Earl Smith Or Not??? [Archive]

mr.mantra

08-21-2005, 06:47 PM

I HAVE A BOAT THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS AN EARL SMITH TUNNEL. IT IS A LITTLE LESS THAN 18' AND I HAVE MANY PHOTOS. PLEASE HELP!!
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2912HPIM0316.JPG
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/2912HPIM0572.JPG
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/2912HPIM0573.JPG
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/2912HPIM0575-thumb.JPG
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/2912HPIM0579-thumb.JPG
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2912HPIM0576.JPG

73kona455

08-21-2005, 07:15 PM

according to the hull number it is a earl smith boat>>>>>pjb (http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_detail.aspx?id=PJB) .. looks like it was built possibly april 1987

mr.mantra

08-21-2005, 07:24 PM

WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR 16' MANTRA LAST NIGHT. IT SEEMS WE BROKE THE IMPELLER IN HALF. THE RATCHET RELEASE WENT INTO GEAR WHEN WE WERE TIMING THE ENGINE, AT ABOUT 2000 RPM AND THE REST IS HISTORY. WE PUT THE MOTOR IN OUR EARL SMITH BUT WITHOUT A RATCHET RELEASE THE DRIVELINE WOULD NOT REACH. :burningm: IT IS NOT FAIR WE HAVE HAD A RUNNING MOTOR IN TWO BOATS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad: IT IS NOT FAIR. THE STEARING IS LOCKED UP IN THE EST BUT WE COULD HAVE FIXED THAT!!! DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!1 :mad:

sdba069

08-21-2005, 07:28 PM

Looks just like one I have here, except for the color. 17' Earl Smith. Didn't make a lot of them. I'll post a picture from my office computer.

73kona455

08-21-2005, 07:31 PM

we made it down there.. was a bunch of jet boats running up and d own the river.. i got there around 1-1:30... left at dark... kept looking for the manta...

mr.mantra

08-21-2005, 07:36 PM

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2912HPIM0565.JPG

73kona455

08-21-2005, 07:57 PM

darn that sucks...

mr.mantra

08-21-2005, 07:59 PM

Yeah It Really Did. Been Working For A Week Getting It Ready!!

73kona455

08-21-2005, 08:00 PM

ya'll gonna be working on it tomarrow?

73kona455

08-21-2005, 08:04 PM

i assume it was sambo that was there with his hydro.. looked pretty wicked.. and sounded great

mr.mantra

08-21-2005, 08:05 PM

I Have Never Seen An Impeller Come In Half Like That.have You? We Put The Motor In The Earl Smith But The Drive Line Likes 6 To 8 Inches To Connect, I Think It Maybe Set Up For A Ratchet Release Any Info Is A Plus!!

73kona455

08-21-2005, 08:42 PM

i havent ever fooled with jets much.. i boat one several years ago that had been sitting,, but i havent done anything to it,, i need a set of mounts to put a 460 in it... went to st louis last weekend and picked up a 18 ft earl smith boat with a friend.. we stopped on the way back and put it in a river that we came across on the way home.... was the 1st time i had drove a jet.. it was great.. he bought the boat that jetmugg had for sale on here ...

sdba069

08-21-2005, 09:19 PM

I highly recommend a ratchet for that 17'. They are notorious for tossing out drivers. Did you have a Bower's ratchet with the neutral option in the boat that broke the impeller? Had the same thing happen in one of our Placecraft's. Got lucky and didn't do any damage.

sdba069

08-21-2005, 09:27 PM

Not too long ago, I talked to a guy from El Dorado that had one of the Earl 17's. It used to belong to the guys from North American Jet and had a Jacuzzi pump in it. It was a drag boat several years ago. I have this yellow one for sell and Tom Morrow had mentioned it to him. Do you know any history on yours? We've raced this one for the past few years until last year and it's been parked since then, and by the way, is for sell, again. Now that I think about it, the Jacuzzi may have been in a 16' Earl.

sdba069

08-21-2005, 09:29 PM

Mr Mantra......... Should I assume you are the guy I talked to about the 17'?

DeputyDawg

08-21-2005, 10:10 PM

Hey guys, what is the metal plate that fits the contour of the floor in the bottom of the boat that is between the seat and where the front of the engine would be??????

mr.mantra

08-22-2005, 06:52 AM

Yeah That Is My Dad You Talked To

mr.mantra

08-22-2005, 06:54 AM

That Is A Scag. It Was Like That When We Bought It.

sdba069

08-22-2005, 12:08 PM

That probably helps keep it from spinning out, maybe not a bad idea. Did you see the pics I sent your dad of the 17' I have?

wsuwrhr

08-22-2005, 12:38 PM

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2912HPIM0565.JPG
I made my own that looked EXACTLY like that.
Brand new Legend "A".
Brian

Jetmugg

08-22-2005, 12:53 PM

Bill:
Have you "re-fitted" the black Gullwing for Mike to drive? Has he gotten any more use out of it?
Steve.

73kona455

08-22-2005, 03:13 PM

Bill:
Have you "re-fitted" the black Gullwing for Mike to drive? Has he gotten any more use out of it?
Steve.
he moved the seats last sunday morning.. he used it some last sunday.. and we were at the river with it all day yesterday.. he loves it...he is very happy with it..i drove it about an hour last saturday on some river near poplar bluff mo... i think mike liked it best when i made the first pass under the river bridge there and washed the bottom of the bridge..i had a blast driving it.. was the 1st time i had drove a jet..
see ya later,
bill

73kona455

08-22-2005, 03:23 PM

here he is from yesterday at the riverhttp://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41a9a2c7z6b18d698/66fe/__sr_/82c4.jpg?phn7QCDBin.EAGXS

Jetmugg

08-23-2005, 04:16 AM

DOH, dreaded red X on my screen. Has he done any GPS runs with it? I was hoping the wedge and ride plate adjustment would be worth a few mph.
Steve.

taylormanss

08-23-2005, 04:23 AM

anyone got one of these for sale minus motor? prefer in texas

73kona455

08-23-2005, 04:25 AM

DOH, dreaded red X on my screen. Has he done any GPS runs with it? I was hoping the wedge and ride plate adjustment would be worth a few mph.
Steve.
nope,, havent run it on gps.. neither of us own a gps....
click here for the picture..>>>gullwing (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/billw_351/detail?.dir=66fe&.dnm=82c4.jpg)

mr.mantra

08-24-2005, 06:42 PM

Gary Snow In Texas Has One Just That Is Yellow And I Think Its For Sale Also

Cheyenne372

08-25-2005, 03:25 AM

i assume it was sambo that was there with his hydro.. looked pretty wicked.. and sounded great
73kona:
If you know Sambo, next time you talk to him, tell him that you heard that no matter how good his boat looks, his POS still has to start on the starting line!
Also, the yellow boat that Snow has belonged to Johnny Dunlap (I think) and he ran in M/E at SDBA races. If that it is it, it is a quick boat...so long as you don't mind getting a little damp once in a while...right 2-R's?

sdba069

08-25-2005, 06:47 AM

Hey 1R.......... That's the boat. The biggest trick to not getting wet in one of these is , don't chop the throttle at 100 plus mph, and the second trick is refuel before the 4th 1/4 mile pass( result is same as chopping the throttle). Gary, are you going to Bryan?