38 molds who has them?
 

anyone know who has possession of these molds? are they for sale?/ lease

you dont want one we rigged one for a buddy of mine a few years back and it had supercharged engines on boxes with xr's it was a turd it only went 103 and it was against the wall it handled bad and i tried alot on setup and i couldnt make it run the number he sold it

Wow don`t know what HP you had but i know of one with 600hp a side it goes 102 everyday not bad for the size. :rolleyes:

I have a friend in Topeka that has the last hull made I believe. It was apparently the 38 hull the owner made for himself, but never rigged it. My buddy bought it un-rigged with most of the parts, but has as of yet to assemble it. It's like a boat kit! :grinser010:

Just curious, when did your friend take delivery of the 38 hull and parts?

to the best of my knowledge, here is a pic of the last 38 and 31 that was built at Awesome. The 38 was Warcat.

Couple of years ago maybe longer? I'm not sure on the last one built thing. It has been a while since I've talked to him. It was supposed to be the owner's personal boat. That much I do know.

The pics attached are him taking it to his newly finished house the other day. He has been building the house for a while, so no time to build the boat. Hopefully he'll be able to get to it now.

The molds are at the shop in Missouri, the last hulls are there also, Molds are for sale, The 38 is a very nice hull with a full cabin, and with 800's runs low 120's, the 31 is an awesome fast hull, shadow cat ,AO mirror, 26 runs 95 with a 600hp in it

Hulls for sale or just the molds?

Careful on the 38, there was one that blew out the tunnel near the transom a few years ago. Took a wave bad near Gull Island and the tunnel near the back was gone. I talked to the marina staff and they said one in Chicago did the same thing.

Ran-dom knows the marina, it's right next to Harrison marine repo yard.

The 38 in Chicago came apart just in front of the transom and sank on a poker run, towed to the shipyard up the Chicago river. I took pictures of it up close and inside for Jim Jones at the factory. I moved two times I will look for the pictures ?
We had one with 575 sc that ran on radar 102, It was great on Lake Michigan.
That said I like the boat design but the production of them was not equal !!!
So as far as blow out or delamination it is all up to who does the lamination scedule !!!
Also I think Dan still has the molds pm me and I will try to call him.

What about these Awesome/Image 38's? Have wondered for sometime what the deal was with those hulls.

Klem has a 2nd 38' mold lurking about, The Image name is something he fired up a couple of seasons ago!
JUST BEWARE!!:eek:

in a storage yard on 26 mile west of i- 94

I heard the transom blowouts were caused by a design flaw, as in Awesome stretched a smaller cat but didn't make compensating changes to transom.

I think it was the owner of Vicious that told me this a few years ago.

[QUOTE=Tampa38;2713065]I heard the transom blowouts were caused by a design flaw, as in Awesome stretched a smaller cat but didn't make compensating changes to transom.

I think it was the owner of Vicious that told me this a few years ago.[/QUOTE


Yup !:food-smiley-007:

[QUOTE=ViciousOne;2713250]That didn't take long!

I test drove one of your 32's with outboards, with one of your previous customers.

Nice boat, but my divorce from the hellion kind of shut down that purchase.

[QUOTE=Tampa38;2713440]Where you the guy at the lauderdale boat show , when I had the boat at Everglades marina, Took you and your girl out??

[QUOTE=ViciousOne;2713707]No, it was when I lived in Michigan, we launched at the end of I think 21 mile rd, few years back.

Whatever road your shop is on, at the end. Been a while since I've been around there.

I think it was #1 Vicious.

[QUOTE=Tampa38;2714468]It was probably V-1 it has been 5 years since I was in the Hall road building, I have a shop on Executive drive along the expressway between north river rd and Joy Blvd.
Now I am in the middle of opening a shop in South Carolina.

[QUOTE=ViciousOne;2714479]
It's been a while since I saw snow. I moved to Tampa in 04 and never looked back, spending that much time in the house every year would make me crazy.

Now tow one of those cats to Tampa and I'll show you where the loose women hang out.

If you want to buy any of the molds you can call me at 636 236-4141, thanks Jim

[QUOTE=Tampa38;2714545]Spark sounds like you need to get on releasing a 38+'!!! :ernaehrung004:

to whoever may read this stay away from the 38' it's a nightmare,the bottom doesnt work,one of many turds that float!!and i have the very last 31' that was made before dan bought it,i got a boat kit also what a pain.but after buying it in 06 its finally at extreme body works in hollad.the boys who paint skaters getting pimp'd.

Seems like the right time to have boats painted. Mine is currently at Mitch Tolan's place getting some upgrades. If you need any interior work done, I can introduce you to the McLeod's. Their shop is right down the street from mine. If you didn't know already, they are still doing Awesome interior/sunpad work.

thanks but i called mcleods and they wouldnt do any custom interior work,i had my back seat cut out and moved back 3 feet,and i purchased aluminum bucket seat frames from summint racing,im going with outboards so now i have lots of cockpit room and storage,and a seperate bathroom,now i need to find someone to make doors and a windsheild.

I would like to see pics.

ill post some soon as i get them from body man

When I was looking at Chris Cats, Awesomes, and AO's the lack of room in the cockpit on an Awesome kept me from buying one. I found sever boats which I liked but I just could not get past the area between the front and rear seat. I had thoughts of moving the bulkhead that is in front of the motor back some but ended up finding an AO. I would like to see how it worked out for you.

I think I seen your 31 out at the Moot this summer? did'nt you have 525's for power? I know you mentioned something about some structural repairs you have done to your boat?? what made you decide to repower with OB's ? If its the same boat I'm thinking of, it had a really good looking paint already .... are you changing graphics?

Richard what are you getting done? :party-smiley-004: -

Randy, Getting the race fairing re-shot. Did not like the design-----alittle dated. Mitch is also shooting the entire cockpit liner. Faded gel just didn't look right next to the new white paint around the ajoining area's. When I get it back to my shop, (primers is already been shot) I will get to the finish coat for the engine compartment. Then the fun starts-------assembly time. Any winter time projects for yours?

I talked to Michael today about business. He is reallllllllllly slow. I betting if you are still interested, you could haul your boat down to his shop and he would take on your interior project. I cannot say enough about his abilities, creativity. Did you know that he was a Chief Designer at one of the big Auto companies? Many breakthru interiors designs came as a result of Michael. Michael has forgotten more than many current boat interior people know. Nuff said.

Just doing a few little things, will be adding a GPS tatle tale speedo, kill switches, & Bblades going to work in a set of 34's that's about it

no my cat was never powered,i bought a bare shell in late 06,spent a year redoing the layout,installing bulkheads,changing the balance point,had 75 gallon tanks made moved location back 2 feet,and pretty much buying all the goodies,and im going with outboards for the extra 3 feet of cockpit room,and the power to weight ratio,as it sits now my bare shell is just under 2000 lbs.i did everything in eglass and epoxy and having knee braces and floor and dash done in carbon fibre,so hopefully when its said and done it should scream,

and rotax ill try mcleods again i do like their work it is top notch,they were just to busy doing sunsation at the time,but first i gotta see what my paint man comes up with??????????i cant wait,like a kid in the candy store,but thats still months away.

Sounds like a nice project your working on, keep posting on your progress, it's going to be a long winter - The 30 Skater your talking about is that LS7 boat? I will check it out in Miami -

not sure if its the ls7 or not but one side is blue and silver with trible flames and the other side is blue with red and yellow honeycomb,

My dyno guy has a new 30 Skater. He is going to use these short blocks as the platform for his new motors. One word: SWEEEEEEEET
http://www.worldcastings.com/news/wa...awk9.8deck.htm

Picking the boat up on Wednesday. Will shoot some pics before the cover goes on. Damn. Might really get to see some water in 09.