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Old 03-31-2008 | 04:31 PM
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Has anybody else been out yet around central, il? I went for a quick shakedown cruise saturday afternoon (55 sunny). It was windy on lake shelbyville but i was just glad to hear the boat run with no silent thunder. Just curious....
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Old 03-31-2008 | 05:59 PM
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Nice looking boat.
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Old 04-01-2008 | 07:54 AM
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I splashed my boat last Wednesday afternoon (3/26) and put it on the lift on Dock 3 at Clinton Lake.
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Old 04-01-2008 | 09:16 PM
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That's awesome knot i test drove my boat on clinton lake so i know how you feel!
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Old 04-02-2008 | 10:35 AM
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That's awesome knot i test drove my boat on clinton lake so i know how you feel!
Did you buy your Formula from Gibbs?
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Old 04-02-2008 | 04:33 PM
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I bought it from jim and jeff last year early in the season. I went through two starboard motors due to craptastic old manifolds and a bad lifter set on the first rebuild. I upgraded to imco's and the new motor the second time around seems to be running great!
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Old 04-03-2008 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 454captiva
I bought it from jim and jeff last year early in the season. I went through two starboard motors due to craptastic old manifolds and a bad lifter set on the first rebuild. I upgraded to imco's and the new motor the second time around seems to be running great!
Cool. I know the boat. Looked at it a couple times. Nick Walters did the original work on the starboard motor before he left Clinton Marine.
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Old 04-03-2008 | 06:01 PM
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That's good to know. I know both motors were done at some point because the heads had markings on them that they were to be done for clinton marine. Other than that i think the boat spent it's whole life in the ozarks til joe martin brought it home to decatur. You will have to give me a shout if you are on shelbyville in the summer
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Old 04-03-2008 | 06:16 PM
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Do you have any pics of the platform where it meets up with the rear of the boat? I saw some in the past that curved with the rub rail rather than straight across. Just wondering how yours looks when you are standing on it.

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Old 04-03-2008 | 06:37 PM
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I will get some pics, my platform is straight across. Below the rub rail the transom doesn't curve like it does above.
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