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I got a great deal on this thing and figured I'd pass it on to someone else. Personally, I don't have the time to put another boat together.
From what I was told, the boat was stripped, prepped, painted and has yet to be put in the water....needs to be completely rigged. The parts that go with it are in the pictures plus I'll be getting the timing cover for the water pump. There is some minor weather checking in the paint but all in all, it's a pretty darn good job.
The trailer needs wheels, all new lights and a paint job. There is no title on the boat or trailer, the previous owner lost it. The Coast Guard tag is there but there isn't an ID# on it.
I think this boat is a great foundation for a project.
Here's a couple of pics:
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00815.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870bow.JPG
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00811.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00810.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00809.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00808.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00807.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00806.jpg
what's it worth to you? make me some offers :D
Oh yea, the lucky recipient needs to come pick it up or arrange for shipping. Just in case you have a set of spare wheels, these need to be a pretty good offset with a 4 ½" bolt pattern. Bring a license plate too :)
Would like it gone within a week or so.
INEEDAV
08-02-2005, 07:47 PM
I might be interested in those fuel tanks if you want to seperate them.
I'd rather see everything go as a package deal. If I start parting it out and get stuck with the hull, I just might have to experiment with it by turning into a jet :hammerhea :jawdrop: :messedup: :D
SUI-CY-COLE DIMARCO
08-02-2005, 07:57 PM
you need to post interior and floor pics...if you are wanting to move it. :D
Jake W2
08-02-2005, 08:06 PM
Cas I am intrested.The paint look like it should be on a SIXFOOOUR.
Does it have the prop .
I guess you are lookin to make a profit on it so what do you want?
Jake
Bt273
08-02-2005, 08:07 PM
Is it me or do those cav plates not belong to that boat?
Jake W2
08-02-2005, 08:10 PM
It looks like a runner so it should have 3 rite?
Cas do you know how much it is 3/8 5/8 ?
Jake
SUI-CY-COLE DIMARCO
08-02-2005, 08:15 PM
Is it me or do those cav plates not belong to that boat?
ya bt,,i was just looking at that also......you need 3 plates for that boat not 2 and they dont split them runner plates at the rudder.
Fiat48
08-02-2005, 08:18 PM
THAT WAS A TEST and I guess we all passed it. Plates don't belong to boat.
Next quiz please. :D
BGMAN203
08-02-2005, 08:19 PM
Looks like a 7/8 runner to me. Some more floor pics would be good.
BGMAN203
08-02-2005, 08:21 PM
Hey Cas,
Why do we need to bring tires?? Looks like you got a pair leaning up on that there trash can. Will you throw thoes in too?
ColeTR2
08-02-2005, 08:27 PM
The Coast Guard tag is there but there isn't an ID# on it.
How do you know it's a Hondo? with no ID# and how do you know it's not hot?
dmontzsta
08-02-2005, 08:29 PM
I might be interested in those fuel tanks if you want to seperate them.
I have some tanks for sale.
BTW: Those plates do not look like runnerbottom plates.
EXTREMEBOATS
08-02-2005, 08:30 PM
:confused: No numbers? No title? Race boat only....
From experience with out hull VIN# getting a title will be tough... This is not going to help the sale. And yea the cav plates are not from that boat. Looked twice myself!!!! :confused: I sugest you contact the previous owner and try to get the bow regestration # and you will be able to track down the Vin#. Where ever the boat was last regestered the DMV should have every thing on record. Good Luck... And yea looks like a cool project.
Mike :D
BGMAN203
08-02-2005, 08:36 PM
It has very noticable charcteristics to be described as a Hondo. The hull ID could be very well on the transom under all that paint. No telling what is under there. I didn't find mine until I stripped all the paint off.
EXTREMEBOATS
08-02-2005, 08:37 PM
:confused: Cole has a good question, HOT or NOT? and Hondo? Looks like one, Probably a 5/8 runner, but knowing where to measure it is a trick in its self. I would try to find a paper history befor you go any farther. Once you have that it will be easy to identify it accurately. Just my H2O.. :argue:
Mike ..again.... :smile:
EXTREMEBOATS
08-02-2005, 08:40 PM
Depending on the year it was built it may have a number on it. Try looking under the dash and transom. Numbers were often put in inconspicuous locations. Just a thought... :notam:
Mike
BGMAN203
08-02-2005, 08:45 PM
:confused: Cole has a good question, HOT or NOT? and Hondo? Looks like one, Probably a 5/8 runner, but knowing where to measure it is a trick in its self. I would try to find a paper history befor you go any farther. Once you have that it will be easy to identify it accurately. Just my H2O.. :argue:
Mike ..again.... :smile:
I didn't know there was a trick in "measuring" if it a 5/8 or something else. We are talking about the depth oof the runner arn't we? Most people can visually see the difference between a 5/8 and a 7/8.
dmontzsta
08-02-2005, 08:46 PM
Was this the boat that was just bought in SoCal not too long ago? the guy didnt really know what he had...originally thought to be a Syndicate?
Sorry, I can't answer too many questions about the boat....I'm not a v-drive guy at all.
The Coast Guard plate has Hondo Boats, here it is
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3870Dsc00821.jpg
The wheels up against the garbage can are the wrong offset and rub on the inner skirt. Speaking of which, the inner skirt is about 1/4" steel that's welded to the trailer frame.
From what I was told, the boat was rigged to be a race boat. Hot, I doubt it as the previous owner gave me a bill of sale as a titleless sale.
I was wondering about the cav plates myself. Even being a jet guy, I didn't think they were the right ones.
The depth of the runner is 5/8's
I'll take pics of the floor and stringers in the morning.
I looked for ID #'s under the dash/bow and under the transom area, didn't find anything. Was real surprised to see the bow was all plywood with fiberglass over it...strong as hell!
Fiat48
08-02-2005, 08:58 PM
Cas is not a V drive guy and just doing the best he can with descriptions. Somebody in Norcal who knows V drives should go look at the piece and see what he has there. I think it's a 511T from what I can see. It has the big stringers and is a heavy boat.
EXTREMEBOATS
08-02-2005, 08:58 PM
Well no doubt its a Hondo... And yes it may look like a 5/8 runner, but to answer your question, not all runners were measured at the transom. I've looked at a bunch that were in question and found that identifying what it truly was varied by the manufacture. Not to say any one is wrong just one of the many things I've learned over the years.
Mike :hammerhea
V-DRIVE VIDEO
08-02-2005, 09:00 PM
I would bet this boat is a Hondo given it needs a cap job. It probably had a cap rail. The T deck runner indicates at leasty 73 so ID numbers were put there originally (if it is a Hondo). The eyelevers and rod are definately old school and obviously the rest of the plate came from somewhere else as well.
Cool old boat that will need everything and possibly an ID inspection.
I will go out on a limb as say its worth about $2,000 if its not stolen :messedup:
just my .02
V-DRIVE VIDEO
08-02-2005, 09:02 PM
Ok, I see you posted the coast guard tag thats good. The ID unless it was sanded off or painted over should be in back. Hopefully theres no delam :cool:
to answer a PM, I just went out and put a 4' straight edge on the bottom....no hook. As a matter of fact, someone has drawn a grid pattern on most of the bottom of the boat.
Jake W2
08-02-2005, 09:32 PM
Come on Jerry you got a old project Hondo for a six pack rite?
Jake
V-DRIVE VIDEO
08-02-2005, 09:48 PM
Come on Jerry you got a old project Hondo for a six pack rite?
Jake
If your super ambitious, my buddie has this one....
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/White%20Lightning%20002.jpg
This one below is the one I got for a six pack....
This is after all the glass work and converting this single axle trailrite to a stepless fendered dual axle.
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Rancholo%20and%20Boat.jpg
This is it after my buddy rigged it and painted...he recently sold it.
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Wiz%20and%20I%20Needles.jpg
blowngas
08-02-2005, 09:49 PM
this thing looks like a sister to my old sled!!!-----even down to the type of trailer!!!-----talk about heavy duty----you could have a dance on the deck!!!-----it will take all the horsepower you can throw at it----these big stringer ones were made to run blown alcohol or fuel ----nice project boat
Jake W2
08-03-2005, 01:50 PM
Not to be like I love Jerry but that is a great story of dead hull back to life.And the thing looks great.I really enjoyed the story in Hot Boat about it cool pics also.
Jake
FLYTE RISK
08-03-2005, 02:16 PM
Not to be like I love Jerry but that is a great story of dead hull back to life.And the thing looks great.I really enjoyed the story in Hot Boat about it cool pics also.
JakeCas where are you in no. cal?? And does the center plate at the front of the boat go straight or are the corners 45?? That will give you an Idea on the vintage..
SUICYCOLE DIMARCO
08-03-2005, 02:20 PM
Cas where are you in no. cal?? And does the center plate at the front of the boat go straight or are the corners 45?? That will give you an Idea on the vintage..
RISK HE IS IN SONOMA.....I THOUGHT HE SAID THEY ARE ANGLED.
gone, well, it will be in a short while.
Someone is getting one hell of a boat!
Bt273
08-03-2005, 05:11 PM
Most people can visually see the difference between a 5/8 and a 7/8.
Are you sure? maybe it's the angle that someone could be looking!! :D
BGMAN203
08-03-2005, 05:17 PM
I am not sure, but I always thought the depth of the runner was taken at the very rear of the boat. I have just been recently told this isn't always the case. So now I am not sure what I am looking at :confused:
the rear of this boat has about 5/8" but it only goes forward about 6". the rest of it is angled and only about 3/8". It also has what appear to be 2 1x6's inlayed into floor the full length of the boat right up the center. As blowngas said, this thing will take a bunch of hp.
GofastRacer
08-03-2005, 07:00 PM
Soooo, how much for the package?????????.. ;)
GofastRacer
08-03-2005, 07:31 PM
I figured it would be, LOL..
Fiat48
08-03-2005, 07:49 PM
Yeah..but eventually Cas will come over to the dark side. Just a matter of time. :D
GofastRacer
08-03-2005, 07:51 PM
Yeah..but eventually Cas will come over to the dark side. Just a matter of time. :D
Yep!.. :D
Fiat48
08-03-2005, 08:01 PM
And then he'll have to get a set of these.
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/374crow.JPG
GofastRacer
08-03-2005, 08:03 PM
Well of course!. :D
And then he'll have to get a set of these.
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/374crow.JPG
I'm pretty sure a set of those would look pretty cool on the boat I have now :-D
As far as switching addictions, I could very well see us in a 21' Eliminator, maybe a Sanger, v-drive. The issue right now is having to pay for braces, twins, and both need them. My son is a special case, 4 extra teeth, oral surgery comes first......anyway, you all get the picture.
just thought of somethng....I am an owner of a v-drive dammit! :D
Heatseeker
08-03-2005, 09:22 PM
just thought of somethng....I am an owner of a v-drive dammit! :D
For a minute there you were... :p
BGMAN203
08-03-2005, 09:23 PM
So who is the new owner??
Monkey Bung
08-03-2005, 10:50 PM
Well who ever bought it has a boat that will run faster than any COLE period!!
PE 316
08-04-2005, 02:10 PM
Well who ever bought it has a boat that will run faster than any COLE period!!
Well, that ought to get the pot-a-stirrin'...
Monkey Bung
08-04-2005, 02:17 PM
Doesnt seemed to have worked. :D :D
Fiat48
08-04-2005, 03:17 PM
I don't think are any Cole period boat owners here. :p
from what I was told, I could turn this Hondo into a jet and it would beat a Cole.................... :yuk: :D
Fiat48
08-04-2005, 04:01 PM
We would define that as castration.
Big Proppa
08-05-2005, 06:10 AM
Missed another great deal - O'well there's always the next one.
mouzer
08-05-2005, 09:29 PM
TTeeeeeHeeeeHeeheeee :rolleyes:
ColeTR2
08-06-2005, 08:17 AM
Bring it on!!
well, the proud new owner took possesion today. It appeared he was pleasantly surprised at what he got :)
ColeTR2
08-06-2005, 10:04 PM
Did he get the plates for it?
he got everything I had. When he saw the boat, he didn't seem to awfully concerned about what it needs.....probably has a garage full of stuff :cool:
Big Proppa
08-07-2005, 12:32 AM
Well I left the house at 10:30 this morning and I just walked in the door (1:30) a little over 800 miles but boy was it worth it. Thanks CAS it was great meeting you on the side of the road in Modesto, next time I'll stay longer. Thanks for coming this way it really helped me out. We stopped off at Riverland on the Kings river on the way out there, pretty cool place, swam a little and talked to the bar tender for a while.
The boat looks really good and I'm very excited about my new project. Thanks again Cas, and hopefully we can do a kings river trip before the season is over.
wsuwrhr
08-07-2005, 06:51 AM
Cool Deal,
Are you putting the 10 foot tall motor in this one?
Brian
Nice meeting you too Bill!
Kings River sounds like it'd be a lot of fun and Riverland looks like it would be a great place to stay.
I guess the estimates on the time for you getting back home were a bit off huh? oh well, at least it all went well. Good Luck with that thing!
oh yea, did you wash it yet? :D
Heatseeker
08-07-2005, 07:36 AM
So proppa has the low freeboard itch again?
Way to go Bill! I can't wait to see this one take shape.
Big Proppa
08-07-2005, 08:46 AM
Ya the way home took alot longer - I guess I was estimating my speed would still be 90 o'well - I getting ready to wash and wax her and get all the parts shelved.
Ya the low freeboard itch never really left and now that the daycruiser is running perfect and getting painted over winter I figured this would be a great winter project.
I'm really going to make an effort at tracking everything spent on this one, see how much it really cost to build a 100 mph boat.
Norseman
08-07-2005, 09:55 AM
Ya the way home took alot longer - I guess I was estimating my speed would still be 90 o'well - I getting ready to wash and wax her and get all the parts shelved.
Ya the low freeboard itch never really left and now that the daycruiser is running perfect and getting painted over winter I figured this would be a great winter project.
I'm really going to make an effort at tracking everything spent on this one, see how much it really cost to build a 100 mph boat.
Big Poppa;
I learned long ago to never keep track of the money spent on projects!!!
You really don't want to know what they cost, and if the reciepts fall into the wrong hands your going to be in big trouble!!!!! :cry:
I know I was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry: :cry:
Big Proppa
08-07-2005, 10:27 AM
Ya Norseman you make a good point I just did the math on what it cost me to go 74 in a spectra 20 :2purples: :2purples: :2purples: $380.00 per MPH
Ya Norseman you make a good point I just did the math on what it cost me to go 74 in a spectra 20 :2purples: :2purples: :2purples: $380.00 per MPH
So pick up an engine for the Spectra and make it just a cruiser. Pop that engine in the Hondo and go 100, doesn't sound too difficult to me :shift: :hammer2:
Big Proppa
08-07-2005, 01:21 PM
definately works on paper
dmontzsta
08-07-2005, 01:29 PM
Congrats Proppa!
I would leave the cruiser alone, with the blower motor...especially if it is running how you like it. You could put together a naturally aspirated set up and put it in the Hondo. You could probably get the same speed out of a pump gas motor in the Hondo as the blower motor in the cruiser. Your cruiser WILL get boring fast if you put a less hp motor in it.
Big Proppa
08-07-2005, 03:53 PM
Ya i would really have a hard time tearing the cruiser apart now - besides I'm hoping to go with this set ups any on a high compression motor.
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/374crow.JPG
Norseman
08-07-2005, 06:35 PM
Ya i would really have a hard time tearing the cruiser apart now - besides I'm hoping to go with this set ups any on a high compression motor.
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/374crow.JPG
That would be a nice setup!!! :D :D
Norseman
08-07-2005, 06:38 PM
Ya Norseman you make a good point I just did the math on what it cost me to go 74 in a spectra 20 :2purples: :2purples: :2purples: $380.00 per MPH
That's why I don't keep close track anymore!!! :D
Besides if Joan finds large piles of receipts she figures she get matching funds..... :2purples: :2purples:
Makes the toys REAL expensive, it's fair but expensive!!!! :argue:
mouzer
08-08-2005, 06:39 PM
Finally Bill , i almost couldnt hold it in anylonger, :umm: now lets get back to getting my project home Bill, see ya monday night and will check your hull out,:hammerhea :umm:
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