Posted this on PB too ... here ya go Guys : Test your Jet Boat Knowledge !! I have the honor of having three nice VERY similar 18' V-bottom bubble deck boats in the shop right now , all at the same time . Two get (or are getting)  a motor , one just got a partial resto and , two are full stringer one is "motor box" type all are extremely and "amazingly"  close in design , measurements and construction they are an 87' a 78' and 77' , they are three different manufacturer's. One is Orange One Yellow and one Burgandy The "Quest" is to accurately guess the not only the bulider but the year if you guys are interested the will be "Swag" for the most accurate guess , we'll let it run a while for S's and G's  Tom

PS this will also show the "remarkable "similarities in the and other manufacturers boats of that "Era"

Guesses  should go like this : Yellow 87' "Zodiac" , Orange ... etc I have more picsa but the site wont upload more than 10 per post

(previous owners are excluded;))

 

 

Red - Carrera - 87

Yellow - Eliminator - 78

Purple - Tahiti - 77

Tom, you gotta give us something.
Out of the 6 answers given, how many were right?
I'm fairly comfortable the boat Mfg's, but the years. Purple metalflake mid 70's / solid colors with the dart mid 70's to early 80's / hockey sticks forever, but the side strips on that boat may tell us more.

Alright, made my last changes. I'll let others play.
Check out the bottoms on the red one and the yellow one. Looks like Dennis splashed one from Bob.

With that interior, I'm guessing the purlple one can't be the  87.

Purple 77 Tahiti

Yellow 78 Eliminator

Orange 87 Bahner

 How'd I do? 

Bahner was my second choice on on that one. I know Carrera used Hensley trailers, but wasn't sure about Bahner. Good Luck.
I think Tom said something about the winner getting a free stanless impeller.

red- carribian
orange-miller
burgandy/silver-sundance

There is a winner here but there is still a chance for a "Booby prize"
(Sorry no Stainless Impys in the JBP Budget 

Keep the stupid impeller

and give us the girl 

Not if I ever want to ride in her boat again 

Ok heres the correct info , any one who had all thre correct send me a PM with your shipping addy and T shirt size.  Thanks for being "good sports" Tom

1977 Tahiti

1978 Eliminator

1987 Bahner (no name HIN only)

Woohoo 

Congrats to Crew

Tom the reason I went with Carrera was because of this brochure. Looks like the same deck as the Bahner. Somebody splashed somebody. The way the transom rolls down / the notch in the gunwale by the front seats / the lip at the top of the bubble deck / and the similar deck graphics. After Crew called it a Bahner, I figured I got it wrong. With the stripe going back thru the deck reminded me of my Advantage when I ordered it in 89'. Harry along with his painter Pringle wanted to do that with mine. Harry and Bahner were friends and wouldn't doubt if they had something to do with the gel and/or layup.

shwing!!!