Tunnel Hull Jet For Sale On Ebay

[Mr. Crusader 83]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BEISEMEYER-TUNNEL-HULL-W-BERKELY-MARINE-JET-DRIVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ80653QQitemZ45787 25727QQrdZ1
TUNNEL HULL JET FOR SALE
EBAY $1200

[victorfb]

well its not a tunnel hull, but it does have 6 lifting strakes and some large dropped chines. kinda like the rogers 19 bonneville. sure hope it finds a trailer soon... :frown:

[Oldsquirt]

Poor boat has surely seen better days........ And definitely NOT a tunnel. :)

[DeputyDawg]

Looks like a circle race boat. Quick, somebody buy it and set it up for the Parker 300 with a Chevy and go race the Code Blue Team! Can't let a Ford win can we?

[moneysucker]

Should sell. Looks like an insurance fraud deal. If a thief took it he would have taken the pump steering and everything. Pump is almost worth it. Calgo steering pedal, Looks like a possible 5* intake too. If it wasn't in minisota, I would consider it. 700 miles is my new limit.

[TRG]

I really dig on that boat!!!
does'nt look to be too much deadrise in that bottom, i'd imagine it would be a pretty stable boat, i know in finnegans old red boat he said it chine walked pretty good, but that is definitly got more chine drop in it than the rogers,someone should keep an eye on this.
just my opinion....

[victorfb]

gotta wonder how many other boats are on that property. i see trailers up the yin yang, and a few boats just in the background.
anyone notice that peice of hardware in the center of the hull just befor the motor mount? looks like a really big skag pod. im guessing old circle boat for sure.

[berk]

hard to believe someone at some point said "yeah brown yellow and white! that would look great!"

[victorfb]

i believe there is some red in there too. :rollside:

[MikeF]

From an old banderlog thread.
Yes, you're right about the stretching of the 18 into the 19 by Kenny. It was also his sugestion of the dropped chines to Roger after riding in a Horizon which also had them.
The drop chines made the boat heavier and increased the wetted area without any real benefit. The rage back then was circle racing and it was thought that the boat would turn better. It didn't. The Horizons were so slow, they handled fine. I don't think the drop chines did much for them at all.
good question, I don't know the answer. I would have to say no to the air entrapment idea. This is pure, 100% speculation and probably 150% bullshit, but I think the chines trap water in there. They, Roger and Kenny, were looking for a better, more stable ride.....less chine walking on the big numbers. This was there answer to the problem, patterened after the Horizon bottom.
These quotes are about the Rogers TR.
That hull does look pretty cool though. :cool:

[superdave013]

I really dig on that boat!!!
does'nt look to be too much deadrise in that bottom, i'd imagine it would be a pretty stable boat, i know in finnegans old red boat he said it chine walked pretty good, but that is definitly got more chine drop in it than the rogers,someone should keep an eye on this.
just my opinion....
It would match "the Hobbit". roundy round boat for sure.

[Squirtcha?]

This is a picture of "Floored's boat. He's a regular poster here on the board.
It's a Biesmeyer. If I remember correctly, the Horizons had a huge ass'd drop keel and it was kinda squared at the bottom. This one more closely resembles a Rogers, but don't know if it's exactly a splash? I'm sure Old Rigger would know?
Not sure if he'll have time to respond though.....It's my understanding that he's been pretty busy getting "Empty Sack Racing (http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93562)" ready for the Parker 300.
http://www.jetheaven.us/photopost/data/500/19bieser455-med.jpg
http://i17.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/ce/58/45_12_sb.JPG
This one's got the same bottom (olbiezer's boat), although it looks like they'd changed the deck around on these two. Neither one has that built in splash guard like the one on ebay.
http://www.jetheaven.us/photopost/data/500/19Ron2.jpg
Here's a pic of Floored's boat underway at the CBBB. Although the hulls were prone to porpoise a little, they appear to ride pretty nicely. Clearly those outside chines are completely in the water though. No air entrapment at work.
http://www.jetheaven.us/photopost/data/500/19Floored_s_boat.jpg

[Heatseeker]

http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/991sttime1-med.jpg
As you can see, the Biezer was not a direct splash of the TR. Could be the Horizon bottom, I don't know.
I've seen a couple of pics of TR's on hard passes with the drop chines completely dried out, so maybe the entrapment thing did come into play somewhat with big speed/power. I haven't experienced any noticable chine walking, although I haven't had mine as fast as Cyclone's(yet!!!). I do get some porpoise at cruise speeds with a load though. I can usually trim it out with the diverter.

[TRG]

I chine walk like a muther*****r, but then again, i only have the 18 bonneville (no drop chines)

[1978 Rogers]

hard to believe someone at some point said "yeah brown yellow and white! that would look great!"
Well I hope you like brown, orange & yellow.
Where is the tank filler. Not in bow or gunnels. Sure is a nice looking boat. I'd go for it if it wasn't so far away. We never see this in WA, damit.

[olbiezer]

ya its a biesemeyer like my old boat......some had short decks mine had the long deck and paint like this one when i got it........its a fixer upper all right but a damn find boat when u get it up to snuff.......heres a pic of mine at the paint shop last year same bottom at least,,,,,,as i understand it biesemeyer naver made a true tunnel and it was just called a biesemeyer jet
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/521/1789P2110004.JPG

[Mr. Crusader 83]

i know its not a tunnel but im just posting what i saw on ebay.... sorry guys...
looked worth it to me with the steering and jet....
im sure it rides better then my crusader bubble deck at 70

[Sleek-Jet]

hard to believe someone at some point said "yeah brown yellow and white! that would look great!"
Kinda like the orange,purple and white boats today... huh? :D

[MISSING]

I bought this boat off of Ebay. I'm having trouble finding much info on it and was wondering if anyone can help me? Just wondering what kinda speed I can expect with a 400hp 454. Anyone know what the weight of this bare hull would be? Thanks alot

[olbiezer]

mine did 70 on the gps after a droop and a diverter.....before the droop an diverter it was 64 mph