What's in a Name; B U L L E T ???
 

OSO has some very knowledgable people here, and one thing I always wanted to know is; How many boat manufacturers have used the name BULLET for a boat model? :confused:
Let see how many manufacturer's names we can come up with....;)

Here is one Sharkey


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Bullet Boats, Inc.
P.O. Box 2202
Knoxville, TN 37901
(865) 577-7055

Yes, the BASS Boat Manufacturer........

Should we start to stockpile all the bulletboat.biz variations?:D :D

Sharkey,

What can you tell me about these boats. I have been driving by a boat trying to figure out what it is and have decided it is a Bullet 130 because of the way the bow of the boat slopes downwards. I have been comparing it with your pictures. To the best of my knowledge it has been sitting covered for several years and appears to be unused. I was thinking of stopping by and trying to find the owner to see if he would get rid of it. It might make a good project. Is there anything to watch out on these older boats? Anything that I should look for right off the bat? How does the balsa core hold up? I wouldn't mind picking up a boat that I could clean up, rerig, and put on a motor. But I don't want a full restoration. I know the trailer is probably junk- very rusted and sunk into the ground where it is sitting.

Any advice would be appreciated!
John

Boatshopping, If you could get me the year of the hull I can inform you of alot of things. Not all boats were balsa cored. In fact very few. Look to see if it has a full inner liner. I would say if you can find one that was from early '86 & older, you would have a stronger boat. Before the company went out of business, the boats were getting laid up lighter to cut costs. They felt they were only rated for 25hp, so they began to build them to handle 25 hp. If a customer stated they wanted a heavier lay up, then it was done at a higher price.

Sharky,
I don't know how many boat companys are using the name. But we have a amunition company. The BEAVER BULLET CO. and our motto is !
"THE BEAVER BULLET COMPANY THE BEST SHOT IS A BEAVER SHOT" ;) ;)

:D :D :D :D :D :eek:

BULLET-27
produced by Alemdar Performance ; here in Turkey

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:D :D :D

Timucin Do you have a website link for your race team? And this company as well???

not for the moment.
but planning to collect all turkish hi-performance boaters under a web-site soon.

dont have any finished pic. of bullet 27 for the moment but here are some pics from building process.
a real story....

one day Murat decided to make a boat specially for uim class-3
4 liter.we started to build the mini model .....

then he did 1:1 model
and started to create the mold...

after he finished the molds..

he produced 4 boats and now...the mold is sleeping....LOL

It looks fairly low profile....? How did it run?

this is also from same manufacturer : SILVER BULLET
serious boat with serious engines!!!!!

2nd

3rd

4th
the man in the boat(cockpit) is the builder

27 is a hi-tec boat ,designed only for speed.no cabin no acc.
its total racing weight is around 1700lbs
runs >90 mph with 2.5 liter efi

he also produces stepped 45'

Very cool!!! :cool: Have you seen the New Vee that Hydra Powerboats has just developed??? www.sharkeymarine.com /BOAT BUILDING 32 foot and weighs less than 2,000 lbs

sorry for saying hi-tec to our 27 boat.
:o :o

do u need a dealer in Turkey?
;)

I know I don't. But if you have any inquiries for the Hydra Powerboats, then you should contact them directly....;)

Sharkey,

I'll try to find out the year. What were the earlier boats rated at for HP? What kind of performance can be expected? How fast is yours? On your site you show a customers boat with a 75 horse on it, how does it run?

Thanks for your reply!
John

All of them were rated @ 25hp. After I bought the molds, I rated the boats I built @ 40hp knowing it would handle it.
My boat runs around 70 mph on a good day.
I believe that other boat is running somewhere in the 60's. That boat doesn't have power trim on it.

sharkey marine;
more bullet photos;

:)

3rd

That thing looks sweet................ ;) So how did it run??? Looks like you have some huge steps in there too.....

sharkey most of the boats are 28 & 24 skaters and their copies here in istanbul.

this boat is faster and more stable then all boats with single engine in all types of water conditions.solid & rigid.It goes >90 .

selling price of this boat including steering and 2.5 efi Merc engine is around 40K$

timucin
I second that with Sharkey looks real nice !:)

27 feet, single 2.5 Merc 90mph??? WOW!!! That's doing something!!!!