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my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
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my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
A lost title forced me to have to make 3 major modifications to this old Vector 1979 X drag boat ! Yet i am very pleased with the over all out come and almost completed project !
Still doing pressent modification , and mild altering
I modified and painted this boat , with anniversary silver matalic and jet black and topped all of it with 10 coats of clear also by Alexseal Yacht coatings .
This weekend , i am putting new stering system , thottle linkages , carbs are going to be gone thru , and finial touches to the wiring .
Been a fun job and this up coming summer is going to be a SCREAM !
My hope is at some point all of us can get together and burn up some rivers , please keep me in mind !
Still doing pressent modification , and mild altering
I modified and painted this boat , with anniversary silver matalic and jet black and topped all of it with 10 coats of clear also by Alexseal Yacht coatings .
This weekend , i am putting new stering system , thottle linkages , carbs are going to be gone thru , and finial touches to the wiring .
Been a fun job and this up coming summer is going to be a SCREAM !
My hope is at some point all of us can get together and burn up some rivers , please keep me in mind !
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Re: my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
Any chance of a pic of the bottom?
Samari on s&f
Chet Olson
75 viper 2.4 200, 130 shot of NOS
91 vegas loaned out
79 vking project 2.5 280
Chet Olson
75 viper 2.4 200, 130 shot of NOS
91 vegas loaned out
79 vking project 2.5 280
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- Getting my feet wet
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- Joined: Oct 18, 2010 8:56 pm
- Location: Oriental , North Carolina / near New bern , nc
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Re: my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
Thanks for the comploment friend !
The trailer is made by load rite , it took me quite a few hrs to get it adjusted , but a good riding trailer !
If anyone would have the question , i do this work professionaly everyday as my living , fiberglass , painting , and modifications and this boat to get it to this point has taken me every bit of 400 hrs ... more than meets the eye in this hull .
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The trailer is made by load rite , it took me quite a few hrs to get it adjusted , but a good riding trailer !
If anyone would have the question , i do this work professionaly everyday as my living , fiberglass , painting , and modifications and this boat to get it to this point has taken me every bit of 400 hrs ... more than meets the eye in this hull .
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Re: my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
did you really just ask me that ...77viper wrote:Any chance of a pic of the bottom?
Shes a little bashful when it comes to that pic !
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Re: my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
hey you'll get a kick out of this , but you asked for it ! I had to put the boat and trailer on a flat bed before i could move it across country..
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Re: my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
Hey it was worth a try.
I'm thinking of doing something to the pad on my vking but I want to run it stock first so I know if I'm gaining or loosing.
I'm thinking of doing something to the pad on my vking but I want to run it stock first so I know if I'm gaining or loosing.
Samari on s&f
Chet Olson
75 viper 2.4 200, 130 shot of NOS
91 vegas loaned out
79 vking project 2.5 280
Chet Olson
75 viper 2.4 200, 130 shot of NOS
91 vegas loaned out
79 vking project 2.5 280
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- Getting my feet wet
- Posts: 58
- Joined: Oct 18, 2010 8:56 pm
- Location: Oriental , North Carolina / near New bern , nc
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Re: my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
This was my second test run with the boat after being altered , i was a little shaky , motor was set about inch and half below the pad with an 8 inch set back , stock lower unit . running about 65 and puchin the throttle to see how she was going to ride . [album][/album]
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Re: my 09 homebuilt ( stealth )
i've heard of blueprinting the hull
i was thinking of doing that to mine, concentrating more on the pad
i guess that's where you make the edges sharp instead of a radius
reduces water tension, supposedly makes the water come off the hull better
your boat looks awesome looks like a mini venom
i like the way the dash looks to be integrated into the windshield
if that's how it is ...pic is kinda far
once we get over 70 aerodynamics plays a huge part,
have u thought of a cowliing in front of the motor
might help if it's top speed you're after
i see a lot of the newer boats with'em
i was thinking of doing that to mine, concentrating more on the pad
i guess that's where you make the edges sharp instead of a radius
reduces water tension, supposedly makes the water come off the hull better
your boat looks awesome looks like a mini venom
i like the way the dash looks to be integrated into the windshield
if that's how it is ...pic is kinda far
once we get over 70 aerodynamics plays a huge part,
have u thought of a cowliing in front of the motor
might help if it's top speed you're after
i see a lot of the newer boats with'em
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