Looks can be deceiving but here's a glimpse of what I have to start with.


It has a lot of potential, just needs someone who cares about the work they do.

I'll be showing photos of the befores and afters as I go along.

good looking boat

Greg from what I've heard you've already made a bit of progress ..keep sluggin Tom

Hi Tom,  I have made some progress but I was in a discussion with someone else on this board and they thought it would be a good idea for me to start a thread from start to finish.  So I thought I would do that and go from the trailer wiring all teh way back to the pump.

How's your project coming along?

Greg

good looking boat

Thanks, but looks are deceiving.  Things have been wrong from the trailer wiring to the shift control cable.  And I've only started to get them fixed.  It holds water and the engine fires right up.  Mostly minor things are wrong but I don't even want to take that chance.

Thanks, but looks are deceiving.  Things have been wrong from the trailer wiring to the shift control cable.  And I've only started to get them fixed.  It holds water and the engine fires right up.  Mostly minor things are wrong but I don't even want to take that chance.

nice thing about a boat...always something wrong or something you want to change with it

It s a Ford 460 c.i.d. big block hooked to a Jetovator by Berkeley.

I guess the two MIller's were sister in appearance only, mine had a 455 Olds and a Jacuzzi. 

Well, Miller made a damn good hull so they could outfit them however the customer ordered them.   

Here's another shot of my boat.

Damn dude, is that a bubble deck? 

Yep, it sure is, I just compared your pictures to each other. Bubble decks are sweeeeet.    Mine wasn't a bubble deck. What year is your boat?

1975  Is that something special?

I was just curious because the other Miller bubble deck I saw was a '78 or '79. It being a bubble deck doesn't make it worth more less $, it's just a personal prefernce kind of thing. That's a good looking boat with a good engine/pump combination. That's a lot better of a start than a lot of other fellow jet boaters get. 

I saw that boat advertised on Craigslist, it was priced about the same as I was pricing mine. If you got a $1,000 off of his asking price, you flockin scored.

Damn G ! That thing is sexy . I still dont run into too many Millers with Berks and fords in them . Nice score !

-beerjet-

Looks like you had a pretty good head start .

-beerjet-

Yeah I did.  I called it the Nightmare because of all the little crap that could turn into big problems.  I would rather take the time and fix those things now rather than get out on the water and have it create a big problem.  Oh well, winter is coming and that will be the time to fix stuff!

Thats right . When I bought my Saguaro , I took it out twice and both times it had to be towed in . Two years later (mainly do to no money ) wiring got cleaned up and figured out for the most part , Motor was torn down to the short block and it looked good .Heads were sent to the machine shop and the guy told me to save my money "They're fine , they dont need any work." Carb was rebuilt by me and my crew chief . We put in new push rods , new Lunati timing set w/torrington bearing , new SFI approved balancer . Figured out the hard way that it had a solid lifter cam  We reassembled it .

The pump was blasted and powder coated and reassembled with a rebuild kit. Later on got new gages and a diverter and a new bimini top and most recently got full interior the way I wanted .

Anyways , the point is to take your time and try to go over everything . If you havent hit the water yet , it should make you hungerier to finish . I replaced all the hoses in it too. It was all a build up to a 4 day house boat trip to lake mead that we did for a few years . The test went well. Adjusted the timing and tuned the carb . Those were the best 4 days I've ever spent on the water absolutly flawless . To this day that boat has been very good to me .

Keep in mind , EVERYTHING was removed , gone over and either replaced or fixed . The rewards were pricless and the wife wont let me get rid of it . Good luck and we're here to help.

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