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« **Reply #27 on:** December 20, 2008, 10:44:13 AM »

That my boy is a Hallett. Good score.

« **Reply #28 on:** December 20, 2008, 10:48:00 AM »

so the reason ive concluded this boat is a hallett is because of the double headed eagle crest on the bow....then the sticker i found on the trailer with the same crest....boat maufacturer starts with an "H"...other then hondo, hallett is the only other name i can think of.

Chromey's buddy has a green hallet JUST like this one....has the mountain dew logo on the bow but says "Mountain Duck" ...has a huge blown motor in it.

so, does anyone know if anyone back in the day circle raced one of these with any success? I know its a decent boat, but just dont know if im wasting my time making it my strictly circle racer.

« **Reply #29 on:** December 20, 2008, 10:59:45 AM »

Just my opinion, which means shit btw, I don't like the bottom on that boat, at least not for a circle boat. There is hardly any rocker in it, rocker helps you turn, circle boats turn a lot, that's my conclusion.
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« **Reply #30 on:** December 24, 2008, 01:14:54 AM »

Brad, Are you sure that's a Hallett? I only ask because it looks exactly like my Eliminator (minus the plywood floors) , even my cav plates were like that (angled on the inside) before Busby and Tom Papp got ahold of it. Did you check to see if it has rocker ? I want to see a side profile shot (to see the angle of the entry)

« **Reply #31 on:** December 24, 2008, 03:04:08 AM »

OK, I found some info on that sticker. I believe it said Hustler.

Quote,
Lee Taylor, a Californian boat racer, had first tried for the record in April 1964. His boat Hustler was similar in design to Bluebird K7, being a jet hydroplane. During a test run on Lake Havasu Taylor was unable to shut down the jet and crashed into the lakeside at over 100mph. Hustler was wrecked and Taylor was severely injured. He spent the following years recuperating, and rebuilding his boat. On June 30, 1967 on Lake Guntersville, Taylor and Hustler tried for the record, but the wake of some spectator’s boats disturbed the water, forcing Taylor to slow down his second run, and he came up 2 mph (3 km/h) short. He tried again later the same day and succeeded in setting a new record of 285.21 mph (459.00 km/h).

Look at 1967
http://www.speedace.info/water_speed_record_history.htm
And I still think that boat is an Eliminator.

« **Reply #32 on:** December 24, 2008, 06:13:33 AM »

nah...everything points to that its a hallet....i do see the similarities with the eliminator though.

the sticker is a hallet sticker.....look at the logo on this ad....plus it matches up with the double headed eagle on the bow.

....and then Tom @ JBP found this hallet for sale which is spitting image identical (thanks tom!)

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1973/Hallett-Boats---Barron-Jet-1976948/Perris/CA/United-States

then chromey's buddy has this boat (taken at the NJBA Irvine Lake Fund Raiser)....and he says his title lists it as a '73 hallet and had hallet badges on it when he bought it.

« **Reply #33 on:** December 24, 2008, 05:24:48 PM »

Verry cool Brad, I guess Hallett had a hand in building the Lee Taylor "Hustler" boat. I love this history stuff.

I also remembered Greg Shoemakers coments about my boat (and the Hallett) over on the other site (post #9) http://www.performanceboats.com/html/forums/showthread.php?t=12289&highlight=eliminator+sprint , these things look so similar (Hallett and Eliminator) that there had to be some splish splashing going on. The only difference I can see is the placement of the fuel fillers.

« **Reply #34 on:** December 25, 2008, 12:13:13 PM »

I would go with Hallet, The bird for the crest and the sticker also says Irwindale, calif same as the location on the bottom of the flyer.

« **Reply #35 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:04:15 PM »

buy some sandpaper and lets get down!!

« **Reply #36 on:** January 22, 2009, 01:46:44 PM »

Brad...Can't think of any Hallets racing in sprint boats during my time at least . They were mostly used in the longer races. That same hull with a v-drive made a great GN boat. I remember they were hell-for-stout strongest (and heaviest) boats in the water but that's what marathon boat were suppose to be. Before you go out and spend an ungodly amount of money to make it a Comp Jet weigh it first. 850 lbs. may make it too heavy to be competitive. Other than that they are a good boat.

« **Reply #37 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:02:13 PM »

the plan at this point (whenever i get around to it) is to rig it roughly and throw a motor in it....dont pay any attention to the cosmetics.....just to see how she handles, turns, etc.....and if it proves worthy, then move forward with it....if not, it will still get the cosmetic treatment and be a play boat

« **Reply #38 on:** March 03, 2009, 06:29:58 PM »

i decided to kick this project in the butt today....got sick of looking at it with all the shit in it....so i cleaned her up.

« **Reply #39 on:** March 03, 2009, 06:31:25 PM »

These jaccuzi pumps are BIG summbitches!

original paint hiding behind the transom

« **Reply #40 on:** March 03, 2009, 06:33:19 PM »

the end.

« **Reply #41 on:** March 03, 2009, 06:36:29 PM »

Looking better already! fun project!

« **Reply #42 on:** March 03, 2009, 06:52:48 PM »

Brad your not leaveing that jacuzzi in ? whats the plan for the pump,

« **Reply #43 on:** March 03, 2009, 06:54:17 PM »

Stickin with the Jacuzzi eh?

« **Reply #44 on:** March 03, 2009, 07:24:37 PM »

dont know what im going to do yet for the pump....either keep it or swap it for a berk.

i was hoping there might be some goodies inside the jaccuzi, but its just the normal shit....aluminum impeller and lots of spiders.

« **Reply #45 on:** March 03, 2009, 07:32:49 PM »

B-rad, can you get a couple pics of the intake grate. From what I can see in the pic that shows the grate, it looks like mine has been modified.

« **Reply #46 on:** March 03, 2009, 07:36:56 PM »

ill post some up tomorrow....this one has the 2 pieces of angel bar to make it somewhat of a loader.

« **Reply #47 on:** March 03, 2009, 07:49:17 PM »

Nice to see you are finally making some headway there Brad, is lookin nite and day from the before pics. Keep the pics coming

« **Reply #48 on:** March 03, 2009, 08:33:13 PM »

SWEET!!! now i got to see if i can get my rock grate out and try that one...did you take the loader out yet?
that kind of looked like fun....should have called me i would have helped..

« **Reply #49 on:** March 03, 2009, 08:42:14 PM »

Good use of the recycler bucket!

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