Not sure what you have to this point yet, but I have a 93 that I have reriged and have kept all the original parts etc.....send me a PM and let me know what your still looking for

dave

That's the old Pink Flamingo! What the heck happened to it?!?:eek:

Hey Man, how is this project coming ??

Update? Pics?

I was original owner before the fire, and have some great shots before the fire, unfortunately I can't post them?

Barenboo

travis sold the boat unfinished. it is now in the st. louis area.

bummjer to read through this whole thread in awe of the guy and be let down in the end..........oh well, common sense prevails!

send me your pictures by e-mail at jeff32 @cgocable all in one word, no space, and I'll post them for you!

Jeff, your email address does not seam to be correct?

you are right...

no space in the adress. [email protected]

should be better.

OK Change of plans. The resto project is back on so insanity prevails. I did get the trailer finished. The boat was purchased but never left and the new owner had a change of plans so I am buying it back. It is in the process of being scheduled into a fiberglass shop and all the structural damage will be repaired professionally. Then I will finish everything else. Just cant let go of the Top Gun even in burnt condition it is still a beautiful boat and lets face it I will never be able to afford a new one.

it really is'nt all that bad I guess... just need some elbow grease! Keep us posted with pictures!

Glad you're keeping her. I looked forward to the updates on your progress and still will.

Travis,

That trailer turned out really nice!

Keep us updated on your progress.

Hi Bad Enough,

Post your email address and I'll send you pictures prior to fire.

Robbie "Barenboo"

was it your boat when it caught on fire? if so, what happened? what started the fire?

Thanks Robbie , That would be very much appreciated. [email protected]. Also, does anyone know about the pink flamingo story. Looks like I can see some previous letters on the hull , but I can't make them out.

"Pink Flamingo" that Steve (Luckystrike) owned. He sold it to Hugh (Pool whore) out here in Cali and he sold it to John (SDR John). John hit a log on the way to Catalina during the poker run and caused some major delamination issue on hte bottom of the hull. They didn't even realize anything was wrong until the passengers in the back said, "Is there supposed to be water back here?" refering to the water at their feet!

They got the boat back before it sank and I believe the motors even stayed dry. The boat re-sold (damaged) for around 25k on the trailer...It was a 91 38 Cigarette with TRS's and newer Hawk 525's, fresh paint and in great shape except for the damage to the hull.

If you want the story on it you need to pm poolwhore and SDR John. They'll know where it is now.

Travis,

Just emailed them to you

Robbie

After reading about this resto it has me all pumped up about building a 38tg. It is always a great feeling when you put your own sweat into a project. Keep up the hard work and soon you will be crushing waves! Tank, looks like I'm going to get a chance to meet and run on Roberts boat this coming weekend. We'll see!!!

I relly dont want to be the bad guy here... but I still say the boat is toast.. even if you get it looking ok the heat alone from the fire will damage the glass & make it unsafe. Just some friendly advice. move on to bigger & better things.

just my 02ct. :party-smiley-004:

that would be a worth wile project!

sorry to say ,but i don't think that boat will be structurely sound anymore ,those sides won't ever be as strong as when they were layed up new and be too flexible,,sorry but i don't want a fast ride in it

It's a great boat....I think the only reason it hasn't sold are the TRS's...Don't let them scare you. Great drives with parts still available and great potential for upgrade (i.e. Konrads). Tell Robert hello for me.

Tank

to customryder and dmax3500:angry-smiley-038::grinser010:

My sides will be stronger than before and anything that even looks bad will be removed. Also it is being done by professionals and not in someones backyard.:cool-smiley-011:

once fixed properly, no problem in my opinion...

Robbie, I got the pictures but I'm having trouble with my e-mail so I will post them later.

Thanks!

The trailer looks great, so off to a good start. Did you do it or have it done somewhere locally?

as I said.. dont shoot the messenger, I admire your will to repair the boat, Just dont think it will ever be the same.. do yourself a favor & call some glass experts.. Just trying to save you some grief, time, money.... who is doing the repairs???

good luck with the boat.

Jeff

I built the trailer myself. I cut the cross members on a fri. night after work and towed it home sat. night.It took about 11 hours to get it roughed in. The wiring and fenders/steps are what took a long time.

I am not sure whether a sonic tomograph shows reliable results concerning the evidence of smallest cracks in a such a hull after a fire. May be one of the members or aquaintances of members or the OSO staff heard or read something about the use for such a boat. The method is in use i.e. for tree evaluation. If the method is reliable for boat evaluation and a result after the survey by a tomograph declares the boat safe you dont need to worry about the state your boat is in after the finish.

http://www.enspec.com/articles/1/article1.htm

Are you talking about the stringers and transom? How would this process be used to determine fiberglass structural integrity? I'm scratching my head on this one.

Hey, you'r boat done!?

Run that focker out to Santa Cruz with us on July 5th. Staying over night with 8-10 other boats including some nice cruisers. BRING IT!:drink:

i don't want to rain on your parade,and i wish you good luck,o the trailer looks top notch

Whether the method is reliable for a fiberglass structur is exactly what I dont know, just asking, perhaps some parts of the boat are not detectable with that method... Maybe somebody here heard about a try with this method.. just curious.

Its a long story. Damn near cut my hand off modifying my tail pipes. What a dope! Put me behind a few more weeks. My arm is healing up now. Should be 100% soon. Plans are to get the rest of my exhaust on this weekend. After that, I'm ready to start testing and fine tuning.

I saw your thread on the Santa Cruz run. Its killing me not having this beast in the water yet, but I dont want to rush anything. It won't be long my brotha!

PEOPLE ON LUDES SHOULD NOT DRIVE , OR USE POWER TOOLS. SPICOLI :eek:

Hey Travis,
I figured you could relate with your welding background. I cut my arm with one of those super skinny grinder wheels. It was about 1/16" spinning really fast on an angle grinder. They cut like butter just not very forgiving when you mess up. My high dollar stainless/polished exhaust fell out of the vise after I cut it and like a dummy my reaction was to reach over and grab it before it fell to the floor. I caught it but forgot about the wheel still spinning. I had to have a tendon stitched back together.

Doctor said I can't rotate my wrist up and down for a while. Good thing it happened to my left hand. :)

Get any measurements yet??

Travis,
How is it coming along ?

big progress today
 

Today a friend and I removed the top half of the gun .Next sunday the port side is set to be repaired . Things should start rolling now. The cabin structures will be cleaned and painted and then reupholstered. I will post new pix everystep we do.:drink: