can anyone tell me what the difference between a drag hydro and a ski hydro? Is it just the steering or more than that?  thanks......

Completely different everything; hull layup (weight), sponson size and position, rigging, center of gravity, type of underwater gear (strut, rudder, prop, fins), hull section much larger on a ski version and add to that, the way they run, a full on drag hydro runs on the sponsons (sometimes one) and the prop, whereas the ski version is pretty lazy in comparison, more like a tunnel hull...

GT

OK..... it sounds like i have a lot to learn about them.  i have a chance to get a ski hydro but i dont want a ''LAZY'' boat.  can you make run decent? i am not going to build a race boat , but i do want to keep up with my bro's flatty. ( mid to upper 90's)

I've seen them run 130+.

 here is the before pic's, it will probably will be a long time until i get  after pic's...

i love the lines of that hull

Did you get that from Joe?

Who is this??
This is the boat that was at JP Marine , Are you the guy in the black WRX?

Who is this??
This is the boat that was at JP Marine , Are you the guy in the black WRX?

  silver wrx.. i was passing by your friends house and he was outside sanding on his hondo so i stoped and talked to him to see if he wanted to sell it. he said no but he told me where to find this at jp.. i asked him if he was on socaljetboats he said no but said he knows you.

  silver wrx.. i was passing by your friends house and he was outside sanding on his hondo so i stoped and talked to him to see if he wanted to sell it. he said no but he told me where to find this at jp.. i asked him if he was on socaljetboats he said no but said he knows you.

Right on , you scored a sick ass boat! Where about El Cajon do you live?

I know this is probably a stupid question, but how the hell do you get that on and off the trailer?  I'd always be paranoid about getting the hull snagged on the fender wells.  Sweet hull though bro!

Completely different everything; hull layup (weight), sponson size and position, rigging, center of gravity, type of underwater gear (strut, rudder, prop, fins), hull section much larger on a ski version and add to that, the way they run, a full on drag hydro runs on the sponsons (sometimes one) and the prop, whereas the ski version is pretty lazy in comparison, more like a tunnel hull...

GT

oh cmon................................... .....

i almost bought this boat down in SD..if you need some info ..let me know..ive had 5 of the hondo ski hydros..very fun ..if you decide to sell let me know also.....get the parts that came out of it pcing together later pc by pc will be a bitch to find.

thanks, i picked up most of the parts for this thing,  some of them are in bad shape and will be replaced. unfortunately work is really bad right now so this isn't getting much attention. it WON'T  be for sale anytime soon though... i was told this was on the cover of hot boat back in the day, sure would be cool to find the issue