joined team hustler
 

well, i pulled the trigger on this bad boy today. was looking at a few other boats but decided on this one. brand new motor builds. maybe have 20hrs on them. built by a great builder in cuse Jebco racing engines. actually 10 minutes down the road from me. the ASD conversion was done by a local syracuse shop. only 160hrs on the boat. its a 1997 kevlar 388. motors are 557ci 850hp. infront of bam trannies. merc racing 5 blades. took it out for a water test today, 40 degrees!! hooked onto my truck and headed home we went. it was far over my budget that i wanted to spend but decided to spend the money now rather than next summer trying to chase problems or miss good weekends or head aches. when these fired up this morning in 40 degree weather bone cold after sitting winterized for a year, and sat there purring like kittens idling perfectly. it sold the boat right then and there. the boat supposedly cruises at 92mph @4000 with only 2-3 psi of boost. and has seen a best of 109. with smaller props it should run well into the one teens. the plan for this boat is to just run it. there are some things i will need to correct from one paint shop who did some work on it, but other than that well run it for next summer and then change the paint next winter, unless it grows on me. i could not be more ecstatic with how business is going and allowing me to make a purchase like this.

now ive never driven an arneson boat, or an 850hp boat so maybe some folks can chime in with what not to do and what works well with these 388's!! heres some pics!!

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Congrats very nice post a pic of the Rooster tail when you get a chance.

Dean

I didn't realize that boat was still forsale, I saw the ad awhile ago and then it was gone. It was cheap money I thought. Nice boat.

There is a triple for sale same colors

If you're thinking of changing the paint, start with the dash panels! Is that pink?
I reckon the rest of the color scheme looks great. I know paint is your thing but I wouldn't go changing it in a hurry. Nice looking boat.

RR

What a boat!!!

Awesome boat! Change the pink dash to yellow and you're done. Enjoy.

SWEET! Congrats.

I love the cruise at 92 @ 4000 really ?????

Very nice