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wow, thanks for the ride.

Thank you for the pictures, very nice set-up. Who built the back bolster for you? I think I am going to go that route on mine.

Craig

Wow... amazing story

Great work, this is the stuff gear heads just live for. Thanks!

Velocity built the bolsters. The frames are made of some high strength lightweight composite material. I had them build half bolsters in the rear to give people at least some lateral support vs a flat rear. Its worked out great so far.

I love this thread so much I re-read it 3 times! Just an awesome story. Congrats and enjoy. Wicked cool!!:flag:




Dave

Awesome Boat Guys !!!!
Was that you coming through Government Cut last Sat around Lunch time ?

Sorry I missed the last post. Yep, that was us coming through Gov't cut! We had a fun ride down from TNT and Haulover. Took Eddie and Cesar Guardado out for the day...which was really cool as it was the first time they'd seen the boat after it left their shop from paint and now it's a living breathing thrill ride:)

Sucked some seaweed into the starboard engine however when I fired her back up after lunch at Bayside. We don't have sea strainers so that was a pain in the a** to say the least. I took apart the water pump and hoses and got enough out to keep temps down and run back most of the way, but in the last no wake zone going to TNT the temp started rising again so I just shut it down. Needless to say some sea strainers are on my must do list!

Regardless, it was a blast running around Miami and we definitely plan on coming back soon as the day was cut short by seaweed and the water is just awesome over there.:ernaehrung004:

-Jordan

After the seaweed episode, can anyone tell me what the best way to flush the system and get out any small seaweed particles is? Is there a way to flush with water in reverse so that any seaweed will be forced back out the way it came?

You can try and remove the hose at the T-stat housing and water pump out, then at the water pump in and back flush that way. You need a hose with good preasure. Some times it can help to kink the hose and then let it go again for that initial high preasure surge. If that does not work you have to kind of start pulling crap apart. Check your impeller and housing as it may be smoked as well, only takes a few seconds to ruin them if there is no water.

I have had to take my intake hose off while in the water and blow back thru to push the crap out of my water intake(IMCO lowers)

I'll have my 30 Velocity in Florida Oct-Jan and would love to see your boat in person and meet you guys. Maybe we can hook up this fall for a lunch run or something... I'll be around Sebring.

Shoot me a PM when your back in FL and we'll see if we can set something up. We love any opportunity to run with other Velocity's!

I'm getting good water flow from the intake side so I don't think the lower is clogged. When I took the hose off the outlet of the water pump a bunch of chopped up seaweed came back out. I just want to see if I can backflush from somewhere else to get anything that was after the water pump out.

hi i was at my buddys shop and he had done some work for mike back in the day he had some picts of the cat at his shop getting the transom filled for the merc drives one of the picts was the v behind a big blue box truck i try to get him to scan them the shop was custom fab/mark miner

being a newer member of this site I have never seen this thread before.

I am only 29 but like many hear have been attending offshore races and events since a little kid. I have seen pics of this exact boat before and knew nothing really much of it other than it's great photo and of course it's speed record from the 80's.

I opened this thread not knowing what to expect. Hours later I am just a Awe of everything you did....I am a loss for words. I tip my hat to you and your family and I hope to see this AMAZING boat in person one day.

One of the greatest threads ever!

Thanks so much for checking out our story! It's great to see people appreciate the boat and look forward to seeing it at runs. Especially when you compare it to the $$$$$$ boats that are usually at poker runs. The next time the boat will be in "public" will likely be at the Sarasota Poker Run in Oct. So if your around SRQ then come by the Hyatt before or after the run and introduce yourself. We'd be glad to show you the boat in detail.

GoFstCat - we'd love to see any pictures your buddy has of either of the StillCrazy boats...post away if he finds some!

If you think all the weeds are past the water pump then just remove the outlet hose to the water pump and then take off the inlet hose to the T-stat houseing. Put your hose in that inlet house and you will be back flushing all your coolers that way. I would still take the pump apart to make sure it is OK.

Jon

Thanks for the advice Jon, I think that's what I'll do. I already took apart the water pump when we were on the water and the impeller was still perfect. It seemed like the pump was still getting good water, but the bits of seaweed were clogging the system further down the line. Hopefully it'll all flush out from the t-stat housing.

I agree with so many that have said this is the best post ever. I'm so motivatated I can't even tell you.

I've been "working" on my 30' for a while now. Very slow progress but this thread has me wanting to get going!

What did you do in the cabin area? Did you put the extra bulkhead back in? I'm planning a very simple cabin for overnighters.

Great work.

Tom

Thanks for checking out the thread Tom. We did put supports back in the bow area so the deck wouldn't spider crack like it did when they took the bulkhead out. We also put a 72 gallon front gas tank in down the center. Eventually, we may put a flat panel over the entire front area and create a "pad" area up there. However, most of our boating involves ripping around at 70+ mph so I'm not sure how much use we'd get out of a cabin area:)

We also just got a GoPro and took our first couple videos this last weekend around Naples. It's definitely awesome to have video of the boat running.

Here's a link to the video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cQI1w36eho

Good luck on your 30 Tom, post up a thread when you get a chance so we can follow along on your progress!

-Jordan

Still Crazy
 

Jordan & Mike, nice video. Hope to connect with you again soon. Vic has the editor's working on what we have so far - but i see this a a continuing story. It's good to see the activity this thread has created and we hope to add to that very soon. Congrat's on your sucess. Mike, how are things going in Sarasota? Gary:

Excellent vid!

the 3:00 mark- faces flappin' in the wind, throttles down!

Nice. vid.

Great vid guys

Great video guys and all the best to you.
The boat looks great and im sure ill have a few questions when redoing my old 27 magnum race boat

Ironic that a man named Stepp builds boats without steps. Awesome resto guys! :Score-101010: Touching story as well.

I am in complete awe of your story . Your father is indeed proud of you and your cousin . The look on granpa's face is worth a thousand words . Thanks for making my day . Sam :flag::flag::flag:

What an inspirational story.....best of luck with everything.

Hey Gary, the permit to our space was approved last week! Construction will be starting sometime this week. My brother and I will be moving up there very soon. Hope all is well

And thank you everyone for the kind words. It means a lot to me.

Mike

What a great story!!!!!! You guys have done such a great job. I remember seeing the Still Crazy boats racing when I was a kid.......... Keep up the great work and God Bless you and your family :):):)

Hi Jordan, thanks for taking us to the Heat game, that was great. Cesar and I really appriceate it.

Still Crazy
 

Mike & jordan, if there is anything i can assist you with on the construction, please give a call. Also getting together with Vic to edit what we have and plan on more interviews. Gary

Mike and Jordan... and the entire Poppa Family,
I don't know how i have missed this thread... but just read it start to finish. What an amazing accomplishment and tribute to your Father/Uncle. Be proud of what you've done and enjoy!!!

Craig Hall

PS- Best OSO thread EVER!!!:ernaehrung004: I hope to meet you guys someday, Beers are on me!

Start to finish all at once. Fantastic story.

Post 313 was beautiful.

Kudos to everyone.

Hey Eddie, Gary, Craig, Cat, thanks for the kind words. We'll be at the Miami boat show Friday and Saturday at least. Definitely plan to stop by the OSO party and hope to meet some of you on here. Look for the guys in the StillCrazy shirts!

On another note, registering the boat has been a major PITA, and after 5 months waiting on FWC, then two months getting every form the DMV wanted, they are now telling me we need a court order to get the title. Boat has never been registered and always sold with only a bill of sale. Any OSO lawyers out there want to help????


-Jordan

Me too.

Post 313 brought tears to my eyes. :)

Damn bud, sucks about the title stuff....and also whats up with moving north, call me, I will answer. We have to go burn some fuel before you guys leave. Just been traveling alot for work. I want some in the 50 mph roll on with my Potter power....Hahahhaa

You need a title in Florida to register a boat? I thought that you only had that problem when you buy a Florida boat and take it to a state like mine.

Can't Steve at Velocity give you a replacement MSO? But you may have to pay taxes?

Wannabe

I feel your pain guys. The title to my 81 velocity raceboat was all f'ed up 15 yrs ago. Turns out in my case that the boat, somehow was one number short on the vin. Ma would NOT register it. Getting chain of ownership was extremely difficult as one of the previous owners was in prison for coke and the guy I got it from, got it from the Feds. The stack of paperwork I have for that boat is massive. In the end, I got Mass to assign a new vin # for it and start over. I course in the beginning, I just tried to cheat a bit by using a dealer plate from a marina I ran till the state police pulled me over, looked for vin #'s but couldn't find it though 3 layers of paint and impounded it on a beautiful july 4th weekend for 3 weeks. I'm dying to check out your boat and compare notes. What a great thread! Brian

The refreshing part for me was that you did so much yourself and truly earned the help and kindness forwarded to you both from Steve and the other helpers.
As opposed to dropping it off and writing a check 4 months later.
You two know your boat from front to back which is wonderful.

You deserve the accolades that you will receive as you go from event to event because you earned them.

Enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Your father/uncle must be very proud of you.

We should ask IB to create a BUILD section to put this and other similar stories in so we can reference them in the future.

Be Safe