old rigger

[blown428fe]

What Does The Old Hornet Bottom Look Like, And Also What Do They Mean When They Say Bubble Deck?

[blown428fe]

Or If Anybody Could Answer.

[Heatseeker]

I don't know anything about the Hornet bottom, but I know what a bubble deck is.
In this pic you can see the "bubble", just ahead of the passenger area where the deck "bubbles" up:
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3663first_wet-med.jpg
Hope that helps.

[cyclone]

I believe the Hornet bottom is what the Liberty and later Eliminator Liberty bottom was derived from.

[blown428fe]

THANK YOU, THIS WOULD BE A BUBBLE DECK THEN.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2344mhg_019.jpg

[MikeF]

Yes, and w/ a Hornet type bottom on it. Quite a few builders put that bottom to use as their hulls in production. DiscoChargers old Charger, your Hawaiian. Seen a few others, just not coming to mind at the moment.

[mexrunner]

so i found a guy with a hawiian same bottom as that rebuilt 460, berk jc, flat deck says he wants 2,000 needs paint & interior anyone intrested?

[cyclone]

hey mex call Tom Papp. he was trying to get ahold of you a couple weeks ago.

[old rigger]

blown428,
sorry, didn't see your post but these guys here have you covered. :)
Yes on both deals. Deck and bottom. Marty Hatchel was Hornet Boats, and quite a few builders did use that bottom. Hatchel got his start as a rigger at Tahiti back in the day, 1960's, and when he branched out on his own he splashed the Tahiti's, like so many others, to get started. Later, Dick Schuster, the owner of both Tahiti and Hawaiian, returned the favor by splashing Martys boat pictured here in this thread. lol
Interesting trailer under that boat. We'd ship boats back east without trailers, the dealers would supply their own.
I can't help but wonder if that Hawaiian boat sticker on the trailer has been there since the 70's?

[WUTWZAT]

Ah ha, same hull as me. 1979 19' Hawaiian Bubbledeck with a Hornet bottom
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/5634IM000703-med.JPG
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/5634edge2-med.JPG
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/5634IM000637-med.JPG
Jason

[blown428fe]

Thanks For The Help Everybody.
Old Rigger- I Put That Sticker On The Trailer. The Trailer Dosnt Look That Bad Dose It?

[blown428fe]

Wutwazat- Nice Boat. Can You Put Up A Pic Of How Your Fuel Tanks Are Held In?

[jweeks123]

boat and trailer look very nice, but the wheels are pretty far back.
isn't the tongue wt going to be a lot
jw

[Big Kahunaa]

Thanks For The Help Everybody.
Old Rigger- I Put That Sticker On The Trailer. The Trailer Dosnt Look That Bad Dose It?
Does he sell thoes stickers

[old rigger]

Old Rigger- I Put That Sticker On The Trailer. The Trailer Dosnt Look That Bad Dose It?
The trailer looks great. Where on earth did you find an old bumper sticker like that? It looks just like the ones Hawaiian had back in the day! I haven't seen one of those in a long time. Pretty cool.
I agree with jweeks123 though, the axles look to be too far back.

[blown428fe]

My Friends Father Added The Rear Axle And Fenders, He Been Building All Kinds Of Trailer All His Life And I Dont Dare ? His Work. He Says Its Mint. Look A Little Far Back To Me Too But Tows Perfect. I Bought Some Window Stickers For My Trucks Then My Brother In Law Copied Them And Ran It Through His New Sign Machine. Roost Was Selling Them For The Windows.