SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Projects => Topic started by: FORKEDUP on August 23, 2007, 09:03:26 AM
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well the boat is finally home for good and i get to start putting it back together, so i figured a project thread was in order...a little history for starters, purchased boat with my father 15 yrs ago, it was a sanded down piece of fiberglass with nothing in it, (his dream boat, we have had 7 boats together) he got cancer, boat sat with new paint for 10yrs, cancer got worse, tried to get boat running before he passed away, did not happen, he did get to hear it run with a test motor though, finished boat, coming back from parker blew 2 trailer tires, tore up trailer pretty good, had new trailer built for boat, new trailer screwed up paint and front of boat, tore back down, decided to go diff with paint (as seen now), bottom was trued, prepped and gelled, then went to painter for airbrush, after 4mo of slow progress airbrusher fell asleep at the wheel on his way home, hit a wall a 50mph, he was in the hospital for another 4mo, no progress on boat, but thats ok, he is alive that is what is important, airbrusher can now walk (a little), slowly returns to painting the boat, so after 1.5 yrs the boat is painted and back in my garage, the above about my father is what brought about the name "forked up" because it is f'd up that my dad never got to drive this boat..i think he would be happy with it though.. now need to- wire compete boat, install steering, throttle, forward/reverse, jet, motor, plumbing, interior, bilge pumps, finish hole to underbow area, decide on what to do with floor (i epoxy'd it for now, doesn't look to bad), install motor mounts, throttle pedal, polish the hell out of everything and anything else if forgot.. what i got done, installed motor mounts, cleaned holes for gauges, started assembling pump, acquired all new nuts and bolts, epoxied floor, powder coating, will update as progress is made :)
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FORKEDUP,
Man that is freaking awsome. Sorry to hear about your dad and all it really sucks. I wish i lived closer to you i would love to come over and help out on your boat.
Best of luck to you ;D
Oh p.s. that motor dont look right, you should give it to me >:D
2sav
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Very cool...looking forward to watching this boat become a masterpiece.
Daytona's are my favorite hulls. I will own one someday.
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the crazy thing is ....i know "shadow" your airbrush artist, i have known him and his brother since 96, i was in his brothers club "regulators" untill 2002, and than started my own club " altered dimensions "....ya it sucked hearing about his crash, i think he ended up loosing his foot, he does really bad ass work, you just have to chain him up to your project to get it done,i have had some work done by him in the past..... i have been admiring the work on your boat and was wondering who did it, now i know.....he was in town here in cali last week but i didnt get a chance to see him......your boat looks great and good luck putting it back together......i have signed up for some airbrush classes here in cali myself i have done some minor work before, now i want to get back into it...im going to "RHINO" class soon, he is the painter on "cmt" trick my truck, he has a shop in anaheim.....goodluck to you again...
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That's gonna be one badass Forker! >:D Have you set a TBD date yet? Keep us posted.....
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i am hoping to have everything done and ready for the water by the end of next month (i am slow, but i want it right) so we will see
chromey---yeah shadow did the work on the boat, hell of a guy and a fantastic artist, but like you said you have to chain him down and take his cell phone away, but when he is on watch out, shit is incredible, despite all our problems i would gladly use him again, he did not loose the foot, when the boat was done he was part time wheel chair, part time cane, sometime walker so it made it interesting for him to paint
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cool good to hear...if u see him soon or chat w/ him tell him i said hi ...thanks
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That is by far, the best looking boat I've seen on this site .......... You should be very proud!!
Danny
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well haven't had much time to work on it, but, i did get the steering installed, gauges are actually attatched now, tank straps painted, one tank polished and installed, new fill hoses, hopefully tonight i will get the other tank installed, fill caps installed and hopefully the jet installed. we will see though, i will update pics soon
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Forkedup-
What year and size is that hull- Is it gonna be a 2 seater only???
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What year and size is that hull- Is it gonna be a 2 seater only???
it is registered as a 1978 19', the only thing that has not been replaced is the fiberglass, i have 2 buckets and one rear bench for it, most of the time i only run 2 seats, but the bench is always with me, just in case a midget wants a ride, or a woman (thats all that will fit back there) :)
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thanks for the compliments on the boat, just a quick update. spent sat and sunday in the garage working on it (kinda sucks when it 113 outside), got both tanks cleaned and installed, both fill caps cleaned and installed, pump installed, all transom dumps cleaned and installed, flapper drains cleaned and installed, started cleaning the motor, fixed the front of the trailer (they lost the u bolts when being painted), hopefully today i will have the wiring layed out the way i want it, bilge pumps installed, i am currently looking for a pond near the house that i can sneak into to check for leaks >:D :)
oh yeah, i had to help my mom move in during all this..
all the crap (shitty looking area under the pump) has been cleaned and repainted since pic taken
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couple more pics (the date on the camera is obviously way off) :)
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couple more pics (the date on the camera is obviously way off) :)
Why didn't you anodize the bowl to match the rest?
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wanted a little bit of contrast, the bilge dumps are polished as well, but now that it is together i am trying to decide if i like it or not, might end up taking it back apart and having in done----that will be a project for later if i decide that way
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Polished bowls are the shit , Ya dig !
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Polished bowls are the shit , Ya dig !
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I dig! Damn that looks good. Can you post up a closer picture of your pretty pump? :D
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I dig! Damn that looks good. Can you post up a closer picture of your pretty pump? :D
Hey HOTROD, are you sure it's the PUMPS you want to see, and not his BOWLS? >:D
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Hey HOTROD, are you sure it's the PUMPS you want to see, and not his BOWLS? >:D
>:( LMFAO ;D
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Boat is looking good!!! working in this heat sucks........ i'm about 4 miles from the ocean and it's still hotter than hell out here.
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Very Nice !! Tom
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Polished bowls are the shit , Ya dig !
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that's a sexy trailer! ;)
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thanks guys, unfortunatly no progress was made today, had to make the wife happy and go look at new houses :P
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Boat is looking good!!! working in this heat sucks........ i'm about 4 miles from the ocean and it's still hotter than hell out here.
Hey Toes, what are you calling hot?
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um......... hi 90s........... LMAO!
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high 90's is damn hot! This crazy three digit stuff we've been having down here is a little beyond my realm of comfort. Gettin' tired of it.
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high 90's is damn hot! This crazy three digit stuff we've been having down here is a little beyond my realm of comfort. Gettin' tired of it.
shit 113 all weekend long plus being in the garage with just a little fan--can you say swamp ass
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found some pics from about 13yrs ago of forked up on the day we bought it, date is incorrect, i just had walgreens make a cd for me from the negatives i had :)
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went from what is above to this, then to what it is now
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lightyears of difference. Great work. I can't hardly believe that's the same boat!
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sadly there is only 21hrs of total run time on the boat since the first pics to now
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i love the shagg carpet on the trailer!!!
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that trailer met the dump 2 yrs ago, had ziemann custom build one for it
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well took forked up swimming today, had to see if it remembered how to float and how many leaks it had before i got to far.
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all in all it went pretty well, she remembered how to float and only had a very slight leak at the steering shaft, (i tried to use the old bushing, my mistake) but a minor and easy fix, just made me want to finish it faster
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let it float for awhile and the day was a success, then the wife had to ruin it for me :'(, i failed to notice that during the trip to the lake the cable that keeps the boat from coming forward into the bumpers on the trailer either stretched, came loose or something but the boat was against it and had been for awhile, the entire reason this rebuild started had just come back. F*@K S@#T PISS DAMN MOTHER F***** PIECE OF CRAP, i wanted to cry or sink the damn thing i could not figure out which
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looks like i have more work to do now than i thought
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looks like i have more work to do now than i thought
Don't that just frost your ASS?????? >:( :( :-\
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Ah nutz! That sucks but at least it doesnt appeared to have been in an area where there is artwork done. By the way, that boat is incredible. The attention to detail is very nice. Congrats and good luck with the little fix ahead of you......John
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its close to the skulls but should not affect them, after sleeping on it and wiping away the tears, i think i will fix it and put a small rub rail up there to keep from happening again, i did not want to, but...
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its close to the skulls but should not affect them, after sleeping on it and wiping away the tears, i think i will fix it and put a small rub rail up there to keep from happening again, i did not want to, but...
maybe replace the cable with a strap or something that wont do damage if its rubbing up against it.
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maybe replace the cable with a strap or something that wont do damage if its rubbing up against it.
i just looked again....i guess i didnt understand what the problem was .....maybe still dont....
so the damage area is from where the boat is hitting that vertical bunk? and the cable that keeps it from hitting that bunk came loose?
what im getting at is if it were me, i would exhaust every possibility to fix the trailer to prevent this happening again before putting a rub rail on that beautiful boat.
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i just looked again....i guess i didnt understand what the problem was .....maybe still dont....
so the damage area is from where the boat is hitting that vertical bunk? and the cable that keeps it from hitting that bunk came loose?
what im getting at is if it were me, i would exhaust every possibility to fix the trailer to prevent this happening again before putting a rub rail on that beautiful boat.
the vertical bunk caused the damage, when i left for the lake i had the boat about 4" off the bunk with everything tight, i don't know if the cable stretched (i doubt it), came loose or what, i will be looking at that tonight, when i got home yesterday i put the boat in the garage and left it, i did not want to see it, trust me, i do not want a rub rail on the front but if i do go that route it will be something cool, polished aluminum or carbon fiber, something to that affect and only be in the middle between the forks (last resort though)
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mine did the same thing in the same place
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what im getting at is if it were me, i would exhaust every possibility to fix the trailer to prevent this happening again before putting a rub rail on that beautiful boat.
I gotta side with Brad on this one. That boat is beyond beautiful. Gotta be something that can be engineered so you dont have to put a rail on it. Good luck with it regardless and glad to hear it didnt get into the artwork
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give 'em both SCJB satickers and lets roll
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I would staight up cry over that!
Sorry to hear it. HD's got a point sticker's suck but its better than losing the paint anymore.
Just a thought.
2sav
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Fix the damage, then get yourself a sheet of clear vinyl sticker. You can order them from Factory Effex out of Valencia, CA. They'll have it shipped to your door in 3-4 days. I know the accountant over there so let me know if you're gonna go that route. The clear vinyl I think is 32 mils thick. I put it all over my old truck to keep it from getting chips in the paint around the tires. You could hardly tell it was there. In a low visibility place like that I would definitely consider it an option especially since it's white. They'll even do a color match vinyl sheet.
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Fix the damage, then get yourself a sheet of clear vinyl sticker. You can order them from Factory Effex out of Valencia, CA. They'll have it shipped to your door in 3-4 days. I know the accountant over there so let me know if you're gonna go that route. The clear vinyl I think is 32 mils thick. I put it all over my old truck to keep it from getting chips in the paint around the tires. You could hardly tell it was there. In a low visibility place like that I would definitely consider it an option especially since it's white. They'll even do a color match vinyl sheet.
that sounds like something i would definatly (sp) be interested in, especially if they can color match, any one in particular i should talk to? or can you hook a brother up, i would only need about 3.5 ft by about 4-5" any help would be great, i want to get this done before anything else happens, and it makes me sick when i see it >:(, let me know-------thanks
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I'll give a call. The clear worked great on my old truck... I highly recommend the clear.
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that would be great, thank you
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Just called. The largest they have are 12"x16" That was large enough for the areas I wanted to cover on my truck... I'm looking up some more...
I got a number for a guy in Texas. The vinyl is clear and 25 mils thick... Pretty damn THICK. I doubt you'll wear through it. The vinyl I had was only 10 mils.
His name is Chris and he'll cut to order.
I forgot to ask him if he had anything thinner.
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thanks for the help, i am checking local also to see if i can find anyone :)
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check your pm i can get you that crap also probally free
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Even better. Thanks Erik. I'll bet Brad has some on hand.
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thanks eric, i'll give you a call later tonight
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finally got to spend a little time on the boat today, made some headway, got the wiring all cut/laid and wrapped, all gauges are installed and wired, all dash switches installed and wired, now to move to the back of the boat and wire everything back there. I'm getting there slowly but surely :)
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pics ?
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finally a little more progress, all bilges are installed and wired and finally got the hunk of metal put back in the back of the boat ;D
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couple more----the wife even helped :o
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Verry Verry cool !! ;D
10:00 pm here and you just made me go outside and wipe the dust off my 21'. ;)
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Damn, I have got to get busy.... You're boat looks killer
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That thing looks badass! >:D Love how those front sponsons look!
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If you ever want to sell that beautiful SOB. Please let me know.
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good thing your lady knows what she is doing putting that motor in there.....i got to get my girl on that
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lookin good bud :)
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Impressive
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maybe i can work on mine one day ???
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thanks for the compliments guys, yeah she is a good woman, i am trying to talk her into polishing everything for me, in trade for maybe, possibly, doubtfully driving it one day ;Dm hope to have the msd in, all wiring to motor done, exhaust and splash shield installed by tomorrow afternoon, but we will have to see
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keep us posted
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any progress
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not much, took the carbs apart last week and went through them, finally got to put them back together tonight, resealed the center of the tunnel ram, made a bracket for the fuel switching valve, thats about it, waiting for the father in law to send me a new balancer then the dist and msd will go in and the rest of the wiring connected, hopefully this weekend will be a very productive one, the wife is throwing a christmas party for her work so i get to lock myself in the garage with the boat, will updat pics tomorrow. how about yours?? anything new yet
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nothing yet they should have the floor sanded here real soon
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got some work done today, here are a couple of updated pics
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couple more
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nice, keep it up!
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nice work
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Very nice!
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You're doing fantastic. Keep it up and keeps posting updates. I love em
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made a little more headway the past couple of days, all wiring is finished, msd box installed, throttle linkage attatched, foot throttle installed, st wheel installed, coil hung, connected the battery to check everything, fuel pump worked, bilge pumps work, bumped the starter, all is looking good so far, new balancer should show up wednesday, then need to install it, find tdc, install dist, spark plugs, headers, recheck everything and i should be ready to put gas in attempt to start the damn thing, set the interior in tonight just to get an idea, it is definatly getting redone, the purple pipping looks like shit and does not match the boat, and no the backseat will not be staying in the boat >:D, tomorrow it gets to come out of the garage for a much needed wash and wax and start polishing everything again, here are a couple pics from tonight
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WOW !!! That is FU##### AWESOME !!! ;D ;D ;D
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forked, that is definitely the forken shit there buddy,nice nice nice :o :o :o
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lookin good Bill O0
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Bill The Boat is really looking good !!!!! Everthing looks clean and pro ! Tom
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Holy Sh!t that thing is bad asssed! :o :o :o
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I'm speechless! That is over the top cool!!!
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little more done today, pulled it out of the garage to let it sun a little :), washed and waxed, still need to put the splash shield back on, balancer, timing, polish the hell out of everything
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couple more
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Awesome !! I think I'd put the back seat back in , give's it a sleeper look .............. lol.
What to trade got a nice clean right nut.
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Awesome !! I think I'd put the back seat back in , give's it a sleeper look .............. lol.
What to trade got a nice clean right nut.
Thats got to be one of the cleanest boats on here.
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nice Bill I cant wait till mine is done so we can go tear some shit up >:D
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just forkin beutifull
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Splain to me why we havent seen this boat in every damn magazine two or three times already? It's a whole lot nicer than the ones that have.....
Beautiful boat
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When its finished dont be surprised if you see it there ;)
Beautifull boat you have there.
2sav
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thanks for the compliments guys, i just can't wait for it to be finally finished, its been almost 2yrs since it have run it and am starting to go through withdrawals, i am hoping for a sat or sunday actual starting of the boat and hearing it run again. i will try to get video of it, who knows maybe i will be 180 off on the dist and throw fireballs out the exhaust again (scared the shit out of my wife last time ;D)
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maybe i will be 180 off on the dist and throw fireballs out the exhaust again (scared the shit out of my wife last time ;D)
Man, does that bring back memories of tremendous fireballs out of the carb on a coupe I built years ago. Come to think about it, that was the start of Jan getting gray hair too... >:D
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finally got my balancer today, courtesy of the father in law, hopefully get to install it one night this week, wife is out of town till tues and i have the little one so only get to work on it when he goes to bed (hopefully)
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well decided to put some fuel to it tonight and see what happened...........................f'n rear carb..........ok f'n idiot that put the carb together (thats me ;D), never seen fuel spray so high out of an overflow tube ;D, somebody f-ed up, oh well, pulled the carb and will fix it tomorrow night :)
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;D Yup, you can tell that the wife is out of town. Using the good bath towels to mop up gas... ;)
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As long as he doesn't use the dinner place mats.....lol.....inside joke ;D
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sssshhhhh, don't tell her (the placemat was on the other side in reserve) ;D ;D ;D
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were did you guys originally by the boat from?i remember one sitting in a drive way off northern and maybe 19th ave.it looked just like that one.
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same boat, one of my buddies that has a daytona with an o/b had been leaving notes on that house for about 6mo trying to buy it but never heard back from anyone, then we saw it in the paper and immediatly bought it, buddy was pissed, but it works out that now i work with the guy that we originally bought if from and that i new him when we bought it just did not realize it (my dad went and picked up the boat without me)
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i remember seeing the boat,and we always wanted to stop and ask about it then one day it was gone.saw it in the trader,they sold it pretty cheap if i remember correctly.
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it was a great price, but.....the advertised price did not inlcude going to the shop and picking up the jet, and pay for the rebuild and all work done to it, going to another shop and scrounging up what they had left of the motor, and paying them for it, about all it covered is what you see in the pics, but like i said, it was a great price and has a hell of alot more invested in it now ;D
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well got the carb issue squared away, pulled my head out of my ass and set them correctly ;D, decided tonight what the hell lets put some fuel and ignition together, after cranking a couple a times with nothing (realized i never plugged the dist in ::)), hit the throttle once, hit the key, motor rolled over a turn or two and
IT'S ALIVE ;D :D :o
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started right up for me, scared the shit out of me, i wasn't expecting it to actually start :o, still had it all the way in the garage, blew everything on the work bench all over the place, still need to install alternator, breather tank, air cleaner, polish the hell out of everything, fine tune it, but it runs :)
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Congratz!! Ain't that an awesome feeling to hear it ignite for the 1st time. O0
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got the alternator mounted, need to go get some 8ga wire in the morning to finish the install, disconnected the driveline to the jet, so i can run it for a while and start getting things readjusted, getting closer every day
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Looks great ;D
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Looks awful purdy. Great job! Video the first start up and post it. Gotta sound bitchen.
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i got the start up on video, but i cannot figure out how to get my computer to read, it does not want to recognize the mini disc so i can transfer it to computer, i have the sony handicam that records to the mini disc. anyone got any input on how i can do this ???
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Congrats for a job very well done!!! Looks bitchen and you'll be ready for the water as soon as it starts to warm up......
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still need to do all the fine tuning, install breather tank, polish the hell out of everything, decide on interior direction (piping on the seats no longer matches >:()
cheasy video, but you get the idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJD1cgmD738
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That's got me all excited. Can't wait to see it on the water.
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nice bill :o
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looking good ;D
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there are few people going up to pleasant [back four lane] onthe 2nd of feb,to work out somebugs and do some testing.you should come out.most of the people are on the other site performance boats . com
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i will see what i can arrange for the 2nd, at the shop now sucking oil of it to flush and install the drain hose (thanks tom and jbp), going to try to get a rough set on the timing and carbs
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sweet, so we'll be seeing you at the Parker gathering I take it...
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100% comitted to parker, 5th person on the list i believe, time already scheduled off work, and looking for a place to park the toyhauler, i have some friends with a rental in the keys so worst case i will stay with them. but i am stoked about getting out there and meeting everyone (the beer also), i think i am going to try to do havasu in the beginning of may as well, no progress on the boat, yesterday was a bust. 4 1/2 hrs and onlly 1/2 the oil out of the boat, going to lift the motor today and do it the right way i guess :)
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Boat looks great. Glad to see the alternator fit. It does look, however, like the pulleys dont quite line up. In measuring things up for my plate/rail setup, I discovered that the mounting point for the alternator on my old 4-point front mount, which worked perfectly for a GM alternator, was 5/8" forward of the block face. That means that with a 3/8" front plate it would take a 1/4" spacer to get the pulleys lined up. You might want to look into this. Hate to see you throw a belt. :)
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its an optical illusion (sp), the belt looks to be way off in the pics, but i do have about 1/4" +- of spacer behind the alternator pulley leaving me at most 3-4mm off from perfectly straight, i agree i do not want a belt coming off at high rpm, especially with all the hoses sitting there :) i don't think that amount will affect me but if i am wrong please chime in now and save me the hassle later ;D
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here are a couple of better pics
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OK, looks a lot straighter in those pics than it did in the earlier post. :)
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what is going on in parker?and when?
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what is going on in parker?and when?
Here is what is going on in Parker;
http://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?topic=2303.0 (http://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?topic=2303.0)
You should join us.
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did some more work this weekend, cleaned up the hole for under the bow, pulled out all the styrofoam peanuts that were in there ( what a bitch ;D), painted inside the hole, started cleaning all the overspary off the trailer. frist pic is the before pic.
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did some more work this weekend, cleaned up the hole for under the bow, pulled out all the styrofoam peanuts that were in there ( what a bitch ;D), painted inside the hole, started cleaning all the overspary off the trailer. frist pic is the before pic.
My boat look like that two weeks ago great job,when's the motor going in.
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My boat look like that two weeks ago great job,when's the motor going in.
motor is in and running, that first pic was taken awhile ago, i just used it for the before of what the hole looked like.
i am ready to go ;D but will probably find more stuff to redo
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looking good
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finally stepped up and ordered a place diverter for the boat----thanks tom, i appreciate everything. what do you guys think i will see in the way of performance gains on the top end. it is a berk 12jg set back with a droop, wedge, and ride plate, all are staying on the boat as well..thanks for the input, can't wait to get it, then p/c then on the boat ;D ;D
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Mines coming home tommorrow. I kinda miss her. :(
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got the diverter test fit, perfect of course, thanks tom and jbp. drilled the hole in the back for the cable, that took alot of convincing, i hate putting holes in my boat. now to paint/pc and water test ;D
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nice Bill dont forget to take some pics of that roost >:D
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took the diverter back off yesterday and took it apart to paint, spent yesterday afternoon and today painting it, i was suprised how close the paint came to matching the powerder coat on the rest of the pump, the diverter will get pc'd just at a later date, that money will go towards changing the piping on the interior now. reinstalled on boat and ready to go ;D
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and a word of advise, don't try to put decals back on and clear coat over them when you have a healthy buzz going on.
sticker is now on upside down ;D damn i am an idiot :banghead:
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took the diverter back off yesterday and took it apart to paint, spent yesterday afternoon and today painting it, i was suprised how close the paint came to matching the powerder coat on the rest of the pump, the diverter will get pc'd just at a later date, that money will go towards changing the piping on the interior now. reinstalled on boat and ready to go ;D
Get down great job
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PICS!?!
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and a word of advise, don't try to put decals back on and clear coat over them when you have a healthy buzz going on.
sticker is now on upside down ;D damn i am an idiot :banghead:
ROTFLMAO,
your shit looks tight
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PICS!?!
proof that i am a dumbass, as if that is needed ;D
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proof that i am a dumbass, as if that is needed ;D
you always said pickle fork owners werent the most smartest ;D
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proof that i am a dumbass, as if that is needed ;D
Fixed it ;D
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proof that i am a dumbass, as if that is needed ;D
Think of it this way.... When you are shooting a rooster, those in the boat wanting to know what you've got, can hang over the back while you are running and read the make of your diverter. ;D ;D ::) :screwy:
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Do you have any idea of the amount of morons that will tell you the reverse bucket is upside down.. :banghead:
But it looks sweet ;)
2sav
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Do you have any idea of the amount of morons that will tell you the reverse bucket is upside down.. :banghead:
But it looks sweet ;)
2sav
yeah, give me a month, i will forget about it. be in the garage drinking, get drunk, see it, take it all apart thinking i put it together wrong and try to figure out how to put on the "right" way ;D
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josh, thanks for fixin it, got a scuba gear me and my motor can borrow so we can breath when we run that way
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Do you have any idea of the amount of morons that will tell you the reverse bucket is upside down.. :banghead:
But it looks sweet ;)
2sav
Just tell the morons that you did it on purpose and say it improves performance and tell them they should do the same thing ;)
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how's this---man once i put that sticker on upside down all hell broke loose, the last gps run was 145, before the sticker the best i could get was 65, i am buying more damn stickers, maybe i'll hit 250----i think i can pull that off with a straight face ;D
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sounds like a jim rich story to me ;D
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sounds like a jim rich story to me ;D
zing!
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started fixing the front yesterday (trailer damage), got it sanded and filled, now need to find an airbrush so i can touch it up. i think it will be fine when done, still waiting on the brakets for the msd box and expansion tank :banghead:
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still waiting for my puke tank bracket to get done, so i decided to make a temporary one myself, that way i can move on with progress and wrap this thing up. tomorrow the drive shaft and splash guard go back on hopefully, then to the water... i had to go with the cheapo breather caps for now, fittings and line ran more than the wife liked. i will add the weld on bungs at a later date ;D
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Lookin good forked. I like the way you placed everything. battery is neatly tucked away, lines all make sense and are cut to the proper length. Overall I would give you a Solid A for presentation...
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thank you, i only hope it shows as well in person :)
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forkedup is finally legal!!!!, put the current tags on her tonight, first time in three years she has been current. i know i have jumped the gun on getting her wet about 3 or 4 times, but, total timing is set, fuel lines are hooked up, carbs are set (for now), registration is done, tomorrow night the drive shaft and splash quard go on and then................................... .sat the bitch gets wet!!!!!! already arainged (sp) for a tow boat, my buddy is taking his skeeter fish/ski out with the families (mine and his) just in case (fingers crossed it will not be needed, i am out of time) sorry but right now i am buzzed with a hard on ;D >:D this is the closesest i have been in 3+ yrs ;D
sorry for the shitty pics, but you get the idea ;D
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way to go
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Sounds like it's almost ready O0
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got the boat on the water today.....finally ;D, all in all a very good day at the lake, asides from some leaking valve covers and a couple nice scrathes down the sides (trailer not far enough in the water), the boat ran very strong and performed better than expected. no top end runs yet, heres a couple of pics, buddy got some video and other pics, roost pics of course, i will put those up tomorrow when i get them from hime :) the skeeter is my buddies, there for a tow if needed
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Looks really good. Can't wait to see it in Parker.
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couple more pics my buddy took
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Looks awsome!
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looks great man. congrats.
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sexy piece of machinery
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sexy piece of machinery
who the boat or bill in the last pics with his shirt off ;D looks good
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gotta tan the fat baby ;D ;D
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gotta tan the fat baby ;D ;D
yeah, youre a little white there buddy.
maybe so white it makes the boat jealous.
better start hitting the tanning salon and work on those tan lines ;) you got something like 10 days to get that under control or youre gunna be blinding us all at parker.
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yeah, youre a little white there buddy.
maybe so white it makes the boat jealous.
better start hitting the tanning salon and work on those tan lines ;) you got something like 10 days to get that under control or youre gunna be blinding us all at parker.
You'll just have to get darker glasses. Don't get the mirrored ones you'll blind the astronauts on the space station. ;D
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You'll just have to get darker glasses. Don't get the mirrored ones you'll blind the astronauts on the space station. ;D
yeah and them astronauts got bigger problems then being blinded...their toilet quit working up there...i heard about it on the radio pretty funny stuff...i apologize for the thread jack
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started the process of getting forkedup ready to sell, pulled the motor tonight, gonna reseal it (i hate oil leaks), repaint the engine area black (white was a very bad choice), and probable carpet the front area, polish everything and make it look the way it should :'(
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well continued with the repairs to forkedup and one thing led to another so it looks like i am going for round 3 now, got carried away with things and was frustraded with alot of what i was seeing with the boat, stuff i should have done different when putting it together, and found something not to nice in the oil, so..................................... ...... :banghead: :banghead:
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2sav, i am calling you out, if i have this boat back on the water before you are, i am driving to bullhead and....well i don't know, get your boat done damnit ;D
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damn bill youre a mad man
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2sav, i am calling you out, if i have this boat back on the water before you are, i am driving to bullhead and....well i don't know, get your boat done damnit ;D
Great, now i got the guys from Vegas wanting to come down here and kick my azz and drink my beer. And now i got to worry about you to ???
Jeeze i better get r done
Sorry about the bad news bro ;)
2sav
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Crap!!! I started catching up on this thread and was thinking about what I was going to post to show how impressed I was on the looks of that boat in the water........then I read you were polishing it up to sell it and I couldnt believe you'd be able to walk away from that beautiful boat...........and then I read and see that you have you motor tore down.... Damn man, you're killing me.
Sorry to see you have some problems with the motor but I'm sure you'll have it fixed in no time............good luck.........john
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motor issues are nothing major, found some water in the oil, so decided to fix it while i had it out to redo the floor, just giving it new headgaskets and such, had some oil leaks at the parker gathering, fixing those, block checks good and heads check good, i know i am the cause of the water problem (put to much water pressure to the motor), yes it is going to be VERY hard to sell this boat, but i am going bigger and better which is what my dad and i always did with the other boats so i know he would approve of my decision. And once i have the new boat i will immediatley be looking for a new project, maybe a gullwing :)
thanks for the compliment jrork, i cannot wait to see yours in the water!!
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wanna trade the dana and my daytona :o
you can have a family boat with sunburned interior :P
and another money pit
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wanna trade the dana and my daytona :o
you can have a family boat with sunburned interior :P
and another money pit
Damn dude, that sounds like a good deal for ForkedUp. Best of both worlds for ya Bill
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send me some pics of the dana and some info please
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send me some pics of the dana and some info please
pm me your email
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haven't updated in a while, redid the floor three times in the last couple of weeks, think i fnally see the light at the end of the tunnel, floor should be done today, regasketed the motor, it is now back together and waiting to go back in the boat, hopefully by wed evening it will be a running boat again :banghead: will post pics later
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floor is done, f-it, i don't care anymore, i hate resin, i hate paint, i hate sandpaper, i-hate boats, ok not really, but the floor is finally done, i will start putting everything back together in about an hour, 100 degrees with ungodly humidity in a garage with no a/c sucks ass, swamp ass factor 1000000000.
some pics of the progress, give me your input please.
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one more
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as always your barge looks incredible :o
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you DA'MAN ;)
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Looks great. Can't wait to see it on the water again.
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id like to see it a little more glossy just my .02
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its glossier than pics lets on ;D
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got the rails installed and both tanks installed, got to damn hot in the garage and started feeling it, so no more progress for tonight :banghead:
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how about a halloween version of forkedup ;D >:D
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finally got to get back on the boat tonight, little progress, throttle, diverter, steering, front seats all installed, thought i was doing good till i looked down and saw all the baggies full of nuts and bolts still to be installed :banghead:
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finally round three is nearly in the books, forgot to get header gaskets :banghead:, need to install header gaskets, add fuel, set timing, reinstall driveline and splashshield ;D and she is done, asides from a fresh bath and coat of wax
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couple more
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Damn that looks good. Sounds like you will be done by the weekend. Just in time to come out to Long Beach ;)
Bob
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it WILL be done tomorrow night ;D
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very nice bill I hope mine turns out that nice
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THIS THREAD IS OFFICIALLY DONE.......AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN REACHED, FORKEDUP HAS A NEW HOME :banghead: :'( :'(
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Say it ain't so :screwy:
:o :'( :'( :o
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I hope the new owner takes very good care of it. Sorry to see it go. :-\
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congrats on the sale bill who is the new owner
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unfortunatley (sp) it is true, we came to an agreement last night, forkedup is involved in a trade for his boat, 2000 26' open bow with mid cuddy, 496, bravo 1, big system, great boat for the family, he has a couple loose ends to secure on his end and then she goes with him, will happen in the next week or two, we have been working on the deal for about 1 1/2 months now, i will get pics of the new boat as soon as it comes home. i actually sat in the garage last night and shed a tear at the thought of the boat no longer being there, but it is what is best for the family, and i have already talked to the wife, in about 6 mo or so i will be looking for a 21' daytona to build, forkedup II :), dad would be happy with the deal :)
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just saw the pic of your trade looks nice
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i am very happy with, of course there are some things i want to change, to personalize it a little, but the boat itself is pretty clean, its a 2000 so it is now without it flaws, but its a boat