It's been a hell of a lot of work. I figure I have 100 hours into it so far.

I went and picked colors today - we're using House of Kolors. It will be a combination of red, purple, and yellow. We start shooting the paint the weekend after Christmas.

keep posting pics, cool to see how its comming out...

Steve,
Can you start up a thread and post pics of the progress as you go. Thats a major project your doing there buddy!!! Can't wait to see it completed!!:)

Craig

I'll do that at some point.

You still thinking about boating in the Keys with us? The dates are set for March 19th - 28th. Call me if you want details.

mmmm . . I'll jump in here, for what its worth.

I had a '91 Carbon 70 ( lightweight build ) Cafe that had Dereberry Marine ( Leon's ) single carbed SC600's / Bravo 1's and nose cones that is now owned by a board member here. Leon wouldnt provide me the dyno sheets because the build up was done by the previous owner and not me, so I do not know what power they were making at 4/5 psi, but my guess is 575/600 per. It only had an 80 mph Gaffrig in it, and with a medium load I would swing past 80 all day long in fresh water . . 82/83 mph is my guess. I ran a friend in his documented 110 mph Hustler, and he claims that I was with him to 85. My one and only time that I ran the boat down in S. Florida in the salt, the boat ran even faster with just me and on fumes ( for those of you with 80 mph Gaffrigs, the needle was straight down, pointing due south :) )

I'd like to believe that Gaffrigs are fairly accurate, but I never had it radared.

MMM Very nice boats everyone!

Thank you
This boat came with Merc 502Mag/390HP carb motors and ran 68.+ mph at 5000r's

I repowered with 509/540hp which ran 74.+ at 5300r's

I sold it with 496HO/435HP. Not sure of speed .. I never measured with a GPS because I hadn't had the props dialed in yet. I was able to run the 496's up to 4800r's with the same props I used with the 540hp motors.

G

G$$, a little birdy told me of your new boat...Did you get it yet?? Very nice!! Pimpin aint easy bro......;) :D

Tank

Tank, I don't know what you heard about me ...


Almost there .. just tieing the loose ends :cool:

Are you going to make the Miami Boat Show?

G $0 :D

Hurry on and get that thing man...I want a ride!!!