Man, you are tough on him! ;-)

Jason, Looks really good! The bilge looks Phenomenal! Kev said I couldn't sand that.....I said your right, you would make me do it! Can't wait for you to finish it! I wanna see that rooster tail!

Thanks for all the kind words.

Jason- it's ok, I can handle it. But 2015?, you got have faith brother!!!

Jason, The Shark Hide stuff is what I use to keep things shinny. It closes the 'pores' in the metal or aluminum and makes the shine last longer. I got mine from Eastwood but it costs about $70.00 for a quart though. Let me know if you need help with anything? I have been putzin' around the lake on the sled lately and have time to come by via sled We were just up at IT off Crescent Lake yesterday for a break and usually lake hop all around the area to the different stops............ Your rebuild is looking awesome. Keep Up the Great Work!!!!!!! Bill

Hey Bill- Thanks for the compliments. I am seriously like 3 blocks from the IT. We frequent there a few times a month. If you want to stop by and check out what I've been up too you are more than welcome. I will shoot you a PM with my number.

Sounds like a blast lake hopping on the sleds. I haven’t been out on my sled since last year, been pretty busy with other things.

Hey Guys- Thought I would throw this out there for discussion, maybe a little brain storming. I'm building a set of custom water pickups. They will be constructed out of mandrel bent U shaped stainless 1.5” O.D with a 1.375” I.D with a wall thickness of just over a 1/16 of an inch welded to a plate that will incorporate the drain plug. I want to use a one piece tube with no adjustability if I can get away with it. When I was at the Miami show last year I seen a several boats (mostly on Skaters and Cigarettes) with U shape pickups with no adjustability. My question is; what is the suggested placement or is adjustability absolutely needed for the proper water pressure? Is there a rule of thumb guideline for this? I've installed pickups in the past on a few different boats but always had to massage the tube length to get correct water pressure, the placement was never correct on the first try.

Coming along very nicely, Jason!

You could always run a dump with an adjustable pressure relief valve.

Craving more pics please!

offshorexcursion,thanks for turning me on to this thread.i dont know how i missed it.jason 3603,keep up the good work!