i shot a 3 stage paint / metal flake job on her...
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi54.tinypic.com%2F2zgvxug.jpg&hash=e3b40ed82ddc43638425fb8fc970245dcfdbe27d)
its Abalone flake. Blue/Green from 1 direction, Red/Gold from the other..
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi56.tinypic.com%2F33ejwx3.jpg&hash=7390de9c613e83ed5e04f2ab3833f89972c09baa)
then replaced the O rings in the jet & shot it candy blue w/ blue flakes...
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi50.tinypic.com%2F2uemtt4.jpg&hash=13cff1b67fb26844b3dcafab20ac1107aef751ac)
More progression pics soon & thanks for checking it out.
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: BHC the river life on September 15, 2014, 07:05:10 PM: Ok since my last post the throttle cable decided to let go so i installed a foot pedal/ cable to see if it would work etc...I had to make a new bracket for it because it's a pusher style. Fabbed it up just to get me through the season & it works fine. Hit the river yesterday...
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2Fszybty.jpg&hash=520553e0aaee06112eacb6c7d599988482506b3f)
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi57.tinypic.com%2F34hwb3t.jpg&hash=90b94a56c44267dc2698744cec11ec030b97af84)
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi57.tinypic.com%2F21d4two.jpg&hash=b4722dac5b5fb166a60c55e551e37e101e88dbaa)
we have about another month of boating left, after that the water is too low to even launch.
Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: rush1 on September 15, 2014, 08:53:51 PM: That's way cool

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Title: Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
Post by: beerjet on September 15, 2014, 09:00:09 PM: Very cool!

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