noli, glad your keeping your Superboat 34', When do you think she will be Turn Key???:grinser010:

Rick & Gary,

Ocean didn't tell me how much longer till the motors arrive. I will give updates asI get them.

Also as far as selling her, if someone wants her at a reasonable price, I will sell her otherwise it's full speed ahead with the rigging and possibly taking some side trips in the Bahamas.

I am also looking to upgrade the instruments and controls. Anyone have any idea how much this control costs?

http://www.mercuryracing.com/1300/control/

According to Drew, we're close to getting the engines in.

And she's back on the market with a new lower price.

Have a look:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o32215-en.html




noli

Some pics from last weekend.

Some engines came in, but not mine :(


The Verados are delivered via a steel casing:

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These are some pics of boats about to be delivered at Ocean's delivery Center.

The 40 foot is a Formula...~600K yikes!

The Checkmate looks awsome. The Formula Fast tech speedboat is getting de-winterized...a customer's boat...enjoy the pics!!!

woops pics...I know...

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I agree... I really like that Checkmate!

the Checkmate will run nice with those twin 2.5's.

The Checkmate is sold also. Ocean is doing a final test run...then it will be delivered...nice...


Another brand new Scout center console was also sold. Has twin Yamaha 4-strokes.

Ocean is movin' some new boats. Good to see that. Maybe a good indicator to where our economy is heading.....noli

Got some good news. Drew from Ocean called me this morning and said that my motors came in and are hanging on the back of the 34. I will try to get pics from them this week and will post ASAP :)

noli, sounds like GREAT NEWS !!!!! When do you think you will hit the water ?

Gary, I'm gonna take a shot at this and say that Steve will complete the rigging and the water testing by May 8 (that's a solid 3 weeks).

She then goes back to JC's factory to complete the upholstery (templates are needed to be made for this) and Rick will design a fiberglass mold for me that would cover the wiring and hoses in the cabin's large fuel tank (see pics). I am guessing around 4 weeks for upholstery and mold design. So the earliest that I would have her is June 5.

When is our 40th Anniversary and Fun Run gonna happen?

Rick please start a new thread on the Superboat Anniversary :)

Glad to hear she is coming along Noli......remember, if you need a test driver, give me a shout :coolcowboy:

I definitely will Sean.

We will need to sharpen our finger nails because there will be no interior, we will need sharp nails to dig into the fiberglass as we hold on for dear life :)

Interiors are overrated:evilb:

I agree... think its a superboat thing?:drink:

Rick,

I will be ordering a cover for the 34. Do I need to cover that horizontal support structure with canvas (shown with the arrow)? I don't want water seeping into the bilge from the rain...thanks, noli

Then by all means, have him cover it.

Went to Ocean today and took some pics:

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The latest on the 34.

Steve has done the following on the 34:

• attached all of the electricals for the engine
• the gas hoses leading to the engines
• the steering hydraulic hoses are attached
• the hydraulic steering hoses have been bled
• the Verado Mapping software have been installed via laptop
• Steve is currently calibrating the Vessel View
• Vessel View info like tank sizes, etc... have been put in

It looks like the eninges will be fired up in leass than 2 weeks.

I will have pics for you this week of the above installations :)

noli, you must be getting all AMPED UP !!!!! Boating in two weeks !!!!!

Gary, it is soo exciting to see the 34 come together.

I think next week Steve will start water testing.

Sean, get those nails of yours sharpened :)

Some pics from last Saturday. Steve has pretty much all of the riggin completed.

He is waiting on me to bring the steering wheel. The one on the boat is only temporary. I'm looking for a good aluminum fish style steering wheel.

The fuel labels are aluminum and screwed down, not just glued down. Batteries are in.

The marine switches are water proof and the white back plate is made from carbon fiber. Steve is very meticulous about the rigging. Some shots of the Vessel View. Nice color screen. Very bright under sun light.

...more shots fo the vessel view.

The Can Pad is installed. This will allow for single lever maneuverability on the twin engines. There are two locations for the trim switches. On the dash and the other on the Zero Effort controls.

The engine connections are complete and clean. The steering tie bars are in. The Starboard engine has the cylinder that drives both engines. So the hydraulic lines both only go into the stbd. engine.

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the hydraulic hoses are covered with another plack piping to limit oxidation and premature cracking from the sun.

last...stainless tie-bars...

Here are some customer's boats over at Ocean. The customers will be picking up their toys soon...

The cat whose name shall never be mentioned in these pages have been de-winterized, water tested, and ready for pick up.

the twin 2.5s are awesome looking. The lowers are mean looking.

The Hydrostream has an aluminum tank in the rear and the lower is also awesome...for speed :bigbird:

Noli- looking great, you must be pysched!

Exciting times Sean, for both of us!

Here are the manuals I will read tonite for about 5 minutes before my head hits the pillow...:popcorn: zzzzzzzz

I bet you can't wait Noli. She looks beautiful.

noli, your 34' Superboat is really coming along Very Nice !!! She is going to be a Great Big Water Boat !!!!

Noli- how is she coming?