nice pictures....thanks for sharing.

it was nice meeting you and thanks for taking the time to swing by the scjb camp to say hi!

-Brad

i almost suggested that maybe he had taken his foot out of it for the picture.....then i thought twice about it and figured that there wouldnt be a rooster tail if he didnt have his foot in it.

Wouldn't the engine be hard pressed to get enough air with the flaps closed?  I know mine wont even idle too long if I forget to remove the dust cover before I start it.

Looks like fun. Where is that place? I couldn't help but notice that in the  roostertail pic that the butterflies on the bug catcher are closed. Are they not hooked up to the carb linkage?

River Lodge is about 1 ? miles down river from the dam on the California side. Great if you have kids because there is two lagoons out of the current were they can swim safely. You can also anchor in one of them and not really worry about you boat floating down river. Been going there sence 1977.



That scoop is all for looks. Well mostly. The scoop is really for a two carb setup so on the bottom of it the mounting plate is only covering half allowing all the air it needs from the bottom. The butterflies are hooked up but with the minimum through so my daughters hair don?t get sucked in and caught in them. It was a mess the first time she road in the back seat. There is a mesh screen also over the carb to prevent anything to big like a nut or screw from being sucked in. This motor is rather mild. Maybe 325hp but has less than 6 hours on it. The pump has the same time, and tight as Hell with less than .001 clearance between ware-ring and impeller and it?s never been ran out of water. Thinking about building another motor as I have another 4 bolt and giving you racers a run for your money. The Sprint is a really fast hull as it has spaunsins that trap air under it and force it to the middle down a channel next to the grate creating a cousion with little drag. The draw back is the boat has a tendency to whip dangerously (especially on glass) in a turn as only the last foot of the boat is in the water above 50mph. You can kinda see this in the 7th picture. This is why Eliminator only made this hull for 4 years and quit making boats shorter than 21 feet. Way too many accidents with this hull design. I had one with my 1st  one. No body hurt but sank the boat and a couple docks. Nice thing though is on glass there is absolutely no wake 50 feet behind the boat so for skiing it is paradise. I love to ski. Finding some one that I can trust behind the wheel, a hole nother story. So you guys think I should build another motor? Do I hear any financial motivation?

Let me know when your going to River Lodge. I'll go any weekend I have my kid and not going to another lake. My motor is a 454 and not sure about the specs. I just dropped the motor off with a check at D & D Performance and said I wanted no more than 325hp and that was the motor I got. I can give his number if you would like one too.

Wild Thang

That place looks like it the ish . I've got a couple of rug rats too so they are definatly coming along .

The sprints are one of my favorite hulls but I had no idea they were so dangerous

-beerjet-

We should get something going on out that way. A family weekend with lots a beer, hookers and strippers.
ha ha ha just kidding, I don't drink that much beer.
But seriously, we should get something in the works. I know a few people that would love to tag along (yes they have jet's too)

Well just like any toy with a big motor, Just have to have respect for it. Not sure of the weekend but mid June and mid July are looking like the only free weekends for me. I would like to suggest River Lodge for the SCJB Regatta but seems guys were leaning towards Blyth and in September. I will be here for Labor Day weekend.

I've got nothing going mid june or july so I need to get my sh!t in gear ! May 22 is wifey's birfday and aug 3 Is baby girls 1st birfday so as long as we avoid those times , I'm good.

-beerjet-

Sup ralph . I'm on it !



-beerjet-

dude its way to hot  some freinds just went this weeked and said it was in the 100 s all weeked BLAH if you go to blythe or parker there is sand dunes around not like glamis but enough its a good time after a day on the water then fire up the rino and party all night 

Waaay too hot at Glamis this time of year brother!