After following the project for the past year, Justin Wagner from Waves and Wheels took me for a ride in his Ironman-themed Huster 377 Talon on Lake of the Ozarks. For a boat that costs a fraction of a new high-performance cat, Ironman sure got a lot of attention at the docks on Friday afternoon...

http://speedonthewater.com/boat-rest...ject-boat.html

Jason and i are definitely interested in your feedback on these long-term project stories. Do they interest you? Your feedback, positive or negative, is greatly appreciated.

Sure, it's nice to see and read about what other people are doing with their boats, refurbs and rebuilds. Give others a lot of ideas. A lot of the blogs on here already do just that, your way is more formal and well documented. There's been a large number of people just rebuilding what they have rather then going out and buying new. A trend that's been going on since the economy went bust. And especially since for some reason a lot of the manufactures keep cranking their prices up to unreasonable marks, pushing more buyers out of the market. So please, keep the stories coming and keep up the great work.

Love watching these projects! Most people can't afford a new boat and these stories give people hope and ideas for boats they already own.

Definitely like the stories on people's upgrades/renovations. Good to see what an "old boat" can be turned into.

I really enjoy them. Thanks Artie

Keep em coming. New boats are cool but owners that take older boats and build them into their own dreams are even cooler. Especially if you have done it yourself, you have an appreciation for all the hard work.

Great follow Jason and Matt, and I'm thrilled to hear the readers are Intrested in the waves and wheels ironman project. Are goal was to show boaters you can still have a show stopper boat with out dropping your life savings. I think the 2012 shootout was the year of the under dogs. There was litterally a line long as the dock to check out ironman at the shootout and Greg in his 33 eliminator getting the top gun 192mph was amazing to see. Congrads Greg and family and thanks again Jason for the great articles.

Cool project, great article, and as W&W said congrats to the underdogs.