Congrats, Jason!!!!!!!

Team Virgin Gladiator arrived at its new home today after a 2600+ mile trip

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Was it cheaper shipping like that?

Looks nice!

I didn't really look into other options. Just so happened the seller needed a flatbed to transport some things east to west and I needed the boat transported west to east making it a round trip for the transporter. Not to mention saved the wear and tear of a cross country trip on the boats trailer

definitely win.win... Enjoy the Glad!

Need some Comp Pics!!!

Cool Glad ! Enjoy....

Congrts

What motors are you putting in?? Any other plans?

Not sure 100% on the power yet. Not planning on anything crazy though.

No real other plans for it per say. Boat really doesn't need anything other than motors. I think the only minor thing I'm going to add before boating season is a set of trim switches to the port side so the boat can be run with two people. Very minor detail but my dad and I enjoy running his ZRC together, would like to have that option with my Gladiator as well.

I call bullshlt on that one. You are always going to be running them side by side trying to overtake each other.

Congrats on your boat btw. What kind of power is your dad putting in Adrenaline?

The 525's that were in it were the original engines, they were starting to get tired. One was starting to lose a cylinder and burn oil pretty bad so it was time to freshen them up. Going to warm them over a little bit to squeeze a few extra hp out of them. Going with dart blocks bored to 4.600, stock 4.00 stroke (532 CI) and a set of Dart Pro 1 525 replacement heads. The stock 525 intake will hold it back but just looking to pick up 30-40 HP. Not trying to go overboard, want to keep it bravo friendly.

Engines are out and new bottom ends are being assembled right now!

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Sweet. That should get it over 100! You gotta post some pics along the way. That is one beautiful boat.

cool boat - congrats!

Did he have ramps to get off the trailer?

thats until the whipples go on ;)

Congrats! Its a beautiful boat!!

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Congrats

We picked the boat and trailer up together off of the flatbed using two marina fork lifts.

This boat was just destined to have 500EFI's in it!

Pulled these out of another boat that I bought, going to freshen up the top ends and put them in the Gladiator.

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Thanks for the update. Love this boat, so wish I could've bought it. Feel free to keep us all updated. ;)

Had a great season on the Chesapeake Bay with the Team Virgin Gladiator. Made it out to all the poker runs in the area. It's in the shop now getting started on some winter love. We all know that the bladder tanks only have a shelf life of so many years so I decided to change them out before they give me a major problem. Luckily the floor on the boat is removable so the job is pretty simple. I do not have the floor completely out yet but my plan is to put aluminum tanks back in the boat unless I see any reason not to.

my tanks got made in NY, very nice went a little thicker for longevity, let me know if you need the maker.

Curious... Did you notice if the tanks had been done before or what condition were they in when you pulled them?

They are Fuel Safe tanks with a manufacturing date of August 2007 so yes they have been replaced before.

What is the advantage of bladder tanks over stainless steel?

For a pleasure boat nothing really. Aluminum is the norm for boat builders. Bladder tanks are less likely to crack during harsh race conditions, plus they make it easier to move the tanks around if need be to get the weight right while dialing in a boat. Still many race boats use aluminum tanks without any problems. Aluminum tanks usually last decades in pleasure boats, bladder tanks should be replaced every couple years. These seemed to have held up very well though.

Ahh... my old boat. Look for some loose change where the fuel bladders are!

Did you loose the change when it pitched you out?......lol

That is the coldest thing I have read on OSO in a Looooooong time. LOL.

Wasn't cold.... The waters warm in the keys...lol

My bad :)

It was like a piggy bank in there!

The truth of the matter is that she is a very fast boat. I was able to get 94mph with 500HP's with the limiters turned up. Quite a few blower boats got surprised in rough water!!

It is still surprising many boats that "should" be able to out run it.

By any chance do you happen to remember what props we were running on the boat?

Did you go back with 500's in the boat, I cannot remember? Don't sell it without letting me know, can't let that one get away again lol.

Yes, I put another pair of 500 efi's in it.