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I too am re-doing our new (to us) 40' Hustler. It is a 1997 with twin 500s. Paint on the boat looks just like Hard Ons.

Doing the dash, cabin and cockpit this winter. We only have about 10 hours of seat time, but I like it a lot. The boat really runs nice, and you can not beat the cabin space and headroom.

Have had no luck with getting much information out of Hustler. The Fiore's have been of more help. Tried to get costs on a wind deflector from Hustler, but no responce... tried twice.

I will be very curious to hear how your conversion goes to twins with 825 HP. I do not think an IMCO or Bravo will hold up to the weight and power very well. The Weismann drive is interesting choice. Please keep us posted on the results of both boats.

I hope to look at more power next winter, after we have the seat time to get comfortable. Right now we are at about 75mph with the twin 500s. The boat really planes nicely.

Do you add a lot of trim to get your top speed?

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I Am Still Leaning How To Get Around In Here.
I Think Its Easier To Jam My 40 Into 401/2 At The Dock On A Windy Saturday.
But Ill Get The Hang!
Thank's Strip Poker 388. I Will Try To Get More Pics On.
Boomer 880, I Might Be Able To Help With That Wind Def.

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I Think I Ran Out Of Space On The Last One.
Boomer I Have Had Many Ups And Downs With "h" But In The End (waaaaay End) Thay Did Come Through.
The Wind Def. Is From A Copany From Florida. Orig Designed For The Fifty. A Friend Of Mine Was Able To Get One But The Only Catch Is It Goes Into A Trak Supplyed By H .i Made A Pretty Nice One And Found Out Just How Long I Can Stand On My Toes At Night. Useless!!if You Want To Call Me My Cell Is 914-424-5990.

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Thanks Hard On, Please Let Me Know How Much Those Drives Ran You And How They Are Working Out. If You Want To Call Me My Cell Is 914-424-5990.
I Am Shotting For Key West Poker Run Nov.05 For Completion.

Hustlers Are Sweet Though!

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Try Mary Ellen she is Joes wife and will get you what you need. She is a nice lady and probably the boss :D .They have a new parts guy and I have not talked to him yet Maybe he will beable to handle the load . Ya know they are a small company and sounds like they are usually short handed,If not just ask for Joe :D

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Thanks for the info... I will keep trying Hustler.

I might go with a custom wind deflector, as it might better meet my needs. Looking for something like the Cig. or Nortech.

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You can also ask for Chip there as well, yes the Fiore's also helped me on my boat as well for questions, but chip can get the parts together for ya as well. As for the completion date probably about the same if I can get off my butt and get going again and stay hooked up on it. will let you know what the weismanns ran as well. I am also looking fo rthe custom wind deflector have also considiered running the popups by livorsi as well as another option.

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I Saw The Pop-ups At The Miami Boat Show Last Year And Don't Think They Would Do You Boat Justice Cosmeticly That Is.

Hey Maybe We Can All Shoot For Key West 05!
I Think A Bunch Of Hustler's Would Be Pretty Awsome!
Try Daytona Plastics On The Wind Deflector. But In You Boat At Night Like I Do Make Sure You Have Something To Stand On Cause You Can't See !#@t! Unless Your 6' 10.

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Still no feedback from Hustler on a wind deflector... 2 more messages!

I will have a custom one made from clear plexus or ???? I think a 6" clear shield will work. Thoughts?

I am 6'4", so no step stool for me. My wife is 5'4" and loves driving the boat.

Hustler sure builds a boat with some nice hardware. It was a pain in the &^%$&^ to get some of the boat apart!

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Are you emailing them or calling ?Did ya get ahold of Mary ellen?

Good Luck

Rob

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I have done both... mostly calling.

Each time I call, I get a person telling me that they are swamped and will call me back in an hour or two.

I am not in a huge hurry (winter in here), but want to get an idea of costs. If it is too high priced from the factory, I will get a custom one made.

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They have a new guy in parts,but that part of there business was bad about returning call. I complained to Mary Ellen she helped out.Ask for Joe tell his your getting the run around .Thay are slow about making stuff in the winter,boat shows.

I hate it when people leave ya hanging ,ya cant get anything done that way .When your trying to do something I wish people would at least just tell me to go to hell or give me an answer :eek: :D

Good luck

Rob

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05 this one is cool v10 vipers

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a shot of glennis looks great in the water

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one of my new to me 388

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one of strip very nice

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Hope the attachement works.

Our 40' Hustler wih twin HP500s.

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Try #2

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customryder tell us some more about the boat ,speed w/ the 525's ,prop pitch??

Thats a very clean looking engine,nice boat :D

Rob

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Nice paint

Boomer did ya ever get intouch with the guy at Hustler. I orered some parts monday ,the new parts guy seems to be a nice guy.

Rob

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I had one returned call (which I missed) from Hustler. Called then back and spoke with MaryEllen. She did state that they can make a custom wind deflector and have done this in the past. However, she does not know the cost and timing to get it done. She was very nice and apologetic.

So, still waiting.

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Stay on them :D

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Hey boomer you weren't kidding about the paint job!!! Do you have any interior pics as well? ALong with your drive guard please? And if you find out anything abou tthe windshield faring let me know as well thanks.

Customryder nice looking as well.

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Here are a few more pictures of our 40'.

Cabin is getting new color and carpet.

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Two more.

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Strip, the last owner said he has seen 92, my guess is 86 - 89, 32 pitch labbed. i have not has a chance to try it out wfo.

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Now just tell the truth ya scared :eek: :D :D

I wish mine was that fast,maybe I will pick up on this build up,trying to justify the blowers.X-2 is $$$

Mark at Precision Marine in La said he wanted to program my computers and that he could dyno them also :DHe seems to be a pretty sharp engine guy

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=90540

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just a few more

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more

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pics

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last ones

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Customryder are those your picks or the previous owner's.What kind of camera is it ? they are clear.

Rob

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Strip, i dont know .. i will find out if you like.

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From those picks the boat looks brand new.

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Strip, did you fix your slow hatch? How?

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I took it apart , the motor and gears inside where coroded , I cleaned it all up and greased it and it started working ok .

Hustler told me they put too small of wire on to go to 10 gage .

The new one have a different motor ,different gear ratio ,slower.

I would just clean it first :drink: free is good

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LMarth sent me some pictures to scan and post for him. Its a 388 Hustler With the Merc 800sc and speedmasters 5's. he has a very clean looking and fast 388. I let Lou post some more info on it .
The name of the boat is G Force :D

Ck out the attitude of the boat sitting in the water. Cool paint job :cool:

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more :D


Engines
Ch out how high the drives are :eek:
Ck out the TV :D

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Customryder-What kinda camera? Nice boat,nice camera. Lou

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Kind of hard to tell,
looks like the prop shaft centers are about 3 inches below the hull.

Nice boat!!

What speeds is that boat getting??