Outboards Are Cool Again

and did I mention the 34 I'm sellin' is an outboard model?



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Noli,
I'm on my way! So excited to pick up the boat and finally meet you in person. See you in the morning.
Cheers,
Dave

David,

It was a pleasure to finally meet you. I'm soo glad that the boat is now owned by an incredible guy and by another Superboat enthusiast. We're all hoping that you keep this thread alive and update us with all your thoughts and plans and completed tasks on the 34, with lots 'o pictures. We told you it was a big arse boat

As I was following you on highway 135 ( just off of Sunrise Highway ) I took a long look at what was my dream boat. She definitely belongs to a better owner now. The Superboats have these classic lines that are unmistakably a Superboat!

Good luck with the 34 and wish you a speedy build so that we can all see this beautiful 34 finally splash!


How was the drive back?

Here are a couple of pics with David pulling her out of OceanOutboard showroom.

The rig rides pretty leveled! I'm glad the hitch had the same fit on David's truck!

Congrats to noli and Dave!

Thanks for the kind words Noli. It was great to meet up and the transaction, although made me broke, was an absolute pleasure. You're a gentleman and a pleasure to deal with. Don't consider the dream dead, as my invitation is wide open for you to come on up for a ride when she's done. Some of the most incredible boating in the world is in the 30,000 Islands area.

The ride home was smooooth sailing although the fuel capacity in the Tundra has much to be desired. It could use a huge auxilliary tank. Hmmm, wonder where I could find one of those ;-) It's a bit like a long distance ride on a streetbike: always keeping an eye out for the next gas station! Lots of compliments at every gas station along the way and thumbs-ups from motorists passing by. Crossing the border had one glitch, but I managed to get through it unscathed. I guess there was one other problem... all the tax I had to pay!

I parked it at the back of a big truck stop to grab a bite at 4am on Saturday night (Sunday morning actually), just so I could walk across the big lot to look at it longer. I thought to myself: wow, that's one of those boats that people of all backgrounds gather 'round to check it out. Then it hit me, that boat is mine! Wow! I actually let out an audible "Woo hoo!!!".

I took it straight to my marina where my best friend works, to show it off, and just couldn't resist floating it in at the ramp. As an empty hull it obviously floats with the stern quite high and the bow down low. I thought it would be fun to pull my 24 along side it for comparison, and what a site that is to see!





OMG, what a difference 10 feet makes! The 24 looks like a bit of a snack for the 34

In honour of Noli, I will definitely keep this thread alive with pics of the build through to completion. I'm not as dilligent of a photographer and poster as Noli, and our winters are longer up here so it won't be moving along too fast. I'm not expecting it to be up and running until the spring 2013, but maybe something worthwhile by next summer.

Now the planning begins...

Cheers,
Dave

The pleasure is all mine. Drew (Sales @ OceanOutboard) commented to me and said that he's glad to see the 34 going to a great guy...couldn't agree more

Thanks for the pics, already delivering on your promise

The big boat is saying to the little boat " get in my tummeh, I want me a bebe " muhahahaha

Nice to see the 34 finally in the water...looks fast just sitting there!!!

Oh my God! this boat actually got wet????

Nice! Glad it worked out for all involved.
So Noli what is next??
I also spoke to Shaune Torrente last week and he will be building me a new motor soon.

Very nice...let us know how STR works out

please show us pics of every stage of the re-powering

as for me, I gotta talk to JC about a cat he's been promising to build for me