Ocean Express Pictures - Page 4

MarkSmith · 02-25-2004, 12:44 AM

What do you mean "wanted"? I still want it. I think that truck looks better with an OE than a Cig. The Cig would look better with a brand new truck.
Mark

38KV · 03-02-2004, 06:17 PM

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Originally posted by mika
found another picture of trim cylinders on my hardrive for ya Mark. This thing was for sale at national liquidators awhile back. 39 OX that had diesel's in it at one time.

This boat was actually here in Sweden 2000-2002.
The owner was my friend Richard.
It was powered with two 500hp Yanmar diesels,
Paintjob and rigging was done over here in 2001.
Richard purchased a 112mph 32' Skater in jan 2003
and the 39' went back to the US without engines.

The world isn't that big!

Here is a pic from a poker run summer 2002

38KV · 03-02-2004, 06:18 PM

Another

38KV · 03-02-2004, 06:19 PM

Last one

mika · 03-02-2004, 11:43 PM

Thanks 38kv,

How fast did that thing run with the Yanmar's?

38KV · 03-03-2004, 06:28 AM

It didn't run much more than 65.
That's one of the reasons he sold it.
We thought it would be faster but it was to heavy,about 12-14000 lbs.

But it looked very cool at full speed with a 200ft rooster tail.

MarkSmith · 03-03-2004, 11:32 AM

The boat in the picture looks so heavy that the back end of the boat looks real low in the water. 500HP diesels is huge power for each motor. There are alot of poker run boats now running diesels for dependability and good cruise speeds. If the boat was throwing a 200ft rooster tail, it was overtrimmed for top speed. Fountain has a 48EC that does 68 mph with triples and cruises 60mph. So I guess the speed is in line with other boats.

The Menace · 03-03-2004, 05:00 PM

A good shot of the deck

MarkSmith · 03-12-2004, 11:05 PM

Catbuilder,
Anything new going on a the factory? What's happening with the 49? any pics?

Expresscat39,
How far did you get? If you were a little closer I would help out. Would you be ready for SOTW poker run, would love to see it there.
Mark

The Menace · 03-16-2004, 03:25 PM

Mark, I still have a lot of parts all over the place. The exhaust tubes just came back from Stellings today.

The torque tube shims and ratio sleeves hopefully were shipped from arneson last week.

The prop shafts have been shipped to Toledo to be straightened. Both were a little off. They also were scratched slightly when the races were removed. They will be splatter welded, polished and straightened by Friday.

Was going to get all new gauges and looked at a tab of over 2g's. The one's I have were painted green in a previous life. I soaked one last night in paint remover and it took the green and also the white off. I always thought the white was powder coated. So now I am going to have silver gauges? I was thinking about putting a clear coat on them just to be different and protect them as well.

The engines just came back from being dyno'd in Wisconsin so they came pretty close to you.

WIll keep you posted and get some pics as it gets closer.

We are planning to attend the SOTW this year. If the cat can't make it I will bring the Tog Gun. My current truck won't pull the cat. Looking at a F700 Ford with a sleeper and 8.3 liter diesel. The guy wants to trade me for a tractor I have. It already has the 5th wheel set up on it. Actually set up like a sidekick. A little paint and it will look good. Only bad thing with this set up it gets into CDL class.

Do you know your boat weight?

Probably will have a crew of at least 6. Hopefully, Mike Griffiths from Mercury, Twisted Styx racing will come with us if he does not already have a ride. We will bring a couple other wrenches with us as well.

I will probably come upa a day early. I like it up there.