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Well, I finally joined the elite group of Superboat owners. You all are such a great group. John is so down to earth and tells it like it is. Great guy. Rick, you have to be the most imformative builder I've seen. Great pics! To bad I missed ya when I was there.
Rick,
Any help you can provide on putting this thing together I would appreciate. I ordered the race hull since I plan on running the P class in POPRA out here in calif. I'm sure there will be building details I don't want to miss. Oh, I guess I need to change my signature now.
Tom :drink:

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Way To Go Faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yea!!

Who Are The Other Two Out There???

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FASTER ,, I LIKE YOUR CHOICE IN BOATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :evilb: :evilb:

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WELCOME SUPERBOATER!!! :cool:

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Great Choice Tom! :D
Did you just buy the hull or is JC going to rig her too?
Do you have a delivery date?
Maybe your shake down could be at SuperFountainVelocitySutphenDonziFest on June 11th.
K & RA ran there's for the first time with us at the CT River Run... :drink:

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Congrats! Those Y2K molds are staying warm!

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Congrats! You Have Made I Wise Choice Grasshopper.rick Spends So Much Time On The Computer Selling I Guess Its Like Customer Support.i Hope He Gets Paid For This Or Does It From Work On Shop Time!!!!!

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Thanks to all!
Pat, JC is going to rig the boat. I figure he knows them the best so... And for a delivery date? Lets just say I may not be ready for the first race and it will probably be over 100 deg here in the desert by then. June, could be. There's one Y2K in front of me. John said he would like to hire a another glass person. Please spread the word! Rick, ya got any kids??? :D

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Faster,,,,i Guess You Will Have The 1st 2006 Y2k !!!!!!! Lol , Only Kidding. No Matter How Many Glass Men Are At Superboat. There Is Only One Man !!!! R_ _ K ???????? Did You Guess ????????? Gary

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Zuper,
Nope, I don't get paid for this, nor do I get a comission for selling a boat. Go Figure. I guess you can call it job security.
Besides, I''m sure Krak and Bahababi will agree, there's nothing like seeing your Baby come to life.

Rick

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Rick,
If you get my boat done in April, check your mail box for your comission!!! :drink:
Tom

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Tom LOL. Nothing like a little motivation to get me ass moving. I''ll do my best .

Rick

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Does Viagra work for motivation???? Ha! :D

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Kate swears I'm on it 24/7. LOL Nick name---Energizer Bunny ...

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Alright, lets not get too personal here Rick, but I've heard rumors....

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They're all true. LOL

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Hey Rick,

Happy New Year, your doing a great job for John, Hope I can get up there soon to hang out, its been a while. Any of you SUPERBOAT guys plan to come to the OSO Winter Chill Out in Richmond on the 29th, if so let me know.

fastedy

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Eddieeeeeeee,
Happy New Year to you too. Where ya been man.

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Ed,, How Was Mexico ??? Vacation ?? Gary

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Tom,
As you know, your Y2K #2, out of 3. But I have good news for you. The guy who "was" #1, called John to let him know that he would be a few days with the deposit. What that means for you is that you got the #1 spot. You snooze ya loose.
Anyway the deck in the pics is your deck .

Rick

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TOM,,,,,,,,,, I SAW THE ABOVE PHOTOS IN PERSON ON FRIDAY.. THE BEST OF LUCK !!!! ANOTHER PHOTO SHOW?????????????? OH WELL I'LL SAY IT AGAIN !!!!!!! THANK YOU RICK !!!!!! P.S. TOM MAKE IT OUT IN FEB. IF YOU CAN TO SEE YOUR BOAT WE WILL ALL HOOK UP FOR SUPERBOAT PARTY!!!!! OH YEA THESE L.I. GUYS PARTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GARY :evilb: :evilb: :evilb:

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Rick,
I talked to John, he really did'nt want to committ to any kind of completion date for some reason. :eek: The only thing he said was it would be sooner than expected. What's your opinion?

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Hey Tom,
Just scanned through your thread again.
So what engine and drive are you have JC bolt in/on?

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Pat,
I ordered the boat with the 496 mag and Xr drive just to get it ordered. I'm having a hard time deciding which way to go. I have some $ on top of this package to play with for motor upgrades as we speak, but not 25g's as most builders are charging for motors.(wife issues) I have the capability myself to build an engine, however I'm not sure what all I would need for a true drop in engine for JC to install.
I may do a cam change and Whipple the 496, but I would prefer a 502 or 540 for the availabilty of perf. parts and reliability.
I would welcome any help from anyone in your neck of the woods...
Thanks Tom

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Hi Tom,
It is much more cost effective to buy an engine drive package from Mercruiser. Buying the drive, gimble, trim pump, and... as separate parts will cost a lot more. But as you said there are not that many upgrade options for the new 496 as of yet. A Whipple system may be the best way to achieve your goal with a 496. Will it require internal mods as well as the supercharger though??? It's too bad Merc. doesn't offer a carburetted 502 or 540 any longer; those new 525EFI's are too much $$. It would be a much easier upgrade the 502 to the 650+HP you want to have in the end.
JC normally installs high powered engines from MRD, but I know you don't want a custom engine from a builder 3000 miles away.
Having her rigged with the 496HO from the start is likely your best option. You will take delivery of your boat ready to rumble. You can run her for a while. Then sell off the 496 and replace it with a 540 or upgrade the 496...

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TOM, BANG FOR THE MONEY YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH 496 HO !! WE WERE JOHN AND RICK ALL WEEK END TALKING BOATS AND MOTORS . WHEN YOU LOOK AT SPEED TO COST HO. COMES UP A WINNER !!! BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE NEVER ENDING QUEST FOR A LITTLE MORE TOP END !!!! TOUGH CALL I KNOW, GARY......... :evilb:

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Tom,

Finished coring the deck today. I'll send you a few shots tomorrow after I grind it all smooth.

Rick

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Thanks Rick. All the guys here at work can't believe the customer support your giving us. I show them the pics and thier shocked.

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Tom,
The deck is completely cored, and I will be laying the glass on the front deck tomorrow hopefully. Enjoy the pics.

Rick

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Wow, that looks stong. Is that what they call Baltek or something like that? :drink:

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Tom, it's called Divinycell foam coring

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WELL FASTER ITS YOUR TURN !! AS WITH KIETH, AT LEAST MID WAY, SUPERBABI , AND NOW YOU, WE ALL SHARE SOMETHING IN COMMON !!! ( RICK ) NOT ONE OF US WOULD BE HERE WITHOUT HIM. HE HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF US TO WATCH THE ART OF FINE BOAT BUILDING. WITH STEP BY STEP BUILDING PROCESS INFO. AND OF COURSE HIS HUMOR, I WILL SAY IT ONE MORE TIME,, THANKS RICK :evilb:

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sniff sniff thanks Gary, sniff sniff

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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: OK RICK, I SAID HUMOR !!! NOT " STRANGE " HA LOL.......

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Hey I graduated to a second page!! :drink: And yes I think half the OSO members are keeping an eye on this show Rick is putin on.

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Tom,
Couldn't get to glassing the deck. It's all Gary's Babi's fault !!!! Forgive me ??

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That's ok Rick, I'm happy for Gary also! :drink:

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Just got a message from him. He's riding out the blizzard at the Jersey shore for the weekend.

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FASTER, I'M LOOKING AT YOUR PHOTOS OF YOUR Y 2K !!!!!!!!!! DARN, THATS ONE GOOD LOOKING BOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA LOL :evilb: :evilb: :evilb:

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Rick,
I was contacted by one of the gentlmen who are racing in F1 POPRA out here. He's looking forward to see a new design in the circuit this year. LETS GET'ER DONE!!! :evilb: