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1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« 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.
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ka0tyk

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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #1 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. 
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boscoooo

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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2014, 03:40:06 AM »

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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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2014, 08:24:48 AM »
Neat little boat!  What kind of performance are you getting?
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BHC the river life

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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #4 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.
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beerjet

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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2014, 11:57:10 PM »
And a whaler!?
One of the coolest boats yet!


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i dont but im all for stuffin shit in her ass to make her go away :-*

daniel.sykes

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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2014, 08:39:13 AM »
i think I saw that boat at the needles boat show. its a pretty cool boat
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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2014, 04:50:43 PM »
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.
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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #8 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....
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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2014, 08:01:38 PM »
Ok heres what she looked like when i 1st got her back in 2011...

then when we moved to BHC i shot a 3 stage paint / metal flake job on her...

its Abalone flake. Blue/Green from 1 direction, Red/Gold from the other..

then replaced the O rings in the jet & shot it candy blue w/ blue flakes...

More progression pics soon & thanks for checking it out.
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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #10 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...



we have about another month of boating left, after that the water is too low to even launch.
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rush1

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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2014, 08:53:51 PM »
That's way cool

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beerjet

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Re: 1974 Conqueror marine sundance 16 build
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2014, 09:00:09 PM »
Very cool!

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i dont but im all for stuffin shit in her ass to make her go away :-*

 


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