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Last time I saw one of your boats it was a bit larger.
Blower, maybe nitrous and a ventilated big block.
Please correct me if I don't tell it right.

Chuck

you are correct....it was nitrous and yes plenty of broken parts!

They cut that boat in half with a chainsaw. Literally 100% true!!

lol...we did cut that Dumas Spint in half! but i think Chuck was referring back to the late 90s when we wasted (what would have been a decent retirement now) on jet boat after jet boat, engine after engine...
just blew all the money...ridiculous!

Forgot about that period!

Sorry to further derail the thread but, if I remember correctly, you may have bought that boat from Shane?
It was a jet and it looked pretty scary. Any pics to conclude my side rant?

Chuck

i will dig some pics up. there were 4 jets, several outboards and 2 stern drives. 2 of the jets were Shanes but someone else owned em when we aquired them. 2 big chevys, 1 big ford, 1 big olds in the four jets

got the engine mocked up. modified rc10gt motor mount in there...cant see it in pic. the big white gear is the diff gear from a Hotshot/Frog modified to fit that clutchbell. the two red x's are where the original electric motors were

got some rigging done...heres a before and after up till now...alot left to do...tank, battery, electric start, water lines etc. gonna have the water come out the exhaust like a real boat to it runs real quiet. got a custom baffle in the muffler to plus a valve off the throttle to the muffler too. it will get dismantled once its complete and painted inside the hull

Interesting build! Seriously, i aint playin!

got the ultra rare K H B conversion kit in. it fit perfectly on my vintage 1986 O.S. CZ-2 engine. i hooked it up....hit a button on the transmitter and the engine turned right over and lit the glow plug.....gonna be sick when its all done....shocked no one digs it☹

I've been reading and enjoying your updates every day. Keep up the good work!

Thanks! i got the entire bilge painted with black flexseal...drying now...gonna look good...
before i did i wired it all up and fired the engine! all worked perfectly. waiting on a dubro fuel tank but other than that it will be mostly done tomorrow. then if it works on the water i will clear over the entire outside to preserve the old decals and plastic....this things old!
More pics tomorrow!

All done except fuel tank....this was a very challenging build....who knows if it will work or not

Wow soo cool.