Here are some pics of what the boys drug home yesterday.

The kids want to build another circle boat.
Somebody started with the center seat base and put a fin in farther up under the subfloor.

The 18' bubble is a Bonneville and the 19' is the Bonneville TR. The 19 has the large flat chine, but the 18' has a faster bottom.

sounds like a nice entry level n/j? that would be awesome to get the kids involved...kids meaning they are my age right?

Thanks, just rub it in a little more that i'm an old man.

My son is 19, nephew is 23 and even my little girl said she would like to help she is 23.
Their all part of the current pit crew.

Thanks, just rub it in a little more that i'm an old man.

My son is 19, nephew is 23 and even my little girl said she would like to help she is 23.
Their all part of the current pit crew.

i didn't mean it like that ron....sorry....im a touch older if it makes you feel better 25 and 2 weeks old 

I am a hack when it comes to paint, but check it 

I am a hack when it comes to paint, but check it 

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standard issue racing suit...parachute pants, and mullet...sorry gt had to

Very good score Ron! Sounds like your "Kids" have it in the blood, and yeah, they're gonna wanna kick Pops a$$!

Mine already do! After a nighmarish start for them, 11 and 13 at the time, they're already dividing up the boats as to whose is whose!

(RJ claims the Greenie, begrudgingly, since he lost the Biesemeyer he adored, and Becca claims the Yellow Sub, no matter what I do to it!)

The Yellow sub started out as a VERY mild build, all of a sudden, she wants all sorts of upgrades! We'll see, I think I'm sticking with plan A, right now, on it! I doubt the thing will ever keep up with Moo no matter what I do, but will handle much better I have no doubt.

We'll see if RJ actually lets me put this new motor into the Green boat or not this spring. Might have to come up with a daycruiser to distract him (SQUIRREL!!!!!!!!!!).

Ray

ray i want the old motor 

LOL! Good motor too! I think I'm gonna be voted off the island if I pull that engine and install the new Blown one, hence my search for where it's gonna go......... Still negotiating on an SST right now, maybe. But I wanna at least TRY it a couple times, lol. Talk about a ride!!

Ray

Very good score Ron! Sounds like your "Kids" have it in the blood, and yeah, they're gonna wanna kick Pops a$$!

Mine already do! After a nighmarish start for them, 11 and 13 at the time, they're already dividing up the boats as to whose is whose!

(RJ claims the Greenie, begrudgingly, since he lost the Biesemeyer he adored, and Becca claims the Yellow Sub, no matter what I do to it!)

The Yellow sub started out as a VERY mild build, all of a sudden, she wants all sorts of upgrades! We'll see, I think I'm sticking with plan A, right now, on it! I doubt the thing will ever keep up with Moo no matter what I do, but will handle much better I have no doubt.



We'll see if RJ actually lets me put this new motor into the Green boat or not this spring. Might have to come up with a daycruiser to distract him (SQUIRREL!!!!!!!!!!).

Ray

Thanks Ray, My kids have grown up going to the river. Kami since she was 3 and we used to put Vance under the deck of the Advantage in his car seat when he was 4 months old. All of our vacations have been lake trips all over cali. Alot of good memories and the kids still want to hang out with us. It's been great, wouldn't change a thing.

Sounds like your on the same track with your kids. It keeps the lines of comunication open and they will have plenty of life long memories.

Well it shows signs of being a race boat in its past life.

Bolt holes were filled where the steering used to be mounted in the center.

Inside on the transom there are oval plugs where the cav plate rods went thru.

On the outside of the transom you can see where the cav plate bolt holes had been filled.

Vance and I sanded for about 2 hours today, just to clean it up a bit and to get a better assessment of the hull. Got most of the primer off where the cap is. The primer was checked really bad. I thought it was only in the primer but its in the cap itself. I guess it going to have to be ground out and reglassed (probably need to call Omar and see how his glass work is going).
We also cut the floor out and removed the fins.

Thanks Frank.

A few more progress pics from sunday.
Turns out the checking was only in the resin on top of the cloth. We ground off the resin and v cut some cracks, I hope we can have it glassed up this next weekend. Also want to glass over the gas fill holes and a few other repairs on the transom.
Vance cut open the bulkhead to the bow section, another 45 bags of flotation, just like the last time.

Great looking project Ron can't wait to see the progress pics ! Tom