Thanks to jon, I am the new proud owner of a 28 SABER!!!! Wish I made the move 20yrs ago when looking at the there single no power add in powerboat mag. but instead of a 1yr old 26sutphen 365hp b1 for 24,000 or the saber I bought the 24 baja sport aka OL 330hp 16,700.00. and did a lot of motor changes over the yrs getting to 83.2mph with 2 small of a prop. I see what I missed in a custom boat with the SABER. So we need to get a line on SABER CLOTHES JACKETS, SWEATS, POLOS, TEEs. Who owns Saber now, cause I was thinking making a design for a jacket or sweats a patch one design in my head would be the 3 boats going from bottom to top faned out the 41 in the middle 28 on one side 34 on the other then have saber offshore power boats as a border with saber across the top and left to right halfway down the rest. other wise I have so much baja clothes I will just but baja on it and is parnnel making the 41 or are the brothers making a 28. it looks modern to me old school at the same time.I am sic of the european trashy looking boats builtin swimplateforms do'nt like that look. 1st thing is to get the drive set up then motor in, red bezels for gauges red steering wheel, then if I have the time start the cabin seats and bed area with red leather or a high end vinly but like real leather and come up with a design for the floors the rug that is down . its a glue marine good job but its the thinner 22oz not the 40oz. so it will go if not this season next but I should do it now with a custom ASHLEY TAYLOR RUG need a theme, pokercards with dice, or animal skin design pirates skull design. cause if I don't change the paint we may add to it black and silver with a devil skulled something on deck, name could be HELL TIME instead of AIRTIME 2, RED DEVIL, SATANs DEN, SATANS TOY, think of these cause the design on the boat right now looks like a devils tail or a dragons tail, hey my life for the last five half years been HELL hahaha with the 6 surgeries I have had in that time and am still phucked up with this sucky knee replacement so maybe hell time would be good. but it mostly will end up airt time II. I hope to break a 100 with 1000 hp if not turn up the boost race gas later dudes. THANKS AGAIN JON

Artie they have always been known........you just know why now! You are going to have a beast when your done! It was great to meet you and a pleasure to deal with.

Oh by the way....

John come and pick up your (next) boat, its waiting for ya!

THE BOAT IS STUCK BETWEEN THE 46 SKATER and the FLATBEDTRUCK. I tryed to take a few will look at them thurs, going to OUTERLIMITS thurs with Gerry to talk with them about designingmaking handmade cockpit rugs haha. but I will get some just can't let wifey know yet . someone buy my baja 24ol, jon glad you got back home okI was worried about keeping you to long, well maybe we can hook up this summer come up for a night and I will ask Gerry to take you out in the skater it will have the new windshield on it so every seat will be nice. see yah, thanks again its starting to kick in YAH WHO

Congratulations Air Time! You will love the boat when you get done If you have any questions I might be able to help or get Doug to answer them He is working on my boat right now so we talk all the time
Parnell

hey parn what more can you do to that boat, it looked pretty sick to me.

thanks the only question I have now is there a enough room for the blower pulley with the gas tank under the seat going across. john thought there was 10'' infront of his hp500 motor. I was wondering if anyone has a boat where they could look down and measure it for me. I think a 1071 pulley will stick out 3 to 4''. so if its 10'' like john thought fine but if its anything under 6'' the motor would have to be pulled to change the pulley. I would hate to move the gas tank thats 3grand NEW TANKglass work CG would change so to nights going to be a sleepless night. I am going to take measurements off my baja the 509 is still in it and get numbers off my bilge which would of needed to be moved. then drive to the boat hope it works or get pissed and resell it. I only planned to glass the transom and exhaust not moving gas tanks thats why I bought it instead of the 30sutphen cause that was cheaper but it needed transom filled recut, gas tank out replaced with a sideways one. but I do like the way its built and the sutphen crew stopped by to night while I was at the docs getting my injections in my shoulders and said it looked to close, so I will blame them haha for not sleeping tonight.I wish I thought about taking measurements of my baja when I saw the boat. I think airtime will go on it for a name. I also need to get bigger posts for the trailer yesterday I noticed it was over hanging by 6'' and the 3x10 x11 is too short so before the drive and motor go in its getting jacked up un bolted replace. lets hope the gas tank is not in the way haaha. guess I will lurk somemore until daybreak then get going oh boy. but if someone double check for me thanks my phone is 617 833 3327 nut job artie right now.

well we headed to Erines and took some sizes from his blower motor and it should make it by a 1 1/2'' and could be a little more with raising the motor and X for better performance. I wished there was more room so it would be easy to change pulleys, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A TOOL FOR THAT. my glass guy is tied up for 3 weeks it looks. so it may head NORTH. Thanks for the call JOHN I will keep you posted art

I've not completly read through to many threads lately & Just seen this.. So not real sure how much it would help ? But I'm only like 2 miles from my shop & will most likely be down there sometime tomorrow, so I would be glad to measure anything you want.. ??
However I would probably need some refeance points since our engine compartments are set up completly differant as far as fuel tanks & location as well as overall length... My engine is sitting here in the garage pretty much ready to drop in with the exception of running some wire off the merc plug.. So forgive any oversight but if you need a referance from the belhousing , Harmonic balancer ect.. forward ? back ?ect.. just let me know ? I would be glad to help out any way if I can ?? That being said its not like either of us can hop in the truck & rundown to our local dealership & check one out.. However that part does add to the cool factor & just one of the many reasons mine is marinating warm & dry as we speak !!

Sorry it was getting dark will post some more.