502ss

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Many of us call ourselves "budget boaters" so why not a place to show our budget boats and projects that we spend so much time and make so many sacrifices for!

No guidelines for pictures just make sure there are plenty!

I will start


I own two boats and have rebuilt both from the ground up!

My jet boat is a 1974 21' Tahiti and took me 2 years to rebuild her! Before I rebuilt her I did get the chance to spend several years using it in its original state! Gota love the colors!!

My newest boat is my 1984 30' scarab. I bought it in September of 2007 and got to ride in it for 20 minutes during the sea trial. I then brought the boat home and made the hardest decision ever and that was tear it apart and redo everything that was mechanical, electrical or hydraulic! It took me 3 1/2 years before I could once again call it a boat!

Here is my build thread if interested.... http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...n-ongoing.html

So onto some pictures.....

First the Tahiti!!











My Scarab.....





And my tow vehicle, a 1984 crew cab dually. Lowered it last winter and rebuilt the engine!!

When I brought it home....


And now.....

Biggus

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Cool pics, nice work! Let me guess, second pic, 3rd Beach, Sebago Lake?

RT930turbo

Love, Love, Love that Dually

Here's my old rig...



and the current one...



And I actually had to sell the dually and replace it with an 01 4x4 SRW so the wife had something to drive in the winter. Truck is her winter daily.

Twin O/B Sonic

Awesome thread 502! Thanks for starting it. Love your projects and your style.

Here's what I've spent every spare dime and the last 2 yrs on. 1985 24' Sonic w/twin 250+ HP O/B's that I built from parts that I collected whiled restoring the hull.

502ss

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Yup! Back in the day when you could pull up on the beach!

Sunrocket24

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Here is the link to the photobucket for mine.

http://s915.photobucket.com/albums/ac358/emspjay/

502ss

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Thanks!

Very cool boat!! What kind of speeds do you see with the O/B's?

Twin O/B Sonic

kicking my ass pretty good so far. 2nd identical boat, same motors. First one ran 80. Only seen 70 so far w/this one.
Thanks again. Great job on your jet BTW. That thing looks like a ball!

502ss

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Thanks

I gota tell you, deal of the century when I found that truck. Texas truck, one owner, 98k origional miles, loaded! Grandson Flew to Texas from Maine put $1200 in new tires on it, drove it from Texas to Maine. Put it on CL for $4500, week later dropped price to $3500. I offered $3200 cash..... SOLD!!

Check out the condition of the frame! It is still shiny in some places!!

TBAG

Great stuff guys! Love to see everyones projects.