SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Projects => Topic started by: Cable on June 20, 2013, 11:16:38 PM
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Although I am not new to boating, this is my first actual boat in my ownership.
I haven't taken delivery of it yet. Its got an Olds 455 with a Jaccuzi pump, both have zero hours on a rebuild. The paperwork I have states its a 1972 Omega 19.1, although it actually measures out to be 21' stem to stern, its a closed bow. The engine and interior were removed for rebuild and recovering and thats were the project stalled for the owner. He has all the recovered seats in the boxes and the engine has been reinstalled. The floor will need a fresh coat of resin prior to new carpet, but the wood appears to be in decent shape. The boat was last registered in 2011 and the dual axle trailer has PTO tags on it.
I don't know Olds engines at all, but BBC/SBC/LSx are my bread & butter, so if the Olds dies, I will likely drop in a warmed over 454.
I searched around in the internet and I haven't found much on Omega boat hulls. Are they decent? Its got a v hull, instead of the flat bottom jet boats that my Father owned when I was a boy, which is fine because I remember my teeth fillings nearly falling out on amy amount of chop, not to mention white caps.
Anyway, any tips, tricks, and/or suggestions would be great.
Thx guys!!
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Welcome to SCJB ;D
Put it together, run it and have fun.
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We like lots of pics
Sent from my DROID RAZR
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Seems I will have to use a desktop computer to upload pics since the site doesn't seem to want to work with my Galaxy Note.
So how about the Omega hull design(s), good or bad?
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They seem to be pretty decent hulls. Few guys on the site have em
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Took delivery of the boat yesterday and its a tad more work than I have time for, but its got me in extreme boat fever so I took some money from my 'Hot Rod' fund and bought a really nice '77 Mako Full Day Cruiser, although not a jet boat (Mercruiser Outdrive). Its got a 24' hull, a SBC 355 with a mild cam and ported 'Double Hump' heads. The cabin can easily sleep two adults, if I wasn't married I might actually have some boat sex lol.
Since I am very familar with SBC's I am way more comfortable with it VS the Olds 455. I have a roller SBC core I might build into a 383 stroker with aluminum heads over the Winter.