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This restoration has spread over several threads for over 2 years. These pics are the culmination of lots of work, aggravation, disappointment, minutes of exaultation and lots of $$$$$.

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Parts and pieces ready to put together.

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More parts.

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Ready to splash

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Still on trailer in water and running

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Splashed and floating.

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Under power and under way.

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good job!!

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Wow !!!!!!

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Sweet. When ya gonna check out the WOT :D We will give ya a few hours for break in...then we wanna hear some numbers :D

It has to feel great to be done after all that work :)

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580 cubes, roller cams, twin dominators, 1071 blowers, o-berg filters, dry sumped, aluminum dart heads, BDS chillers, arneson #8's , Rolla 32 x 17.5's.

Current plan is to splash it Friday morning in the Detroit area, do some final carb adjustments and run it across the lake about 40 miles to Port Clinton, Ohio.

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Forgot to mention, almost every piece of metal on this boat has been powder coated including the blocks, heads, intakes, dash panels, drives, scatter shields and everything else that could be unscrewed/bolted in the cabin, cockpit, engine compartment, also including the cleats. The pullies etc are anodized. All the gauges have also been refinished

The trannies, starters and carbs are painted.

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That is just AWESOME!

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I have been watching this project, WOW!!!!! :D , and I can see all the pain staking efforts going into making this a better than new boat. Looks awesome, good luck with her, post some speeds when you get her broken in, Good Luck. Jeff

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It looks great and your hard work and $$$$ shows!
Keep us posted.
Due

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We cruised for 20-25 minutes at 70 mph. Then we started to crank it up slowly but surely watching the GPS at increments of 500 RPM. At just about 5500 the starboard engine's water temp went ballistic and we shut it down. At that point we were trucking at 110.6 according to the GPS tattle tale. WOT @ 6,000 r's we estimate 120 to 125 mph.

The port header on the starboard engine must have a blockage. We removed the header and shipped it to Stellings for inspection. We could still run it at 4,000 rpm but anything above resulted in the temperature building rapidly. The problem was only in the top two tubes. The bottom two were perfectly fine.

Hoping for good news today from Randy so we can get it back together and in the water Septermber 17th.

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awsome boat E-cat. great #'s too, thats move'n right along. i have been on TizBads OceanX several times at speed. the thing is so big it reminds me of sitting on the roof of my garage . . . but at 100mph :D :D

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Hi Dave. I saw Greg's at the Monroe LEOPA run. I was going to do the fall run but had a bad header. Did you go on that one?

Yea, it is a big party barge. Everybody gets on it thinks it is a 50 footer. :D :D

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didnt make it to the fall run. actually i just ran around this end of the lake all weekend with no real agenda. was pretty cool just went hear an there, stayed on the boat from fri-sun. heard the run was great though, little bit to big a run for my lil'ol scorpion :D

ya mean those things arent 50 foot??? :eek:

speak'n of 50's wonder when Rossi is gonna get the new 49 out. i have some spy pics around here somewhere :cool:

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No, mine is a 39, they just look big when you are on them.

Dave @ Wesco has a 50 that he is rigging. I have a pic somewhere. I will try to find it.

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holy cow thats right, i forgot they actually made a 48 footer of that boat. thats gotta be like sit'n on the roof of a pole building at 100mph. :D

i was actually wondering about the new 49 foot OceanX that Ross an the crew in Algonac have been working on. it is VERY cool :cool: :cool:

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Here is a pic. I have another of it painted somewhere.

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You have to find so more pics of that 49 Ocean Express.

You have to get some testing on that boat b/4 FL. Get all of the bugs out.

Mark

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Braided lines and header are to back tomorrow. Wrenched on around lunch, splashed in the afternoon and rooster tailing in the late pm. :D :D

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This is what we hit labor day weekend before the header took a dump.

If UPS does it job and all the parts and pieces will be back today, we will be wrenching round lunch and splashing by 3-4 pm.

Hopefully we will have the opportuntiy to run and see what kind of final numbers we get.

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what hp are you running

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1000,s

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What's the results with the header.

Mark

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The header did the trick. Also they finished the canvas. Will post a pic. Have to remove the trany valves and send them back for a little more shaving. It is a little better but he said he can take a little more off.

It will take a few days to determine how the savage lines faired. The GPS speedo is now working but is irrattic. May have to relocate antenna.

Still a lot of interior work to do. Hopefully have it finished over the next two weeks.

Working on the trailer today to improve the loading capabilities.

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Running shots.

A fly by at kellys Island

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That Boat is awsome!!

Can you find me a 39 hull needing???
I promise I wont make it faster then yours :D

Seriously I would be intersted in a project Hull.

PS. I noticed the rollas are more of a rounded tip design
Not like the 5 blade mercs. I am wondering what that actually
does?

Again Nice Job!!
Gerry

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Which do you like better the Top Gun or the Cat?

LS JR.

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I know he likes both allot. It is just hard to compare a ride in a cat to any V-hull.

Mark

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Call Pete Pavkovich. I beleive he knows where two are right now. Here is Pete's # (954) 931-9111. Please tell him I gave you the lead to call him. It may help you a little. Before you purchase anything call me. I know most of the ins and outs of these things.


The tips of the Rolla's have been rolled to reduce the whipping action of the prop blade. These were purchased used from TNT who had them custom cut them for a boat they had. They just happened to be the perfect set up for this one.

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They both are very nice units. Each has it's own special character. The CAT is better for speed and is essentially a 120+ MPH party barge.

It takes everybody a while to get used to the ride. A few have even been scared at first. After a while they love it. A boat like this demands a lot of respect and attention during operation.

The Cig is always a quality ride.

Chi-Town has been in my Cig and has appreciation for both.

I will take the cat over the Cig except for docking.

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Hey thats not your house.

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Have to use the neighbors wall. There is enough room even with the Cig on the lift but it is very tight. Dave is pretty cool. A ride convinced him to let me use the dock. :D

Thre I am on the right :rolleyes: and there I am with a Cig on the lift. :(

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Dave Wesseldyke rules!!!!!

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Dave(s) does(do) rule. Both Daves rule. When I get my boat finished, I am going to smash the A$$hole next's waverunner parked right on the boundry line. He don't make it easy to park.

Mark

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I will take the cat over the Cig except for docking.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice today.. Whats the difference between the two boats, Thanks JEFF