Money pit is an understatement!!!! And I have to stop myself from looking at receipts!

Engines are back together and ready for installation . . but the fiberglass shop that was lowering my floor seriously screwed up . and I'm being polite as type this . . boat has now been moved to another shop and they are ripping everything out that the other shop did and are doing it correctly. On top of all of that..... read this post .. .
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/f...need-help.html

On the bright side, nice buy on the steering set up!, I presume for the Spitfire?

Mario

[QUOTE=Mario L.;4252212]Money pit is an understatement!!!! And I have to stop myself from looking at receipts!

Mario .........Just thinking of the long financial path of restoring a boat the words "money pit" seems the best description & a rock solid phrase...so, to be totally crazy & absent to all logic I've decided to buy a new boat!... I don't know how to justify going deeper, but here's my feelings......the 27 won't be done for several years (Doing all the work myself has saved thousands, but the slow methodical process I've gone through so far (glass & structural work) has it's draw backs on getting her splashed quicker than if I paid someone.
With all that said, I don't want to go through another summer without a boat. The money to buy this turn key boat and that's the key word "turn key" would not have even bought me a pair of good SB's w/outdrive units for my present project...........as far as the 27' ???........will still be here, but the grinding of glass will give way to enjoyment on the ocean!........lets hope!

I have a trophy won by Short Circuit won it in 1976
It is the Shipping Channel Muskie Marine Offshore Classic trophy.
Rgds
I am a new member but cannot post a link to the trophy.
Phil

I have a trophy won by Short Circuit in 1976
It is the Shipping Channel Muskie Marine Offshore Classic trophy.
Rgds
I am a new member but cannot post a link to the trophy.
Phil

Last time that I seen the trophy was at the Race Rock auction, if its for sale send me a PM, I'm interested.

----This great trophy is headed home to Lake Saint Clair to join up with the Production 1 winner "Short Circuit". Russ will be real happy to hear this!......Bill S

Reunited after all these years, pretty cool, boat looks amazing in the 2nd post

----Trophy is now resting on my bar, and it is awesome!!! Big thanks to Lee as well as Phil.......Bill S

Hi Bill,
So glad you are pleased with the trophy. It has gone to the right person.
Congratulations. Please post a picture of it on your bar when you have time.
Best regards
Phil

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...3298c32b67.jpg

The trophy's new home on Bill's bar.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...44ef29b1b2.jpg

On this trophy are the 1977 winners of all the production classes from the Great Lakes, many great boats & there racers.

----Thanks, Mark for posting the pics. Hope you enjoy them, Phil!......Bill S

Thank god for you guys, now thats a bar i could spend some time at. Great stuff.

<br />Mike anytime you want to get a seat @ Bill's bar I think I can get you a seat there. The history & people who have drank there is a history lesson in it's self that always goes good with a glass of Bourbon.

----What Mark said, Mike! Come on up sometime.......Bill S

Hi,
how many horse power?
maximum speed?
thank's

----App. 475 a side, and roughly a hair below 80. If I trimmed it out a bit more I believe it would creep up just a bit above 80......Bill S

----I should add that these engines are a bit lower than when SC was actually raced.

To ad to what Bill said these engines are 383cu that have more torque that a 350cu engine & his Bravo drive are at the best X dimensionhttps://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...654fc91803.jpg
.

Thank you
 

I want to thank Bill and Mark for all the work he has done in order to retrieve my US-1 trophy. I look forward to see it in the near future. When it was on display at race rock in Orlando i was contacted by Doug Gardner ( Throttle man and Friend ) of it. My wife I then went down to race rock a week later and talked to Bob Moore and was told it was removed and he did not know where it was. He lied right to my face, what a guy he is. no wonder it closed.

Awesome to see the trophy reunited with Bill, Russell and Short Circuit; such a pedigree on all counts.

I still regret letting Short Circuit go especially as I ironically ended up back in Reno after only 18 months.

Julian

Great boat nice work.

----Short Circuit will be at the annual "Racers Reunion" at Brownies on lake St.Clair!!!

----While digging Short Circuit out of mothballs we discovered that its time for shift cables. Got em and need to install em this week! Gotta make sure we can make the reunion!!!...…..Bill S

Short Circuit looks great Bill. Hope to see you at the reunion.
Chris