I'll be there on the 21st and 22nd. :D

Port motor ready to go in the boat as of 10 pm last night. Anyone splashed yet???

That's probably closer to when I'll be going down to get it :coolcowboy:

i dont really know when I'll be going to get it. It's going to be a quick trip no matter what. Too much drama going on here at home :rolleyes: :lolhit:

Freshing up bottom ends , tops all done last year,, and new drive couplers as you see i wiped one last season. hope to be in the water by may.

New HD Gimbles and rigging underway, picking up motors tomorrow.

That transom looks really good.

My motors are in launch position, vacation day tomorrow to stab them in the boat. Hopefully I won't have a bunch of alignment issues but we'll see.

As a winter project I`m getting my ACL reconstructed tomorrow.yeehaaa!!! . who wants pics?????:lolhit:

Only if your wife will be in them. :lolhit:

DAYUM BOY!! :evilb:

I've got a *****in set of tools, I can fix that in my boat shed. No problem. Lots of Landshark anesthesia first then get to work. :drink:

Stainless screws and some angle iron should do the trick.

The doctor is in.

And the Landshark is just for the DOCTOR!!!:evilb:

You guys kill me LOL!!!

Both motors in the boat now. Outdrive alignment is good. Now we'll get busy with the details.

The doctor will see you now. :drink:

Good luck with the surgery. Let us know how it goes.

Hope it is okay to post my project on here, I still feel like I am AT family
 

update...WESCO square decked the blocks and added somes screens to the lifter valleys, (they were untouched by the previous builder) and I didn't want the Merlin III heads to go back on the engines without having some port work and mods done by "JimV"...full exhaust port, some chamber/unshrouding work and some special intake runner, bowl, and short side radius work done plus we went from a 2.30" intake valve to a 2.35" and we decreased the exhaust valve size from a 1.90" to a 1.88" and WESCO also surfaced the heads....

As soon as the tunnel ram gets back from getting ceramic coated this will be ready to drop back in the Jetboat. New 10 qt. pan with floating baffles and gold irridium finish from Tom at Jetboat Performance in California. Tom is the man on these old Jetboats :grinser010:

Did a little prepping and painting in the bilge while the motor was out. An old Jetboat is a labor of love. What do you think Drew ? :drink:

"OVERACTIVE" is at factory getting a little paint and polish. Motors are out and headers have been sent to CMI for testing and polishing. Plus new starters, raw water pumps and plugs/wires while there out. Bilge is getting awlgrip paint and all motor mounts etc. are getting repowdercoated. Gen set is getting new belts and impellors while it's out. Swim platform is off for blasting and painting and repainting the transom. A few other little paint touch-ups and it should be just like new when it's done :cool:

Wholly crap Mark.

I want your job.

Everything's gonna look sweet when it's all done.
Steve

Nice Mark!! On both boats:cool:

Tunnel ram? You are supposed to put a blower on it!!!:evilb:

Oh yeah!! lookin good!!:drink:

Thanks guys :cool: I dont like a dirty bilge lol. You have to run a special pan on a Jetboat because of the pump intake and the one that I had on there was homemade and leaked like hell. I think this new one should cure the problem. Drew check out Toms website www. jetboatperformance.com He's a wizard with these old jets and will bend over backwards to help you.

Tom is a good guy! I have bought Berkeley parts from him. He has saved me alot over what others charge. Very knowledgeable and takes the time to talk to you.:drink:

Is Pat gonna bring it up when he comes up for the poker run................

Just wanted to thank Thunderstruck.. you can`t even see the angle iron , he did a good job I think .. hey when will the pain stop its been a while and it just kills... and I still can`t bend my knee is that normal???
thanx again for the leggings you had in your closet, you said you need em back right? I`ll send em to ya no worries


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...neesurgery.jpg

I talked with him wednesday and it sounds like he's ahead of schedule :p

:eek:

Now that looks good.

Here is mine. Motors back in. Some more sanding/painting on the drives and I'll be ready to go.

The angle iron wasn't for the knee, we'll keep that between us. Let's just say the nurses had fun while you were knocked out. :lolhit:

Glad it worked out.

I prescribed more painkillers, you can pick them up at your local pharmacy/liquor store.

Looking good :drink:

Now get to work on the boat, quit lollygaggin around. :evilb:

Looking good.

Looks like I'm in trouble! :angry-smiley-038:

U at the back of the line...:evilb::evilb:

I posted this in the trucks forum but figured i`d share with the cult..
 

I think this would be a spring project now but check this out..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4..._cleardiff.jpg


This diff. cover just cracks me up.. the video is dark but the cover is 100% clear. Just cracks me up seeing the stuff go round:lolhit:

I figure any water or moisture that gets in there I`ll be able to tell, along with how dirty it gets and the level..

I smacked a curb a couple months ago in a winter storm so I was in there changing the axle.. figured what the hell:evilb:

sorry it took so long... Here is the thread http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ects-pics.html