A few from Marathon.The first one is Smitty an sticks with Dave an Ken,dont know the third guy.Second one was off the light house pier.After they finished there 5 laps they were having so much fun they decided to do a 6th lap.Well a oil line brock on the outside and they come limping under the bridge. It still had about 3 qrts oil in it when they got towed in an i thought they shut it down in time.When i got it home repaired the oil pipe that brock put in new oil and took it out for a test run,oil pressure was ok so i thought we were good to go to Sarasotto in a couple weeks.Lasted less then lape and that was the end of the 540,never raced it again.

The first one my wife took after the St.Cloud pulling back into the pits.The second one is Dave an Ken batteling with Joker(Crazy Chicken) in Sarasota.Third one is Dave taking the checkerd in Sarasota.Thats about all,i was in the boat in Marathon so all i got was video my daughter took from the bridge.Took a lot of St. Pete but my 35 unlatched on the way home and lost all my picts.Ive been watching for some 03 St.Pete picts on here but havent come across any yet.

That was a great day. I was throttling and Dee Early was at the wheel.

Dave and i picked this 2550 Chapperal up a few years back to resale,but then he fell in love with the darn thing so were going to repower it with a 510 and bravo drive.He has two small children so he needs a boat with a cabin.Heres a couple shots getting started. After we get an eng clear we set it on this rolling cart so we can move it anyware we want.Next thing is putting this 350 in his 20ft fishing boat before we can get back to the Chapperal.

Heres a few of a 25 Wellcraft i put together back in 96,new transome,fuel tank,floor,seats,inst.drive,engine and paint.Actualy replaced everything but the bar hull.For a couple years we polker run with it,then everybody started to get faster boats and she would only run 6o on a good day.We had a lot of fun with it,she made a good safty boat when we were testing Vixen first couple years,i put a Volvo XR duel prop on it with a 468 turbo eng.and my wife or daughter could dock it with no problems.In 2004 i stripped it out and brought it to the land fill,hated to see it go.

Not a Mag but started out as a splash and then modified.If you look at the first 15 ft.its all Mag but then the bottum changes to a whole diff. idea.Heres a few picts when i started on it in 04.

Heres a few more after i finished it.Never did get to race it myself,took a bad hit on the last test run before St.Cloud and cracked a virtabray in my back and that ended any hopes i had of racing again,Dave an Ken did Marathon an Sarrosota,but not being able to get back in the boat myself couldnt seem to get the bugs out.Sold it to Dave in 05 an him and his brother ran it tell his brother got his back hurt in Sarr.in05. Happy Fathers Day

great thread

Just a update on Daves fishing boat.Put the 350 in last week,now all he has is installing the manifolds and we can go fishing once.Not a Mag but a fun project since he goy the boat for free.