Gerry, neeeeeeed some H2O for the next day hang-over ? great job, your friend, J---:cool-smiley-026::cool-smiley-027::ernaehrung004::cheer:

it looks dead on:D sweet tips on sat or sunday?

Wow, Gerry...... that paint is awesome man! way to go :D :D

Haha, woops, sorry, was on my gf's comp and forgot she was logged in and posted under her name. Anyways, nice paint bro. THe girlfriend likes it to!!! :D :D

you lot are crazy. i love it


(BTW fantastic thread ive learned lots and i dont even have a boat... haha)

I,m having more fun rigging this beast then running it!



Here is one of the exhaust tips.

They got these at AUTO ZONE its for a 6cylinder accord.:D

Body drier after swimming. Who else offers such a great option. Your making me feel bad cause im on this site and not working. I think you have some elf mexicans helping you at night!!!! :evilb:

LOOKS BAD AS*

Jay where the hell ya been man???


I Have been seriously hydrated.

If you guys are ever up here.
We got to hook up.

Go for a blast forsure!:cool-smiley-026:

I just hope nothing or someone falls in there :eek:

Hey Hot im not an elf mexican thankyou very much. Oh wait i just dropped a little alcohol off nevermind.
-Mike

YESSSS!!!

We Drink it all lighter fluid to Corona to JetA.
It keeps us smiling:D

Ok back to 101
I have noticed the pads on the calipers have significant wear
already. (like 2/3rds gone).
I think in figuring the type of pads to order we were a little
lame in our assumption.
I beleave the rotor speed to be approx 3000 rpm at idle. (6,600max.RPM at 100%n1--Idle is 46%N1 is 3036rpm)
If you were to figure that as tire speed (60 inch tire covers 60 inches in one rotation) its traveling at a high rate of speed.
That being said I have ordered the top of the line pads.
They are wilwood 1000 dual piston calipers.

. They do wear out pretty quick but not that quick. A set lasted for about a month or so of running 3-4 times a week.

Filled the 5 and1/2 inch old Piston exhaust holes.


Sorry I didnt post the procedure had no batteries for the digital yesturday.

It hit 75 degrees....Got it done.
Basicaly had the original plugs that came out of the hole saw mixed up some west system and through in some thickener
I think its 406.
Wraped the circles with some biaxial cloth to take up the space the hole saw took out. Threw the goop on and vwala.
Backed up with some square sheets of biaxial from the inside
of the transom.
Note to self do this before putting all the riiging back in boat.
SH@t gets everywhere.

Couple sags in the primer. Hey what ya gonna do?:D

39 degrees today. So much for painting it.

Thanks for ur help yesturday Arti!
Once that mold is finished we can send that off to a acrylic
company.

Sorry I tossed your chinese food!:grinser010:

Hey G, as long as Arti didn't toss his koookies. Good goin Bouys ! ps: but do u-need some H2O to wash it all down ! :drink:

I'm holding you to that offer! Hopefully our boat doesn't sell anytime soon..... I'd like it to stay for a while. Ole' man wants to sell it though.....

When do you see the first sea trial happening????

R U comming up Dude? If So bring Gellner!:D


Maybe next week.
Shes just about ready!

sea ya in 2-3 wks J---just get the trans. brakes fixed - ya - right - on ! ps: how u-doin ? ;)

Threw some paint over it.


Now she should float again.




Going to finish the compressor wash system this weekend.

Looking good for next week.:D

Looook-in good Gerry ! how u-doin, seen Ken, hows the inventory, H20 that is ? When's the tub gettin wet ? :cool-smiley-011:

OK we've been patient long enough:D We need updates

Goin out today?

yeah i second that

and pictures/vid too....

Ok Guys What the Heck was I thinking!:D


























All I can say is it is incredible. You can not reach out to the dash when pushing the sticks Slightly forward.

For those who have been in a Turbine boat you understand.
When leaving the dock you are overwhelmed by the whine
and smell of Kero. You glance at all the gauges not even
knowing what the hell your looking at. You start by pushing the throttles forward slowly the Tachs climb to about 70%
and unlike a piston boat ur still sitting there then the big tub
starts to move. You push the stick a little further and now the scream becomes a woosh and ur on plane. The 38 Herrings
are now just begging for some water to hurl. At somewhere
around 50 mph I push the sticks about another inch The rooster is amazing and the Turbines change there tone as the
Bleed ban closes your at 89mph in three seconds from 50mph
Your looking at the torque gauge at 35psi which is about half
throttle.. You now realize this boats gonna fly. You forget for a second that you have no clue at what your doing and decide
you should stop and open the hatches to find all the mistakes you made.:hitfan:

Minor issues like Pyro wire sticking to the exhaust and melting.
Lost one brake cause of a cotter pin.
CV joint blew a boot. Splatterin grease everywhere.

All in All it was Good day.

Stay tuned for Pictures and of course video!

KR

Have you wiped the smile off your face yet?

Minor stuff. Get her fixed and back in the water.

I am concerned about the CV joint and drive shaft. Did you feel any vibration?

Gerry great to hear you got in the water. So does that mean you in for the 1st run of season with us? I am going to wash and wax this weekend and be ready for next, Give me a call some time have a quick couple of questions for you and setting my "Piston Engine" to spec. I know your to cool for those now and all.
-Mike

3 degrees is max on the CV. I,m going to take the curse off that one by moving the engine inbound about a 1/2 inch.

I was so tempted to smash the throttles to the pegs. Knowing the cv had no more grease in her held me back and the fact that my balls were the size of grapenuts cuz I was so nervous.:D

No way Mike never to cool. (Just Graduated from them):D

Pm me ur # I will do my best!

Smart move not doing it. If that thing would have let go at high speed it would have been ugly. I mean real ugly.

I sheared off one drive shaft last year. Luckily enough it took it's final breath while it was idling. That may be the weak point in the system which is good.

Sounds pretty Awesome, look forward to your pictures!

Jon

Here is the cv assembly.

Notice the boots are ripped.

one side done next is waiting for me.

Congrats on the initial run. Boat looks fantastic. After wiping out mount plates and breaking an extension housing because of a failed drive line, we now run full drive shaft guards, capable of containing the driveline if a u-joint fails for any reason. Good move on "return to fix"

The boot may have been bad to begin with. They get old and tired but yours does not look that bad. Well it looks prety bad now but you know what I mean. I replaced mine last year.

Done!


I moved it over and upward aprox 1/4 inch.

Its close enough.

That high heat grease is freakin awful to get off!

Congrats and good luck!!! Its going to be exciting!!:D

Geesh, before i could offer to give ya hand.You have it done already !:D
Glad to hear all went well !:evilb:

Love the first run play by play! Best of luck with her and I can't wait to see the pics and vid.
Dan

CV grease sticks to anything, I dont envy your cleaning job.. anymore CV problems, I would start looking in the offroad/desert circles for answers, there running decent hp, incredibly high shock loads and 24 degree angles.. leather boots are an option too....